Easy Baked Red Velvet Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 15

Servings: donuts

Calories: 320kcal

Author: Leslie Kiszka

Fluffy red velvet donuts are made easy with boxed cake mix and topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. Top them with red, white and blue sprinkles for a 4th of July treat!

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Ingredients

Red Velvet Donuts

1 ½ cups red velvet cake mix dry and unprepared
1 large egg room temperature and lightly beaten
⅓ cup buttermilk (make your own!)
½ tablespoon vegetable oil

Cream Cheese Frosting

4 ounces cream cheese (block, not spread) softened
½ - ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar (powdered sugar) sifted
2 tablespoons vanilla almond milk or milk of choice
Sprinkles

Instructions

Red Velvet Donuts

Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray donut pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together cake mix, egg, buttermilk and oil until thoroughly combined.
1 1/2 cups red velvet cake mix, 1 large egg, 1/3 cup buttermilk, 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
Fill a pastry bag (or a plastic bag with a hole cut in the corner) with batter and pipe into prepared pan. If you want a hole in the center, fill each donut cavity 2/3 full - you'll likely end up with 7 donuts. If you're like me and want more surface area for toppings, just distribute the batter evenly until it's all been used.
Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool in pan for a few minutes, then remove to cool completely on wire racks.

Cream Cheese Frosting

In a medium bowl using a hand mixer, combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and milk and beat until completely combined.
4 ounces cream cheese (block, not spread), 1/2 - 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar (powdered sugar), 2 tablespoons vanilla almond milk
Frost each donut and top with red, white and blue sprinkles. Serve and enjoy!

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