Baked Spiced Cake Donuts

Description

A deliciously moist and more wholesome version of cake donuts with lots of spiced flavor.

Ingredients

  • baking spray
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ cups white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 extra large egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with baking spray.
  2. Sift flour
  3. sugar
  4. baking powder
  5. cinnamon
  6. pumpkin pie spice
  7. and kosher salt together in a bowl.
  8. Whisk applesauce
  9. apple cider
  10. melted butter
  11. egg
  12. and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Stir into flour mixture gradually until ingredients are combined.
  13. Spoon batter into the prepared pan
  14. filling each cup 3/4 full.
  15. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a donut comes out clean
  16. about 17 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing donuts from the pan.
  17. Combine sugar and cinnamon for topping in a shallow dish. Brush donuts with melted butter on both sides and dip into sugar-cinnamon combination.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 12

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