Baked Red Velvet Cake Mix Donuts Recipe
Make your own decadent red velvet donuts at home. Our recipe uses a cake mix for simplicity and is topped with a creamy cream cheese glaze.
Servings 30 Donuts
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Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 4 oz cream cheese 1/2 a block, room temperature
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract OPTIONAL
Cream Cheese Glaze
- 4 oz cream cheese 1/2 a block, room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
- Oil a donut pan, set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, with a hand mixer, mix the cream cheese and eggs until combined.
- Add half of the red velvet cake mix and mix until combined, no more dry mix.
- Add the milk, vanilla extract, and mix at low speed until incorporated.
- Add the remaining cake mix and mix until all ingredients are combined.
- Fill the donut pan cavities 2/3 full.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15-16 minutes. They are baked when you insert a toothpick and it comes back clean or with a few crumbs.
- Cool for 2 minutes in the pan.
- Place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
- While it is cooling off, make the glaze of your choice.
Cream Cheese Glaze
- In a small bowl, with a hand mixer, cream 4 oz. room temperature cream cheese, powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla extract. Mix until all combined. If the mixture is too thick you can add 1 tablespoon of cream extra.
- Once cooled, you can coat them with the glaze.
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Notes
- To make it easier to fill the donut pan, you can put the batter into a pouring measuring cup or use a piping bag. The batter is not very thick so cut the piping bag once you are ready to fill the pan.
- Fill the pan no fuller than 2/3 full for perfectly shaped donuts
- Keep the donuts in an airtight container on the counter for 2 to 3 days then in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- You can freeze the donuts, unglazed in a reclosable bag or airtight container for up to 60 days in the freezer.
- For an added twist you can add mini chocolate chips in the batter or chopped white chocolate.
- You could also top them in a chocolate ganache and sprinkle with red sugar or shake them in powdered sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 154IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.
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