Vanilla Frosted Tender Cake Donuts (with video link)

 So very tasty and easy! Make these for breakfast today :)

Link to my YouTube "making of the recipe" video: https://youtu.be/0kr0feBUJpc

Original recipe credit: https://aseasyasapplepie.com/vanilla-glazed-baked-donuts/

Recipe below contains my modifications.

Ingredients:

for the donut batter--

  

1 c. (120g) all-purpose flour

1/3 c. sugar

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

2 T. unsalted butter, melted 

1 egg, room temperature

100 mL milk, room temperature

1 tsp. vanilla extract 

 

for the frosting/icing--

 

1 c. powdered sugar

heavy cream (enough to reach desired consistency)

dash of salt

~1 tsp. vanilla extract

sprinkles, if desired  

 

Directions:

 

1. Grease donut pan cavities (this will make around 8 or 9 donuts). Heat oven to 350°F.

 

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

 

3. In a separate medium bowl, stir together melted butter, egg, milk, and vanilla extract.

 

4. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined (there may be a couple of lumps remaining in the batter).

 

5. Place the batter in a zip-top plastic bag/piping bag and snip off a corner. Pipe the batter into the prepared donut pans, filling each cavity about 2/3 to 3/4 full.

 

6. Transfer pans to oven and bake for 8-10 min, or until toothpick inserted in center of donut comes out clean.

 

7. After removing from oven, let the donuts rest in pan for 1-2 minutes, then remove from pan and place on a cooling rack to cool completely.

 

8. Once donuts have cooled (around 10 min.), stir together all frosting/icing ingredients in a medium bowl. Frost/ice donuts, decorate if desired, and enjoy!