Breakfast & Brunch
Cake Doughnuts
Description
This homemade cake doughnut recipe is the only one you'll ever need!
Ingredients:
- Vegetable oil
- 3 1/3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 2 eggs
- Rainbow Doughnut Icing
Directions:
- In deep fryer or 3-quart saucepan, heat 3 to 4 inches oil to 375°F.
- In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the remaining ingredients except Rainbow Doughnut Icing with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in remaining flour.
- On generously floured surface, roll dough lightly to coat. Gently roll to 3/8-inch thickness. Cut dough with floured 2 1/2-inch doughnut cutter.
- Fry doughnuts in oil, 2 to 3 at a time, turning as they rise to the surface. Fry 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown on both sides. Remove from oil with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Cool slightly and frost with doughnut icing.
