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Baked Blueberry Cake Donut Recipe

Baked Blueberry Cake Donut Recipe

This baked blueberry cake donut recipe will save you from the worst winter berries and help you get your sugar fix first thing!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 24 mini donuts

Equipment

  • mini muffin pan

Ingredients
  

For the donuts:

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk (or yogurt or sour cream)
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries if you're feeling fancy, go for wild blueberries

For the glaze:

  • 1 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2-3 tbsp milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425 F. Grease 2 mini muffin pans (you'll need 24 mini muffin holes) with butter or cooking spray. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together buttermilk, melted butter, and egg.
  • Sift the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder) into the wet ingredients, stirring until the flour mixture is well combined with the milk mixture.
  • Fold blueberries into the batter gently.
  • Scoop donut batter into the mini muffin tin. Tap the muffins on the counter top to remove any large air bubbles.
  • Bake for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 F and bake an additional 10 minutes until golden brown and puffed.
  • Let donuts holes cool in pan for 10 minutes, before removing to wire rack to fully cool.
  • While the donut holes cool, in a small bowl, whisk the glaze ingredients together until a runny glaze forms.
  • When the donuts are completely cooled, dip tops of the donut into the glaze. Return to cooling rack and let sit until glaze is fully set (10-15 minutes).

Notes

Note: We live with some lemon-loathers, but these blueberry donuts would be enhanced by the addition of some lemon zest to the batter, and the replacement of the vanilla glaze with a simple lemon glaze. To do so, simply substitute one of the tablespoons of milk for some lemon juice.
Keyword blueberry, donut, glaze, vanilla
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