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When I was younger my friends and I would walk to the local donut shop and get donuts. If I remember right it was a Winchell’s Donut Shop. Chocolate cake donuts were always one of my favorites to get. I love chocolate! Those were good memories. Time to build some new memories by making these easy yummy chocolate cake donuts right in your own home. These donuts are packed with chocolate flavor and dipped in a yummy homemade chocolate glaze. If I can do it, you can do it, let’s get baking!
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Step 1: Gather the chocolate cake donuts ingredients and tools
First, we need to gather the ingredients and tools that we will need to make these chocolate cake donuts. You will need the following:
- All-purpose (plain) flour
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- White granulated sugar
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Table salt
- Melted butter
- Vanilla Extract
- Milk
- Egg
Chocolate Glaze
- Powdered sugar (confectioner’s, icing)
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Milk
Tools:
For the tools you will need:
- Donut Pan
- Whisk or Electric Mixer
- Fork
- Spoon
Step 2: Combine dry ingredients
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (176 C). Now mix together the dry ingredients, the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, using a whisk or sifter. A sifter is always a good idea when working with cocoa powder, it helps to get the lumps out.
Step 3: Combine wet ingredients
Now in a separate bowl combine the wet ingredients, melted butter, vanilla extract, milk, and egg, using a whisk or mixer.
Step 4: Combine wet and dry ingredients
Now combine the flour mixture about a third at a time with the wet ingredients, mixing in between with a whisk or mixer. Keep doing that until everything is combined and the batter resembles a nice cake-like batter. The chocolate donut cake batter is complete and ready for the next step. Resist the urge to dig in with a spoon. I may or may have not done that a few times in my life.
Step 5: Fill up that donut pan
Now add the batter to aDonut Pan. Spray the donut pan first with a light cooking spray. Use a spoon to add in the batter, if you like you could use a piping bag. Fill them up about 3 quarters of the way full. Once full, place it in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F. Then bake them for 7 to 9 minutes, until a toothpick comes our cleaned when poked.
Step 6: Make the chocolate glaze
Once the donuts come out of the oven, let them cool for 5 to 10 minutes before handling them. While they are cooling it is time to make the chocolate glaze. To do that add together 1 cup of powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp of cocoa powder and 4 to 5 Tbsp. of milk. Don’t pour in all the milk at once, start with about half, and mix it together with a fork or whisk, then add more milk as needed to get a nice smooth runny mixture, which will resemble thick chocolate milk.
Step 7: Dip the chocolate cake donuts in glaze
Using your hand dip the donuts halfway in or do both sides of it, then place on a rack to dry. Before it dries you can add some sprinkles if you like. The glaze with set in 15 to 20 minutes or so. They will last a few days at room temperature if covered with plastic wrap or in a plastic bag. The homemade chocolate cake donuts will last about a week in the fridge. Enjoy!
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Video Tutorial for the Chocolate Cake Donuts
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How to Make Chocolate Donuts - Chocolate Cake Doughnuts Recipe
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Homemade Chocolate Cake Donuts
I love chocolate and donuts so naturally I would like chocolate cake donuts. These donuts are packed with chocolate flavor and dipped in a yummy chocolate glaze. This recipe is really easy to make, if I can make them you can make them. Let's get baking!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Cooling/Resting time30 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, chocolate, easy
Servings: 9 Donuts
Calories: 201kcal
Author: In the Kitchen with Matt
Equipment
Donut Pan
Whisk or Electric Mixer
Fork
spoon
Ingredients
Batter
- 1 cup of all purpose flour (125g)
- 1/4 cup of cocoa powder (25g)
- 1/3 cup of granulated sugar (68g)
- 1 tsp of baking powder (5g)
- 1/2 tsp of baking soda (2g)
- 1/2 tsp of salt (2g)
- 3 Tbsp of melted butter (45g)
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract (5ml)
- 1 cup of milk (250ml)
- 1 large egg
Chocolate Glaze
- 1 cup of powdered sugar confectioners (125g)
- 3 Tbsp of cocoa powder (21g)
- 4 to 5 Tbs of milk (60 to 75ml)
Instructions
First preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Now mix the dry ingredients with a sifter or whisk. The flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Now combine the wet ingredients in a separate bowl, the melted butter, vanilla extract, milk, and egg, using a whisk or mixer.
Next combine flour mixture about a third at a time to the wet ingredients, mixing in between with a whisk or mixer. Keep doing that until it is all nice and combined and the batter resembles a nice cake-like batter.
Now add the batter to aDonut Pan. Sprayed the donut pan first with a light cooking spray. Use a spoon to add in the batter, if you like you could use a piping bag. Fill them up about 3 quarters of the way full. Once full, place it in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F (176 C). Then bake them for 7 to 9 minutes, until a tooth pick comes our cleaned when poked.
Once the donuts come out of the oven, let them cool for 5 to 10 minutes before handling them. While they are cooling it is time to make the chocolate glaze. Add together 1 cup of powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp of cocoa powder and 4 to 5 Tbsp. of milk. Don't pour in all the milk at once, start with about half, and mix it together with a fork or whisk, then add more milk as needed to get a nice smooth runny mixture, which will resemble a thick chocolate milk.
Now using your hand dip the donuts half way into the glaze or do both sides of it, then place on a rack to dry. Before it dries add some sprinkles if you like. The glaze with set in 15 to 20 minutes or so. They will last a few days at room temperature if covered with plastic wrap or in a plastic bag. They will last about a week in the fridge. Enjoy!
Notes
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Nutrition
Calories: 201kcal
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Matt Taylor
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30 Comments
February 3, 2024 at 3:38 pm·Reply
I made these for brunch before and after my daughter‘s wedding Yum Yum Yum thank you so much for sharingMatt Taylor
February 3, 2024 at 4:04 pm·Reply
Awesome! Glad you made this chocolate cake donuts recipe and liked it! You are welcome!
Ariana Mante
June 6, 2020 at 1:29 pm·Reply
Hello! I am planning on making these but dont have a cooling rack…what can I use instead? Thanks!!Matt Taylor
June 6, 2020 at 3:21 pm·Reply
Before you bake them, you can pull one of the oven racks out and use that. Just make sure it is clean. 🙂 Good luck! Let me know how they turn out. 🙂
Courtland
March 7, 2020 at 1:21 pm·Reply
Hi,
Thank you for sharing your recipe . I did attempt the recipe, but my donuts came out a bit “chalky tasting”. I’m not sure where I went wrong. I followed the directions.-Help
Matt Taylor
March 8, 2020 at 8:10 am·Reply
Mmm that is weird, not sure why they would taste chalky. Double-check your measurements, are you using metric or American Standard?
January 14, 2020 at 8:52 am·Reply
Donuts – *drools in best Homer Simpson impression*. I have a love/hate relationship with them. I love them, but I hate the guilt afterwards. I have to keep them out of my sight. LOL!Matt Taylor
January 14, 2020 at 9:19 am·Reply
LOL love the Simpsons reference. 🙂
Melanie williams
January 14, 2020 at 8:25 am·Reply
My friend love donuts. We have a shop here is the UK and she is forever buying the chocolate ones lol
Matt Taylor
January 14, 2020 at 9:19 am·Reply
haha that is awesome! 🙂
Lily
January 13, 2020 at 9:40 pm·Reply
This sounds sinful! Give me a dozen yum!
Matt Taylor
January 14, 2020 at 8:15 am·Reply
lol 🙂 🙂
January 13, 2020 at 5:19 pm·Reply
Chocolate Cake Donuts look so good! I hope to make this on weekends. It sounds so yummy!Matt Taylor
January 13, 2020 at 9:06 pm·Reply
Thanks!
January 13, 2020 at 6:42 am·Reply
My kids would devour these in a heartbeat. We may have to make these for Valentine’s Day 🙂
Matt Taylor
January 13, 2020 at 9:33 am·Reply
Awesome, Angelica, good luck! 🙂
Rosey
January 13, 2020 at 4:43 am·Reply
I like cake donuts, and asked for one at Dunkin Donuts recently. The person in the drive-through had no idea what a ‘cake’ donut was, and I laughed. I’m sure they have been told now…or at least, I hope so. 🙂 These look good.
Matt Taylor
January 13, 2020 at 9:33 am·Reply
hahaha that is funny!! And thank you!
January 13, 2020 at 2:11 am·Reply
This looks oh so tasty!
And it seems fairly easy so maybe even I could make it 🙂Matt Taylor
January 13, 2020 at 9:32 am·Reply
Thanks, Ann! 🙂
January 12, 2020 at 7:45 pm·Reply
Chocolate Cake Donuts are one of my most favorite kind of Donut. I’ll have to try this recipe with my daughters.Matt Taylor
January 12, 2020 at 11:34 pm·Reply
Awesome, Monica! Yes please do! 🙂
Krissy Allori
January 11, 2020 at 9:40 pm·Reply
Yum! These are amazing. I love cake donuts and these were fairly easy to make and a hit with the whole family.Matt Taylor
January 12, 2020 at 9:19 am·Reply
Glad you like them Krissy! 🙂
Kimberly
January 11, 2020 at 4:18 pm·Reply
Everyone needs a good chocolate donut recipe and this one looks and sounds like a winner!Matt Taylor
January 11, 2020 at 5:55 pm·Reply
Indeed! And thank you! 🙂
Anna
January 11, 2020 at 3:33 pm·Reply
We had so much fun making these donuts! They are delicious!Matt Taylor
January 11, 2020 at 3:41 pm·Reply
Awesome, Anna! I am glad. 🙂
Lisa - sustainable solo travel blogger
January 11, 2020 at 2:43 pm·Reply
Matt, I appreciate all your effort so much! The detailed pictures AND a video. Your claim “If I can do it, you can do it!” is absolutely right! 🙂Have a nice weekend!
Matt Taylor
January 11, 2020 at 3:40 pm·Reply
Thank you so much, Lisa! 🙂 🙂 You too!
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