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Bursting with a rich chocolate flavor and cream cheese frosting, these Baked Red Velvet Donuts are fit for the ultimate red velvet lover.

Baked Red Velvet Donuts

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Bursting with a rich chocolate flavor and cream cheese frosting, these Baked Red Velvet Donuts are fit for the ultimate red velvet lover!
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword red velvet recipe, valentines day recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 12 donuts
Calories 192.18
Author Gayle

Ingredients

DONUT BATTER:

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • 5-6 drops red food coloring I used the gel kind
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1¼ teaspoons distilled white vinegar

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • 3 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract

Instructions

To make the donuts:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 12-count donut pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and food coloring with a stand mixer with fitted paddle attachment or hand mixer. Mix in egg until combined. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Slow add half of flour mixture into wet mixture and combine. Pour in buttermilk, vinegar, and rest of flour mixture. Mix to combine.
  • Pour mixture into a large ziplock bag and cut tip of bottom corner. Pipe mixture into prepared donut pan.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes or until slightly firm. Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting.

To make the frosting:

  • To prepare the cream cheese frosting, cream together butter and cream cheese in a medium bowl until combined. Add in powdered sugar and vanilla and stir well.
  • Spread over cooled donuts using a spatula or knife.

Notes

Donut recipe adapted from Taste and Tell

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 192.18kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.24g | Protein: 2.57g | Fat: 8.11g | Saturated Fat: 4.79g | Cholesterol: 35.08mg | Sodium: 85.61mg | Potassium: 75.37mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 19.26g | Vitamin A: 277.26IU | Calcium: 31.72mg | Iron: 0.75mg