Baked Chocolate Donuts
Rich, chocolatey, and irresistibly soft, our baked chocolate donuts are the ultimate treat for any chocolate lover. Made with a tender, moist chocolate cake and baked to perfection, each donut is deliciously fluffy with just the right amount of sweetness. Finished with a smooth chocolate glaze, these donuts are decadent without being heavy—and absolutely impossible to eat just one!
Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or whenever you’re craving a little chocolate goodness.
Ingredients
- Flour – Provides the main structure and gives the cookies their soft, chewy texture.
- Sugar – Adds sweetness and helps the cookies become lightly golden as they bake.
- Cocoa powder – Adds a rich, deep, chocolate flavor.
- Vegetable oil – Makes the donuts moist and tender.
- Baking powder – Help the cookies rise and become light and tender.
- Salt – Balances the sweetness and brings out the flavors of the other ingredients.
- Egg – Helps hold the ingredients together and gives the cookies a soft texture.
- Milk – Helps hydrate the cocoa powder and creates a smoother batter.
- Vanilla extract – Adds a warm, sweet aroma.
- Chocolate chips – Add creamy sweetness and delicious little pockets of chocolate throughout the cookies.
Together, these ingredients make the most moist, rich, bakery-style chocolate donut.
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Baked Chocolate Donuts
DifficultyEasy
Servings12 donuts
Total time30 minutes
Rich, chocolatey, and irresistibly soft, our baked chocolate donuts are the ultimate treat for any chocolate lover. Made with a tender, moist chocolate cake and baked to perfection, each donut is deliciously fluffy with just the right amount of sweetness. Finished with a smooth chocolate glaze, these donuts are decadent without being heavy—and absolutely impossible to eat just one!
Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or whenever you’re craving a little chocolate goodness.
Ingredients
For the Donut
- 2 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
For the Glaze
- 2 cups chocolate chips, semi-sweet
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- sprinkles
Instructions
For the Donuts
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°.
- 2
Spray 12 donut wells with cooking spray (2 donut pans).
- 3
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- 4
In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, vanilla extract, and vegetable oil.
- 5
Using a spatula, add the dry ingredients into the milk mixture.
- 6
Place the batter in a ziplock bag or piping bag. Distribute the batter into the 12 donut wells evenly.
- 7
Bake for 12 minutes.
- 8
Let the donuts cool for 5-10 minutes in the donut pans.
- 9
Transfer the donuts to a cooling rack.
For the Glaze
- 1
Place the chocolate chips and oil in a microwave safe bowl.
- 2
Microwave for 30 seconds. Mix, then microwave for an additional 15 seconds. There might be some little chunks. This is okay! Stir the chocolate around in the bowl until all the chocolate melts.
- 3
Dip each donut into the chocolate glaze.
- 4
Add sprinkles to the frosting.
- 5
Let the glaze dry completely before eating. Enjoy!
Notes
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