
Dark Chocolate & Orange Cake Donuts with Toasted Coconut
Special Equipment
- a 6-cavity donut pan
- a pastry bag (or, use a Ziploc bag with a corner cut off)
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Cake Donuts:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 teaspoon Grand Marnier (or vanilla)
For the Toasted Coconut & Orange Topping
- 1 cup coconut flakes
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar, sifted
- 1 tablespoon milk, at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon Grand Marnier (or vanilla)
Instructions
For the Chocolate Cake Donuts
- Preheat the oven to 325 (F) and prepare your donut pan by apply a generous coating each donut cavity with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- In a small bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 egg, 3 tablespoons melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add the liquid mixture (from step 3) to the flour mixture (from step 2), whisk until blended & smooth.
- Spoon batter into your piping (or Ziploc) bag. Cut off the corner and squeeze the batter into the prepared donut pan, filling each cavity about 2/3 full. DO NOT OVERFILL.
- Bake for about 13 minutes, or until the donuts spring back when lightly pressed.
- Cool donuts in the pan on a wire rack for 3-5 minutes, then carefully turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
For the Toasted Coconut & Orange Topping
- Toast 1 cup coconut flakes on the stovetop in a medium frying pan until lightly browned. Set aside to cool.
- In a small bowl, stir together 1 cup confectioner's sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, and 1/2 teaspoon Grand Marnier until sugar is completely dissolved.
- Use immediately to glaze donuts by dipping one half of the donut on the bowl. Sprinkle on cooled toasted coconut flakes immediately.
Motormouth Macey says
Yummy!!!! Beautiful images too! I don't know if I'd be brave enough to try making these, but they sure do look fun!
Adventures in Dressmaking says
Wow, I'm impressed–never felt I would be able to MAKE donuts! I don't eat grains or dairy anymore but have seen some raw vegan "donut holes" etc… love the chocolate/orange/almond flavor combo!
Loretta E. says
These look beautiful! Plus, I love baked doughnuts. They're so much easier than the fried ones! Who has time for all that frying?