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Cinnamon Sugar Baked Donuts Cream Filling

Cinnamon Sugar Baked Cake Donut Cream Filling

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Incredibly light and soft baked cake donuts dusted with a coating of cinnamon sugar will satisfy your sweet cravings with each scrumptious bite. You can stuff them with creamy and velvety Italian pastry cream, also the chocolate version, or enjoy them plain. These are a delightful treat you will crave and they are surprisingly easy to make. Best part- no mess with hot frying oil! Make any morning or afternoon special with a batch of baked cinnamon sugar donuts! 

  • Total Time: 0 hours
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x

Ingredients

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For the donuts

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 extra-large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 1/4 cups whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

For the filling:

Instructions

  1.  Make Italian pastry cream as directed and let cool in fridge at least 4 hours to overnight.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 doughnut pans well.
  3. Into a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, melted butter, orange zest, and vanilla. Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined.
  4. Spoon the batter into the baking pans, filling each one a little more than three-quarters full. Bake for 17 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then tap the doughnuts out onto a sheet pan.
  5. For the topping, melt the 8 tablespoons of butter in an 8-inch sauté pan. Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Dip each doughnut first in the butter and then in the cinnamon sugar, either on one side or both sides.
  6.  To fill the donuts, simple cut them in half and ad 1-2 tablespoons of the prepared pastry cream in the center of the cut donut and cover with the other half. Best fresh. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
  • Author: Elena Davis
  • Prep Time: 15 min
  • Cook Time: 30-35 minutes
  • Category: Sweet
  • Method: Italian
  • Cuisine: Italian