Red Velvet Cake Donuts

I've got a major crush on these Red Velvet Cake Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting (Of course)!  These 'out-of-this-world' super moist red velvet cake donuts are smothered with a dreamy cream cheese frosting.

Perfect for Valentine's day!  Give me dreamy cream cheese frosting and red velvet donuts as a pair and I'm ALL lovey-dovey up in here.  

Red Velvet.  Doesn't 'Red Velvet' just sound aphrodisiac and alluring?  It tempts me.  So, I must partake...I am weak.  

I'm obsessed with the rich, dark red color of these donuts and did you know?  Chocolate is one of the main ingredients in red velvet cake.

BTW...these red velvet baked donuts are wonderful without the frosting, because they are super moist and yummy!   

But, man, oh man...you have to try them with the cream cheese frosting though, because red velvet and cream cheese is an unbeatable combo!  

ha! These red velvet cake mix donuts will make your eyes roll back in your head.  You might even get the head spins like that one girl from the Exorcist.  Good God Gertie!  If that happens, you never heard of me. Ok?  OK!

Ingredients You Need

Red Velvet Cake Donuts Recipe

• Red Velvet dry cake mix
• buttermilk or milk of choice
• canola oil
• eggs

Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

(can also use a shortcut by using a tub of cream cheese frosting)

• unsalted butter 
• cream cheese 
• powdered sugar
• vanilla extract
• Optional: Sprinkles

How to Make Red Velvet Cake Mix Donuts

Makes 12 donuts or 6 donuts & 20 to 24 “donut holes”

Red Velvet Baked Donuts

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a donut pan &/or mini muffin pan with cooking spray, set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, add dry cake mix, buttermilk, canola oil, & eggs and stir together until mixed well.
3. Spoon mixture into a piping bag or a zippered plastic bag with the corner cut off.
4. Pipe into greased donut pan and fill the donut or mini muffin cups approximately ⅔ full.
5. Bake for approximately 11-14 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and donuts and holes are set in the center.
6. Let cool in the pan for a few minutes, then run a knife around the edges of each donut to pop out of pan.
7. Place on a cooling rack to cool.

If using already prepared frosting from the tub

1. If frosting needs softened, heat frosting in microwave for 10-15 seconds (feel free to add a little milk or water for different consistencies).

Making the home-made Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Using a mixer, in a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese.
2. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract.
3. Using a spoon, dollop frosting on donuts, cover with sprinkles, icing drizzles, or chocolate chips.

More baked donuts?  Of course, we can never turn down donuts! Our faves include these 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Donut Muffins, these Glazed Fluffy Chocolate Donuts and these Oreo Chocolate Cake Donuts!

Red Velvet Cake Mix Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting need to be on your menu.  They are delicious and you need them in your life.  Check out these amazing Baked Pumpkin Cake Donuts too!

Here's the red velvet donut recipe!  Enjoy!

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Red Velvet Cake Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting (Of course)

Kim Lange

These 'out-of-this-world' super moist red velvet cake donuts are smothered with a dreamy cream cheese frosting. Perfect for Valentine's day!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 11 mins

Course Breakfast

Servings 12 Servings

Calories

Ingredients

  

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Red Velvet Cake Donuts

• 2 ⅔ cup Red Velvet dry cake mix
• ⅔ cup buttermilk
• 2 Tablespoons canola oil
• 2 eggs

Use a Tub of Cream Cheese Frosting or

• 4 ounces unsalted butter softened
• 4 ounces cream cheese softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Sprinkles

Instructions

 

Red Velvet Donuts

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a donut pan &/or mini muffin pan with cooking spray, set aside.
• In a medium bowl, add dry cake mix, buttermilk, canola oil, & eggs and stir together until mixed well.
• Spoon mixture into a piping bag or a zippered plastic bag with the corner cut off.
• Pipe into greased donut pan and fill the donut or mini muffin cups approximately ⅔ full.
• Bake for approximately 11-14 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and donuts and holes are set in the center.
• Let cool in the pan for a few minutes, then run a knife around the edges of each donut to pop out of pan.
• Place on a cooling rack to cool.

If using already prepared frosting from the tub

• If frosting needs softened, heat frosting in microwave for 10-15 seconds (feel free to add a little milk or water for different consistencies).

If you are making the frosting

• Using a mixer, in a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese.
• With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract.
• Using a spoon, dollop frosting on donuts, cover with sprinkles, icing drizzles, or chocolate chips.

Notes

Makes 12 donuts or 6 donuts & 20 to 24 “donut holes”

Keyword baked donuts, breakfast, donuts, red velvet

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