Chocolate Cake Doughnuts
Serves: 5
Jewel Boehm
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
49
Spice
51
Sweetness
50
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.9
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.5 cups
White Sugar1 tsp
Baking Soda2
Eggs1 tsp
Salt4 tbsps
Butter1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1 cup
Buttermilk3.5 cups
All-Purpose Flour3 tsps
Baking Powder1 cup
Sugar (confectioners')Directions:
1
All the ingredients should be at room temperature (70 degrees F)
2
Beat the sugar and eggs together until creamy and lemon colored
3
Melt the butter and chocolate together in a small saucepan over low heat
4
Beat into the sugar and egg mixture
5
In a separate bowl combine the vanilla and buttermilk
6
Stir into the sugar mixture
7
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl
8
Stir into the liquid mixture
9
Chill the dough slightly to make it easier to handle
10
Roll out half the dough on a lightly floured board to a 1/2 inch thickness
11
Cut into doughnuts
12
Allow the cut doughnuts to dry for 10 minutes
13
Heat 2 inches of oil to 370 degrees F (185 degrees C) in a large skillet
14
The dough should be at room temperature before frying
15
Dip a metal pancake turner into the hot oil each time before using it to move or turn a doughnut
16
Transfer the doughnuts to the skillet, one every 15 seconds
17
Fry each doughnut about 90 seconds per side
18
Remove the doughnuts and drain on paper towels
19
Repeat with the remaining dough
20
To make the icing: Beat the sugar, egg white, and vanilla together until smooth
21
Drizzle onto the doughnuts after they have cooled