Baked Red Velvet Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting
A sweet, moist cake donut with a delicious cream cheese frosting!
Servings 6 donuts
Ingredients
For the donuts
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 4 teaspoons red food coloring
For the cream cheese frosting
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
Instructions
For the red velvet donuts
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease a doughnut pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl whisk together the buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla, and egg. Gently fold the wet mixture into the dry mixture - don't over mix! Fold in red food coloring and stir until combined.
- Spoon mixture into prepared doughnut pan, and bake for 10 minutes, or until the doughnuts spring back when lightly pressed. Allow doughnuts to cool a few minutes in the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool for a few more minutes.
For the cream cheese frosting
- In a large bowl using an electric handheld mixer, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract on medium-high speed until completely smooth. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the sifted confectioners' sugar. Add the milk. Once the milk is combined beat frosting on high-speed for 1-2 minutes.
- Spread frosting on cooled donuts.