Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 egg (beaten)
  • 1/2 tablespoon butter or shortening (melted)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon hot water
  • toppings of choice (sprinkles, coconut, chopped nuts, crushed cookies, etc.)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • In a bowl mix flour, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and salt with a whisk. Add milk, egg, melted shortening and vanilla and mix until well blended. If batter seems too thick add more milk a tablespoon at a time, it should resemble cake batter.
  • Fill the openings in your pan 2/3 full and no more or they will rise to cover the hole and not look like donuts anymore. Better to make more donuts than to try to make these bigger.
  • Bake until donut springs back when lightly touched, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and cool, then remove from pans.
  • Combine powdered sugar, cocoa powder and hot water to make glaze. Yes, it is supposed to be runny. Put your toppings in a shallow bowl. Dip the donut in the glaze and then dip into the topping. Let sit for a few minutes to allow the glaze to set up.