Fluffy Cake Donuts

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This cake donut recipe makes a dozen crispy cakey donuts in 30 minutes; enjoy them plain, glazed, or rolled in cinnamon sugar!

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a donut pan.
2 Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla. Beat until well blended. Fill each prepared donut cup approximately 3/4 full.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until donuts spring back when touched, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before removing from the pan.
4 While the donuts are cooling, make the glaze: Blend confectioners' sugar, hot water, and almond extract together in a small bowl. Dip doughnuts in the glaze when serving.