Baked Pumpkin Cake Donuts
Hard to believe these super-tasty Pumpkin Cake Donuts are baked instead of fried in oil. The recipe ingredients are pretty simple to mix together & in the end you'll get moist, fluffy cake donuts that are irresistibly cinnamon pumpkin-spiced and perfect for Fall.
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories:
Ingredients
Baked Pumpkin Cake Donuts
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- ⅓ cup vegetable or canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
Cinnamon Maple Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon add more if desired
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
How to Make Pumpkin Cake Donuts
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray or Baker’s Joy. Set aside.
- In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda, set aside.
- Using mixer, beat granulated sugar, brown sugar and oil on medium-high until well combined, about a minute.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well combined.
- Beat in pumpkin and vanilla until just combined.
- Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture at low speed, beating just until incorporated. You should have a nice, thick batter.
- Using a piping bag fitted with a round piping tip or a large Ziplock bag with the corner cut off, pipe the batter evenly into the donut pan.
- Place into oven and bake for 10-11 minutes for regular sized donuts and 5-6 minutes for mini donuts or until donuts are slightly browned and spring back when touched.
How to Make Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- In a medium bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar and cinnamon.
- When the donuts are done, cool for 10 minutes and brush the tops with butter, gently tossing in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Place the donuts on a wire rack and serve donuts warm or at room temperature.
How to Make Cinnamon Maple Glaze
- Cool the donuts on a wire rack.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, heavy cream or milk and pinch of salt together.
- Dip donut tops into the glaze and place them back on wire rack until glaze has set. Place in fridge for quick glaze set. Serve.