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From the moment I spotted these mini donuts on Bakers Royale, I was absolutely smitten with their adorableness. For some reason I find miniaturized things to be irresistible and come on, who doesnโ€™t love a donut? So when I found myself with an Amazon gift card, I just had to snag the mini donut pan.

Iโ€™m not really one to purchase a ton of novelty pans, because they end up sitting unused and taking up space in already ridiculously full cabinets. However, I knew this Wilton Mini Donut Pan would give me the perfect bite-size treats for Valentineโ€™s Day, so I couldnโ€™t resist it. Conveniently, the pan came with a basic baked donut recipe that I used as a base and then added some of my own Valentine flair!

Although this novelty did not taste like your typical fried โ€œdonutโ€, they were very tasty and virtually hassle-free due to the absence of the oily mess that comes with frying. The mini donuts had a fluffy, cake-like texture that left everyone begging for more. The infusion of the lemon zest and vanilla, they had the perfect hint of sweetness that was not overwhelming with the addition of the candy melt glaze. I simply piped the batter into the pan, baked and dipped these adorable minis into pink and white candy melts for the topping. Adding the Valentine dรฉcor just added to their appeal.

This is the perfect one-bite, guilty pleasure and as you can see, were soooo adorable that I had to share them with you all. I highly recommend using these for something like a school Valentineโ€™s Day celebration, or just to give to that special someone as a sweet treat. I guarantee they will be a big hit!

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Mini Baked Lemon Donuts

Ingredients:

ยฝ cup granulated sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
1ยผ cups cake flour, sifted
1ยผ tsp. baking powder
ยพ tsp. salt
ยฝ cup buttermilk
1 egg, lightly beaten
1ยฝ tbsp. butter, melted
ยฝ teaspoon of vanilla

Directions:

Prepare pan with baking spray.

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. In a small bowl combine sugar and lemon zest until the sugar is moistened and fragrant.

3. In a large mixing bowl, sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in sugar mixture.

4. Add buttermilk, egg, butter, and vanilla and stir until just combined.

5. Add batter to a piping bag and fill each donut cup approximately one-half full.

6. Bake 4โ€“6 minutes or until the top of the donuts spring back when touched.

7. Let cool in pan for 4โ€“5 minutes before removing. Finish the donuts with glaze, sprinkles, or cinnamon sugar.

Notes:

- To decorate the mini donuts, I dipped them in candy melts and adorned them with cute Valentine's Day sprinkles from Wilton. Simply melt according to package directions, invert the top of the donuts into the melted candy melts and immediately top with sprinkles.

- adapted from Wilton

All images and text ยฉ

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55 Comments

  1. Catalina @ Cake with Love says:

    Very cute! I love the heart sprinkles!

  2. tt says:

    you need a regular doghnut recipie. i only have a baking sheet and cant fry them. its almost impossible to find one, mabye you can.

  3. Kim @ The Celebration Shoppe says:

    One word. YUM! Okay. Two words. LOVELY!

  4. Mohammed Amer, Saudi Arabia says:

    Could you please give another glaze to make for this lovely doughnuts as we donโ€™t have candy melts where i live, and how many days these doughnuts will keep. Thanks a lot.

  5. Mohammed Amer says:

    could you please give anthoer glaze to make for this lovely doughnuts as we donโ€™t have candy melts where i live, and how many days these doughnuts will keep. thanks a lot.

  6. Amrita says:

    Tried these and they are absolutely deliciousโ€ฆThank You.

  7. Janet says:

    I just made these for todayโ€™s advent treat. Yummy! Thanks for posting the recipe.

  8. Josie says:

    Thank you for posting this recipe! It was just what I was looking for. Iโ€™ll be sure to sketch my donuts when theyโ€™re done.

  9. Caroline @ chocolate and carrots says:

    Those look so amazing! Yum! One question though, where did you get that milk jar and straws. It is so cute! I love it!!! :-)

  10. Trisha says:

    Lovely donuts โ€ฆ I think Iโ€™m gonna try to add a touch of green to it โ€“ making them for St.Pattyโ€™s!