This recipe for Easy Baked Glazed Chocolate Donuts makes a healthier treat. Baked not fried, these cake doughnuts are generously glazed.
A Chocolate Glazed Donuts Recipe Baked at Home
These Easy Baked Glazed Chocolate Doughnuts are a sweet, family-friendly homemade treat that will be gobbled up in seconds by children and adults alike.
They are soft, flavorful and so much better than other baked doughnuts I’ve tried. Most have been doughnut-shaped cakes, but these really do taste like doughnuts – delicious, you can’t eat just one doughnut!
Why This Recipe Works
- Using good quality cocoa powder gives a deeper chocolate richness.
- Replacing the oil you find in most donut recipes with melted butter gives a much more flavorful result.
- Double Glazing gives an extra thick coating of glaze.
Baked Donuts Anyone Can Make
Making baked doughnuts is so simple! All you need is one bowl, one wooden spoon, and a donut pan! The hardest part is melting the butter that I used instead of all oil, but it’s well worth it because it adds a lot of flavors.
How to Make Easy Baked Glazed Chocolate Donuts
To make these Baked Glazed Chocolate Doughnuts, generously grease the pan and fill the doughnut sections 3/4 of the way to allow them to rise, but not so much they are difficult to get out of the pan.
Once baked, they should be dipped in the glaze while still warm. I did mine one at a time and then went back to the first and did a second coat.
Cool completely on a wire rack to allow the glaze to set.
once the glaze is set, serve and enjoy!
This the pan I have. You can get a pan like mine, here on Amazon . (#paidlink). I highly recommend the two-pack.
This recipe makes 18 doughnuts so if you don’t have two, it will take quite a while to get through the batter.
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Let’s Make Easy Baked Glazed Chocolate Donuts
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large egg lightly beaten
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
For the double glaze: (Note: if you plan to do just one layer, half the recipe)
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 10 to 12 tablespoons milk
- ¼ teaspoon salt optional
Instructions
For the Donuts
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease 3 (6 section) doughnut pans well.
- Into a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, melted butter, vegetable oil, and vanilla.
- Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined. If the mixture looks dry or gummy, add more milk until it loosens into a batter.
- Spoon the batter into the baking pans, filling each one a little more than three-quarters full.
- Bake for 17 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then tap the doughnuts out onto a sheet pan.
For the Glaze
- Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix until smooth.
- Place baking paper under wire racks to catch the excess glaze.
- As each batch is finished baking, coat the hot donuts in glaze on both sides by dunking each side quickly. Set them on a wire rack to let the excess drip off onto the baking paper underneath.
- Once you reach the end, re-dip for a second time.
Nutrition Information:
This recipe was updated on Jan 2, 2021 with an improved glaze recipe.
Janice says
Turned out perfect the first time. The donut was light and airy and moist, just completely delicious.
Erren's Kitchen says
That’s so good to hear Janice, I’m so glad you liked the recipe, thank you for letting me know 🙂
Lezlie says
Delicious even with sugar free substitutions! My kids suggested making donuts but my husband doesn’t eat sugar so I used a 1:1 erythritol and monk fruit sugar substitute and they turned out amazing! I even ground up the sugar substitute in a coffee grinder until it was like powdered sugar so we didn’t miss out on the glaze either. Thank you!!
Erren's Kitchen says
That’s so good to hear it worked out with your substitutions! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Maria says
These are amazing. They were so easy to make. I didn’t have a donut pan so I actually used a cupcake pan. I cut them in half when they came out of the oven used a round shaped tube to cut a hole in the middle then dipped them. They are awesome Small donuts. Just the right size!
Erren's Kitchen says
That’s amazing Maria, I’m glad you made it work! Thank you 🙂
Laney says
Hi, can I make this in a small cake pan? Have son who dislikes taste of cake but loves donuts!
Erren Hart says
You can although without a pan size I can’t help with baking times
Laney says
Its 6 inches diameter and 3 inches deep
Rachel says
Usually I look for a recipe that’s written as vegan for baking but I felt ballsy and tried replacing the 2 eggs with 2 flax eggs, the butter for Earth Balance and used oat milk instead of regular. This worked surprisingly well except I accidentally overmixed the batter a bit and got some holes.
Erren's Kitchen says
That’s so good to know that your vegan replacements were successful, thank you for the feedback 🙂
Amanda says
I’ve been trying to find the perfect baked donut recipe to make for my family. We haven’t eaten out since Covid hit and are trying to recreate all of our favorite foods here at home. I’ve tried several donut recipes this year and this one has been our favorite thus far. The glaze was a perfect, crispy texture. Thank you!
Erren Hart says
Hi Amanda, I’m so happy I could help with your home baking adventures! Stay safe and thanks so much for the feedback!
Sarah Houser says
I have made these several times and they’re always a big hit! Can these be frozen? I like to make big batches of baked goods and freeze the extras for quick breakfasts later!
Erren's Kitchen says
Hi Sarah, I can’t see why they wouldn’t freeze well if wrapped properly. I wouldn’t freeze them for more than 2 months. I’m so glad you like them. I hope this helps 🙂
Cindy Wang says
This taste is amazing !
Erren's Kitchen says
Thank you 🙂
Cindy Wang says
This taste is amazing and simple
Erren's Kitchen says
Thank you 🙂
Cindy Wang says
This recipie is simple and I really like the taste of the donuts
Erren's Kitchen says
Thank you Cindy 🙂
Uzziel says
Hello Erren. Can I bake this on a plane pan and cut them like brownies after? Thank you.
Erren's Kitchen says
Hi there, you could do this, but if you want a brownie type recipe I have one on my page https://www.errenskitchen.com/triple-chocolate-fudge-brownies/ 🙂