Cinnamon Cake Donuts, a fast and easy breakfast, dessert or snack. This soft delicious baked Doughnut is perfect anytime!
Cinnamon Cake Donuts, what can I say? I’m bringing 2 of my favourite things together, ok 3, I forgot the cake part. I thought with how fast time goes, can you believe Christmas is over already?
Before you know it, it will be summer. So I better add a couple of more recipes with one of my favourite spices, cinnamon, and what better way than baked donuts.
Donuts are quite popular in Italy but fried not baked. And yes I have had my share of those delicious treats also.
If you are looking for something homemade, fast, easy and delicious for breakfast, then I recommend Cinnamon Cake Donuts or if you like coffee then you might enjoy
Just think by the time you have a shower, get dressed, brush your teeth, get the car, drive to the donut shop you could have made and probably eaten one or two of these Yummy Cinnamon Cake Donuts.
The batter for these Cinnamon Cake Donuts is done by hand, no need to get out the beaters. And I added the Donut mixture to a pastry bag with a big icing tip attached to fill the donut pan, you can use a spoon but I found this way much easier.
I let them cool about 20 seconds before I removed them from the pan and then I immediately dipped the tops in the cinnamon sugar. Or you could let them cool, brush the tops with a little melted butter and then dip in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Or if you prefer plain that works too. Enjoy!
Cinnamon Cake Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour 125 grams
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 3.75 grams
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1.25 grams
- pinch salt
- 1/3 cup sugar 75 grams
- 1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon 3-4.5 grams
- 3 tablespoons butter melted 43.125 grams
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2.5 grams
- 3 tablespoons greek yogurt 45 grams
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon milk 76.25 grams
- TOPPING
- 2-3 tablespoons sugar 20-30 grams
- 1/2-1 teaspoon cinnamon 3-6 grams
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350°, grease and flour a 6 size donut pan.
- In a small pot melt butter and let cool.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar and cinnamon.
- In a medium bowl whisk together egg, milk, yogurt, vanilla and melted butter until smooth.
- Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix just until smooth.
- Place in a pastry bag and fill almost to the top the donut pan. Bake approximately 10 minutes.
- TOPPING
- In a small bowl combine well the sugar and cinnamon, set aside.
- Remove from oven (flip them over) and almost immediately dip in cinnamon sugar topping or let cool then brush with melted butter (approximately 2 tablespoons/28.75 grams) and dip in topping. Enjoy!
lily says
Will this work if you don’t have a doughnut pan?
Rosemary says
Hi Lily, I think they are best made in a donut pan although you could try a muffin pan and see how that works.
Brad says
Just made these donuts for my family. They were delicious and devoured within seconds. Excellent recipe! Thanks!
Rosemary says
Hi Brad, thanks so much, so glad everyone likes them. Have a great weekend.
margie ferolin says
Sad i see this now but i know its not late yet. I just want ask if it could be fried? what to add and the mixture please. Thank you Rosemary for posting this.
Rosemary says
Hi Margie, sorry it was kind of late for me. 🙂 But no these donuts cannot be fried. I do have a cinnamon fried donut recipe though https://anitalianinmykitchen.com/cake-donuts/. Let me know if you try them.
Sandra says
I usually dont have yogurt in the house and sub for this?
Rosemary says
Hi Sandra, the best substitute for yogurt would be sour cream. Hope this helps. Have a great day.
Ann says
I’ll definitely be making these for my grandchildren. Thanks for another great recipe. I wish you and your family a healthy and happy 2016.
Rosemary says
Hi Ann hope you all enjoy them, Happy New Year to you and your family also.
Rachel Ballard says
You know, I need to get a donut pan! I went to the donut shop yesterday (on a total whim–I should have eaten breakfast!) And they were $1.15 each. Whoa! But they were wonderful. I just need to make more myself and my son is a huge fan of the powdered sugar version. Thanks for sharing Rosemary and Happy New Year!
Rosemary says
Hi Rachel, Wow for $1.15 I don’t know how many I would have bought, they are so expensive here. I love the powdered sugar version too! Happy New Year to you and your family Rachel.
nicole (thespicetrain.com) says
Delicious!! These beauties look absolutely perfect and I love the idea of using a piping bag to fill the pan (why didn’t I do that?…) 🙂
Rosemary says
Hi Nicole, thanks so much, well there is always next time! Have a Happy New Year.