Heart Shaped Donuts

Back in February when Valentine’s Day was over and I was hoarding up on clearance candy I came across a baking pan for heart shaped donuts. They had it marked down 50% because apparently people have no need for heart shaped baked goods outside of the 14^th of February. Bêtise. So I grabbed that too and have been really anxious to use it. So for today’s Tea Time Tuesday post I’m baking cake donuts that are so simple to make and just as yummy as any artificial donut you’d get in a box in front of the milk isle of your local grocery store. I’m rolling some in cinnamon sugar and dipping others in a very simple glaze and topped with sprinkles. So grab your own donut pan, pour some Chai Tea and enjoy!

Baked Cake Donuts
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
¾ Cup Granulated Sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
¾ cup milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened



Cinnamon Sugar
¾ Cup Granulated Sugar
1 tablespoon Cinnamon
(Mix ingredients together)

Glaze
1 Cup Confectioners Sugar
2 Tablespoons Hot Water
½ teaspoon almond extract
(Stir ingredients together)




For donuts, mix first six ingredients together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl combine final four ingredients. Pour wet mixture into flour mixture and beat on a medium speed until just combined (occasionally scraping sides of bowl). Lightly grease donut pan, and fill each cup ¾ full. Bake at 325 degrees for 10-14 minutes or until donuts spring back and feel quite cakey.

Once baked, remove from donut pan immediately and those being coated in the cinnamon sugar must be rolled while donuts are still very hot so the sugar will stick nicely.

For glazed donuts they may be cooler before dipping. Dip the tops of the donuts in glaze and if adding sprinkles do so immediately so they stick to the glaze before it dries. Have fun with this recipe, decorate the donuts anyway you’d like with other kinds of icings and glazes that you may fancy.

Once cooled, arrange donuts on a tray or platter and enjoy!