Hi Bold Bakers!
So we have made donuts here before on bigger bolder baking, but today we are making chocolate
cake donuts.
And I’m going to show you how you can make your own DIY donut tin so you don’t need
to go out and buy any special equipment.
So let’s get baking.
There is no yeast in these donuts, it’s more of a cake batter.
And you guys have already made cake with me so you’ve got this recipe nailed.
We’re going to add all of our dry ingredients into the sieve.
Flour, sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
And then we’re going to sift them all together.
When using cocoa powder in a recipe, I always like to sieve it because it does have a tendency
to have lumps.
And once they’re in your batter, it’s really hard to get them out.
So make sure you give it a good sieve.
So just set this bowl to the side and then we’re going to get started on mixing our
wet ingredients together.
So into your jug, crack in some eggs.
Our next ingredient is sour cream or you can use buttermilk or yogurt.
Now we just made sour cream as part of our bold baking basics.
It’s really easy to make so make sure you check out that video.
Sour cream, yogurt, and buttermilk in cakes, they make it really tender and moist so it’s
a great addition.
Next up is some vanilla extract, also homemade.
If you don’t have that, you can always leave it out.
I just think chocolate and vanilla work so well together.
And then lastly we are going to add in some butter that has been melted and is now at
room temperature.
We’re just going to whisk this in.
You want to make sure it’s at room temperature so it doesn’t set on the other cold ingredients.
And then just give it a good mix up.
Once that’s mixed, we’re just going to add it straight into our dry ingredients.
And then just whisk it all together until it forms a batter.
You know my rules about whisking flour, just do it nice and gently.
We don’t want to overmix because it will toughen our donuts.
There you go, just takes a few seconds and that’s it.
You can tell a lot by a batter and I can tell these are going to be fantastic donuts.
Now we are going to prepare our tin and you are not even going to be believe how we do
it.
So I don’t want you to go out just to buy a donut tin just for one recipe.
But if you look in your cupboard, you probably have a cupcake tin and you probably have some
tin foil.
And that’s what we’re going to use to make our own.
So this is a large square of tin foil, it’s around 6 inches by 6 inches.
You can do a little bit bigger even.
And what you want to do is take your finger and we’re going to create the same shape
that a donut tin has.
We’re going to create that little bit that sticks up in the middle just like this.
And then we are going to bring up the sides.
Just stay with me.
It’s going to make sense in a minute.
And then what we’re going to do is take that and put it into our cupcake tin and then
push it really well into the sides of the tin.
And voila you have your own homemade donut tin.
I love this idea in case you hadn’t noticed.
Ok perfect, now we’re going to do a few more and fill up our tin.
Make sure you push your tin foil well into the corners so you have more room for your
donuts.
Once your tin foil is done, take some melted butter and a brush and we’re going to grease
all of the tin foil.
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So our next step is to pipe our donuts.
Now it’s always much handier to have a piping bag to pipe it in, otherwise you can just
use spoons.
Pipe into your tin foil shells and just go around 2/3’s of the way up the tin.
The donuts will rise a good bit while baking so make sure you give them room for that.
Now if you’re vegan or dairy free, it’s really easy to substitute the ingredients
in this recipe.
And for eggs, I recommend using applesauce.
And that’s it!
Homemade donuts made in a homemade donut tin.
These guys are ready for the oven.
Bake your donuts at 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Celsius for roughly 10-12 minutes.
So while your donuts are baking, this is a great time to make your glaze so when they
come out of the oven, you can dip them straight away.
In a large bowl lined with a sieve, we’re going to add in some icing sugar.
And because we’re making a chocolate glaze, we’re going to add in some cocoa powder.
Now all you want to do is sift these two ingredients together.
Get out any lumpy bumpy bits.
I feel like with donuts, icing is even more important than with other treats.
It really can make a donut.
And I like how you can get a little bit of icing and a little bit of donut in every bite.
Next we’re going to add in just a little bit of milk to bring it together.
And what I like to add to my glaze is a little bit of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt
and this just adds so much more flavor to your glaze and to your donuts in general.
Now just take your whisk and whisk it all together.
If your glaze is too runny then add more sugar and if it’s too dry, add a little more liquid.
Just whisk it until it’s smooth and there’s no more lumps.
Just like this.
Ok perfect.
Now the donuts take no time at all to bake and I actually think they’re done so we’re
going to go check on them.
These chocolate cake donuts look amazing and it only took ten minutes to bake.
They’re nice and firm on top and you can tell they’re nice and soft underneath.
Once your donuts have cooled, you can take them out of the tin foil.
And all you have to do is just carefully peel it back, minding our little cake, give it
a little shimmy off there and there is a chocolate baked donut without the need of a donut tin.
Next just dip your donut lightly into your glaze and then shake off any excess.
Place onto a cooling rack and then of course my favorite part, sprinkles.
Go ahead and continue dipping the rest of your donuts.
These little donuts are so incredibly easy to make and they are for sure showstoppers.
Just look at how pretty they are with the chocolate and sprinkles.
So these little donuts almost look too good to eat.
But that’s not happening, I’m going to eat one.
And I just want to show you guys what they’re like on the inside.
Do you see how cakey and moist they are?
This is a beautiful little cake in the shape of a donut.
I mean, what could be sweeter?
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