Mini Chocolate Baked Donuts

5 from 3 votes

This recipe shows you how to make delicious mini donuts from scratch. You'll learn how to create a simple cocoa batter and pipe it into a donut maker or pan. These bite-sized treats are perfect for any occasion and can be easily customized with your favorite glazes and toppings.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword donuts, doughnuts, St. Patricks Day, Valentine's

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 20

Cooling time 20

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 111kcal

Author Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups cake flour
¼ cup cocoa powder
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
¾ cup buttermilk
2 eggs lightly beaten
2 Tbsp canola oil
1 tsp vanilla extract

Glaze:

¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup whipping cream
1 Tbsp butter
2 tsp corn syrup

Instructions

In large mixing bowl, whisk together cake flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and salt. You want to get rid of any lumps of flour.
Add buttermilk, eggs, oil and vanilla to the dry ingredients and mix gently until just combined. Place the batter into a ziploc freezer bag and snip a small piece off the corner of the bag to create a pipping bag or just use a pipping bag.
Spray your donut pan or donut maker with a light coat of non-stick cooking spray. Carefully pipe the batter into the donut maker or donut pan. If using a donut pan pipe enough batter into each well to fill halfway. If using a donut maker pipe into the bottom half of the preheated maker completely filling each well. Be careful to not let the piping bag touch the hot donut maker.
Cook the donuts according to donut pan directions or for 3 minutes in the donut maker. Repeat this process until all the batter is used up.
Place the glaze ingredients in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high for 20 second intervals, stirring after each one until the ingredients are all melted and combined well. This will take about 3 - 20 second intervals.
Dip top half of donuts in glaze and place on a baking sheet to allow glaze to set. Sprinkle with sprinkles if desired right after dipping. Make about 58 mini donuts.

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