Description
Indulgent Red Velvet Donuts bring classic Southern charm to your breakfast table. Rich cocoa and buttermilk create a velvety texture that melts in your mouth, while cream cheese glaze adds irresistible sweetness you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups (156 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons (10 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons (28 grams) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Coloring:
- 1 teaspoon red food coloring
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and prepare a heart-shaped donut pan by lightly coating with non-stick spray.
- Blend dry ingredients including flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk wet ingredients separately, combining buttermilk, melted butter, egg, vanilla extract, and red food coloring until well incorporated.
- Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients, stirring gently until just combined without overmixing.
- Transfer batter into donut pan cavities, filling each about three-quarters full using a spoon or piping bag.
- Slide pan into preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick that should emerge clean.
- Allow donuts to rest in pan for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire cooling rack.
- Create cream cheese glaze by whipping softened cream cheese until smooth and creamy.
- Gradually fold in powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract, adjusting liquid to achieve a silky, pourable consistency.
- Dunk cooled donuts into glaze, letting excess drip away.
- Immediately garnish with Valentines Day sprinkles while glaze remains wet.
- Let glazed donuts set completely before serving.
Notes
- Avoid overmixing batter to prevent tough, dense donuts by gently folding wet and dry ingredients until just combined.
- Swap red food coloring with natural alternatives like beetroot powder for a healthier, chemical-free coloring option.
- Use a piping bag or zip-lock bag with corner snipped for precise, mess-free donut pan filling and professional-looking results.
- Create gluten-free version by substituting all-purpose flour with almond or coconut flour, ensuring consistent texture and taste.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 151 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 156 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg