Glazed Chocolate Doughnuts

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
Yield 1-1/2 dozen
Test Kitchen Approved
Don't feel like a drive to the bakery? Treat yourself to a homemade glazed chocolate doughnut. They're surprisingly simple to make.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • GLAZE:
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 to 5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350º. In a large bowl, whisk the first 6 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk and butter until blended. Add to dry ingredients; stir until blended (batter will be thick).
  2. Transfer batter to a pastry bag fitted with a round tip. Pipe into three 6-cavity doughnut pans coated with cooking spray, filling cavities two-thirds full.
  3. Bake until doughnuts spring back when touched, 10-12 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
  4. For glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough heavy cream to reach desired consistency. Dip each doughnut halfway, allowing excess to drip off. Place on wire rack; let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts

1 doughnut: 118 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 125mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

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