Description
Red velvet donuts blend Southern charm with classic pastry craft, creating a delightful dessert experience. Rich cocoa and cream cheese frosting complement the subtle chocolate undertones, making each bite irresistible for you.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (120 ml) buttermilk (or ½ cup (120 ml) milk + ½ tsp (2.5 ml) vinegar)
- 1 ¼ cups (157 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (60 ml) unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup (25 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp (2.5 g) baking soda
- ½ tsp (2.5 g) baking powder
- ¼ tsp (1.5 g) salt
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
- 1 tsp (5 ml) white vinegar
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) red food coloring
- 4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) milk
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 6-cavity donut pan with nonstick cooking spray, ensuring complete coverage.
- Dry Mixture: Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl until uniformly blended.
- Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine sugar, buttermilk, melted butter, egg, vanilla extract, white vinegar, and red food coloring, mixing until achieving a vibrant, smooth consistency.
- Batter Creation: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring minimally to prevent overmixing and maintain a light texture.
- Baking Process: Fill donut cavities three-quarters full with batter and bake for 11-13 minutes, verifying doneness with a clean toothpick test.
- Cooling Stage: Rest donuts in pan for 4-5 minutes to stabilize structure, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling.
- Glaze Preparation: Whip cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until achieving a silky, smooth consistency, adjusting with additional milk if needed.
- Finishing Touch: Dip or drizzle cooled donuts with cream cheese glaze, garnishing with red sprinkles or crushed red velvet crumbs for elegant presentation.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir batter gently and minimally to maintain a tender, soft donut texture without developing tough gluten strands.
- Monitor Food Coloring: Use gel-based red food coloring for vibrant color without altering batter consistency, ensuring rich red velvet appearance.
- Temperature Precision: Ensure buttermilk and eggs are at room temperature to create smoother batter and more even baking results.
- Glaze Consistency Control: Adjust cream cheese glaze thickness by incrementally adding milk, creating perfect drizzling or dipping texture without becoming runny.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 187
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 27 mg