Red Velvet Donuts
Love is in the air when you bake Red Velvet Donuts! Intense red color, cake-like texture and deep chocolate flavor make them perfect for Valentine's Day!
Servings: 12
Calories: 234kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 6 Tbs. unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 tsp. no taste red icing food color
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 4-5 tsp. warm water
- Valentine sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Coat 2 donut pans with no-stick cooking spray.
- In one bowl whisk flour, cocoa powder, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder and kosher salt until blended.
- In another bowl whisk buttermilk, butter, eggs and vanilla until combined.
- Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture and stir until blended. Add red icing food color and stir until batter has turned a deep red color.
- Divide batter evenly between 12 donut cavities.
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until tops of donuts spring back when touched. Cool 5 minutes in pans. Transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl combine confectioners’ sugar and warm water until a glaze forms.
- Top cooled donuts with glaze and valentine sprinkles.
Notes
Makes 12 donuts.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Add mini chocolate chips to the batter
- Don’t have buttermilk? Make your own by combining 1 cup milk and 1 Tablespoon vinegar. Let stand until mixture thickens.
- Drizzle melted chocolate over the glaze for added flavor
- Substitute green color in place of the red color for green velvet donuts
- Make Hannakuah donuts with blue color for blue velvet donuts
Nutrition
Calories: 234kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 315mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 191IU | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1mg