Right before I packed my bags this morning I whipped up a batch of these red velvet donuts for the road. I actually made these donuts a few times last week, working hard on getting the taste and texture just right. Once I had those details down, it was time to make them again, photograph them, and share them with you! ← That last part is my favorite part.
There are two simple steps to these delicious donuts. The moist and flavorful donut and the sweet and fluffy cream cheese frosting. Let’s start with the donut part.
These donuts are baked, making them easy and pretty foolproof. Important to know: you will need a donut pan to make this recipe. You can click HERE to see the donut pan I’ve been happily using for the past 3 years.
Ingredients
- For the red velvet donuts:
- 1 cup all-purpose baking flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons red food coloring
- For the cream cheese frosting:
- 3 ounces cream cheese, VERY soft
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, VERY soft
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- For the red velvet donuts:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Generously grease a doughnut pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl whisk together the buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla, and egg. Gently fold the wet mixture into the dry mixture - don't over mix! Fold in red food coloring and stir until combined.
- Spoon mixture into prepared doughnut pan, and bake for 10 minutes, or until the doughnuts spring back when lightly pressed. Allow doughnuts to cool a few minutes in the pan before transferring to a wire wrack to cool for a few more minutes.
- For the cream cheese frosting:
- In the bowl of a stand-mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using an electric handheld mixer, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract on medium-high speed until completely smooth; about 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the sifted confectioners' sugar. Add in the milk. Once the milk is combined beat frosting on high-speed for 1-2 minutes.
- Spread frosting on cooled donuts.
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