Fluffy & Baked Vanilla Doughnuts Recipe (3 ways)
These vanilla doughnuts are like a fluffy cake shaped as as doughnut. They are soft, tender and so delicious, not to mention lighter as they are baked and not fried. This recipe turns 1 doughnut batter into 3 different flavor options.
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Whisk
- Doughnut tray
- Brush
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/3 cup castor sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 and 2/3 cup flour
- 1 cup milk
Glaze -
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Powdered sugar -
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup melted butter
Cinnamon sugar -
- 1/2 cup castor sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180℃, line a doughnut tin with baking spray or brush it with melted butter.
- In a large mixing bowl add the butter, oil and sugar. Beat until well combined and smooth.
- Add the eggs, vanilla and mix until smooth.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and stir half way through. Pour in the milk and mix again all the way through. The batter will be thick which is normal.
- Spoon or pipe the batter into the greased tin and bake for 10-12 minutes or until risen and a tooth pick inserted into it comes out clean.
Decorating -
- Glaze: mix the ingredients for the glaze until smooth and dip the doughnuts into the glaze and let it set over a wire rack.
Powdered sugar -
- Brush the doughnuts with melted butter and dunk in powdered sugar until coated.
Cinnamon sugar -
- Mix castor sugar with cinnamon powder until combined. Brush the doughnuts with melted butter and in the cinnamon sugar until coated.
- Serve with coffee.
Notes
- You can enjoy the doughnuts without the glaze and sugar and it is just as good!