So it’s been very cold, wet and rainy here in good ol’ sydney town.

Like really, really cold.

We thought you could do with a sprinkle of sunshine . . . in the form of a donut.

It’s because I love food you . . . I thought I’d share 🙂

Now, I should tell you that I have had my eye on these babies since I first spied them when stalking casually browsing the delicious pages over at How Sweet Eats. I have been wanting to make them forever but something kept distracting me . . . manky over ripe bananas . . . special birthdays . . . more manky over ripe banans . . . requests from my little lady . . . and manky over ripe bananas again . . . until now.

Nothing was going to stop me!

And boy were they worth the wait . . . well actually I’m a little cranky I waited so long . . . I could have been devouring these delicious little donuts for months now!

Seriously soft donuts with the subtle, traditional chocolatey flavour that is red velvety goodness . . . and then you add the frosting!

Ummmm ohmyword this frosting! Slightly adapted from this recipe we used when replicating Jessica’s Banana snack cake .

I honestly have no words.

Make these donuts! Like now! And make sure you stop by How Sweet Eats while your enjoying them.

If you don’t have a donut pan you could just bake them as muffins instead . . . whatever you do, do yourself a favour and make these already!

Baked Red Velvet Cake Doughnuts with Whipped Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
Very Slightly adapted from this recipe at How Sweet Eats
Makes 12 donuts

Ingredients –

1 cup plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup milk (I use Skim)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon red food colouring

For the Frosting –

1/4 cup cream cheese, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons whipped cream (I use Dream Whip)

Method –

Preheat oven to 175’C (350’F)

Sift Flour, cocoa, sugar, salt and baking powder into a medium size bowl.

Add milk,

followed by the egg,

then butter.

Stir until just combined and set aside.

In a small bowl add baking soda,

then vinegar (it will get a funky fizz on, don’t freak out . . . it’s all part of the process baby, go with it ;))

Next add vanilla,

and red food colouring and stir to combine.

Add red vinegar mix to donut batter

and stir until combined.

Fill your donut pan about 2/3 full

and bake for 8-10 mins. Allow to cool in the pan fir 5 mins before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

While your donuts are cooling . . . make the frosting.

Put your softened cream cheese into a medium size bowl and beat for 2-3 mins until nice and smooth.

Sift in the icing sugar

then add vanilla and beat until well combined.

Add whipped cream/Dream Whip

and carefully fold until well combined then transfer to a small bowl

Once your donuts have completely cooled frost as you see fit . . . I chose to face plant myself mine directly into the mini bowl of deliciousness that is the whipped vanilla frosting . . .

MmmmMMm face plant into frosting . . .

once all donuts are frosted . . .

add a generous sprinkling of 100’s and 1000’s or whatever sprinkles tickle your fancy.

Close your eyes, take a bite and enjoy the little piece of heaven you have in your hot little hand.

Diiiiivvvvvviiiiiinnnnnneeeeeeee

Precious ♥

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Printable Version –

Baked Red Velvet Cake Doughnuts with Whipped Vanilla Cream Cheese frosting
Very Slightly adapted from this recipe at How Sweet Eats
Makes 12 donuts

Ingredients –

1 cup plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup milk (I use Skim)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon red food colouring

For the Frosting –

1/4 cup cream cheese, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons whipped cream (I use Dream Whip)

Method –

Preheat oven to 175’C (350’F)

Sift Flour, cocoa, sugar, salt and baking powder into a medium size bowl.

Add milk followed by the egg then butter. Stir until just combined and set aside.

In a small bowl out baking soda, vinegar (it will get a funky fizz on, don’t freak out . . . it’s all part of the process baby ;))

Next add vanilla and red food colouring and stir to combine.

Add red vinegar mix to donut batter and stir until combined.

Fill your donut pan about 2/3 full and bake for 8-10 mins.

Allow to cool in the pan for 5 mins before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

While your donuts are cooling . . . make the frosting.

Put your softened cream cheese into a medium size bowl and beat for 2-3 mins until nice and smooth.

Sift in the icing sugar then add vanilla and beat until well combined.

Add whipped cream/Dream Whip and carefully fold until well combined and transfer to a small bowl

Once your donuts have completely cooled frost as you see fit . . . I chose to face plant myself mine directly into the mini bowl of deliciousness that is the whipped vanilla frosting . . . once all donuts are frosting add a generous sprinkling of 100’s and 1000’s or whatever sprinkles tickle your fancy.

Close your eyes, take a bite and enjoy the little piece of heaven you have in your hot little hand.

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Nutritional Info (approx per donut with frosting) obtained using fatsecret.com –

Cal – 88
Fat – 1
Carbs – 12g
Protein – 3g
Fiber –  0

Nutritional Info (approx per donut – no frosting) obtained using fatsecret.com –

Cal – 70
Fat – 0.8g
Carbs – 11g
Protein – 2g
Fiber –  0.3

Nutritional Info (approx per serve of frosting only) obtained using fatsecret.com –

Cal –18
Fat – 0.4
Carbs – 0.9g
Protein – 0.7g
Fiber –  0