Baked Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts
Craving a sweet treat? Make a batch of these Baked Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts. Ready in less than 45 minutes, these doughnuts are always a family favorite!
Servings: 6 doughnuts
Calories: 379kcal
Ingredients
For the Doughnuts
- 1¼ cups cake flour
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 3 Tbsp heavy cream
For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
Instructions
For the Doughnuts
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Using a large bowl, add all of the dry ingredients (cake flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt); stir until well combined.
- Using a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, vanilla extract, melted butter and heavy cream.
- Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients; stir until just combined.
- Using nonstick baking spray, generously grease a donut pan.
- Spoon or pipe the batter evenly into each cavity of the greased pan.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until doughnuts begin to turn golden brown on the edges.
- Let doughnuts cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- Using a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar and cinnamon.
- Brush doughnuts with melted butter (tops and bottoms) and then dip into the cinnamon sugar mixture. Sprinkle any remaining cinnamon sugar on top.
- Doughnuts will taste best served immediately, but leftovers can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 117mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 582IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 1mg
