Devil’s Food Donuts

Name: Devil’s Food Donuts
Yield: Makes about 12 Donuts and Their Holes
Ingredients: Canola or peanut oil for deep-frying; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Chocolate Glaze; ½ cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) buttermilk; 1 cup (5 oz/150 g) all-purpose flour; 1 large egg; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup (4 oz/125 g) granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup (4 oz/125 g) cake flour; ¼ cup (¾ oz/20 g) unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch process

Preparation info

Makes about
12
Donuts and Their Holes

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Donuts

By Elinor Klivans

Published 2011

About

“Totally chocolate” perfectly describes these chocolate buttermilk donuts dipped in a luscious chocolate glaze. Pleasingly sticky, the glaze is the perfect consistency for taking them over the top: try adding some chocolate sprinkles, shaved bittersweet chocolate, or chocolate curls on the glaze before it sets.

Ingredients

1 cup (5 oz/150 g) all-purpose flour
1

Dessert
Vegetarian
Breakfast

Method

In a bowl, sift together the flours, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on low speed (use the paddle attachment for a stand mixer), beat the egg and sugar until creamy and pale. Add the buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla and beat until well blended and smooth. Add the flour mixture and beat, still on low speed, just until the mix