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Birthday Cake Donuts

These birthday cake donuts are baked donuts that are very soft and filled with sprinkles. They are topped with chocolate glaze and rainbow sprinkles.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Servings: 18 donuts
Calories: 279kcal
Author: Stephanie Rutherford

Ingredients

Donuts

  • 2 ½ cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • 4 tablespoon Unsalted butter melted
  • ¼ cup Oil Canola or vegetable
  • ½ cup Brown sugar packed light or dark
  • ¼ cup White granulated sugar
  • 2 Large eggs room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon Pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Sour cream room temperature
  • ⅔ cup Sprinkles rainbow jimmies

Chocolate Glaze

  • 1 cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 4 tablespoon Unsalted butter
  • 4 teaspoon Light corn syrup
  • 4 teaspoon Water
  • Sprinkles for decoration
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Instructions

Donuts

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a donut pan with baking non-stick spray.
  • In a mixing bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk the melted butter, sugar, brown sugar, and oil. Mix until combined. Add in sour cream and mix until smooth.
  • Add in vanilla and eggs. Mix until combined. Add in dry ingredients. Use the whisk to mix until the batter gets too thick. Switch to a rubber spatula. Add in sprinkles and fold in gently.
  • Pour batter in piping bag. Pipe batter about ½ way full in the donut pan. Bake for 10-13 minutes. Bake until light golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Let the donuts sit in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to the cooling rack. Allow the donuts to cool completely before glazing.

Chocolate Glaze

  • Add chocolate chips, butter, light corn syrup, and water into a glass measuring cup. Heat in the microwave for 10 second intervals. Stir very well in between each interval. When the butter is almost melted, stir to melt it the rest of the way.
  • Pour glaze into a bowl that is easy to dip donuts in. Dip each donut in the glaze. Shake off the excess. Immediately sprinkle extra sprinkles on top. Let the glaze set before serving.

Notes

Flour- Make sure flour is spooned and leveled or use kitchen scale. Compacted flour can dry out the donuts.
High altitude baking- Add an extra 2 tablespoon of flour.
Pull eggs and sour cream 2 hours before baking.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 240IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg