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Cake Mix Donuts Recipe! {5-Ingredient Powdered Sugar Donuts}

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Whether you make this Cake Mix Donuts Recipe for breakfast or dessert, you’re going to LOVE the delicious results!

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Today I’m going to show you how to make powdered sugar donuts in a donut pan… Baked, Not Fried!  And let me tell you… you won’t believe how EASY this Betty Crocker Cake Mix Donuts Recipe is!

This sweet cake mix donut recipe baked in the oven will have you dreaming for more as soon as they are gone.

Now these aren’t your typical dense cake mix donuts, but are more of a light and fluffy powdered sugar donut.  And yes… they’re melt-in-your-mouth delicious, too.  Seriously, what’s not to love about light and fluffy donuts covered in powdered sugar for dessert or brunch!!

So if you love simple recipes that take hardly any ingredients, you’re really going to love this EASY cake mix donuts recipe!

Let’s get baking, shall we?  Here’s what you’ll need to get your baked powdered sugar donuts started…

Cake Mix Donuts Recipe

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What Are The Ingredients In Powdered Donuts?

I’ve kept the ingredients for these tasty powdered donuts as easy and simple for you as possible:

  • Betty Crocker French Vanilla Cake Mix
  • Eggs
  • Milk
  • Butter
  • Powdered Sugar

How Do You Keep Powdered Sugar From Melting On Donuts?

So what is the white powder on donuts and how do you keep it from melting or disappearing?

It’s powdered sugar and the trick for making sure the powdered sugar doesn’t melt is to:

  1. Bake these powdered sugar donuts, instead of frying them.
  2. Then, once you have removed the donuts from the oven, wait 5 minutes to make sure the donuts have cooled.
  3. Once the donuts have cooled, roll the donuts in fresh powdered sugar.

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Cake Mix Donuts Recipe

Whether you make this Cake Mix Donuts Recipe for breakfast or dessert, you're going to LOVE the delicious results!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time12 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15 donuts

Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker French Vanilla Cake Mix {15.25 oz}
  • 1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp. Butter melted
  • 3/4 cup Milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, butter, and milk, and mix with mixer until well combined.
  • Spray donut pan with non-stick cooking spray, and spoon mixture into pan filling each spot no more than halfway full.
  • Bake for 11 - 13 minutes, or until done.
  • Remove donuts from pan, and roll in powdered sugar.  Wait 5 minutes, then re-roll each donut in powdered sugar one more time.  ENJOY!

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Comments

  3. CoCo says

    Cake donuts are my favorite donuts, Heidi, so I am super excited to try these! I was JUST talking to S about eating sweet 16 donuts when we were growing up. My Mom made almost all of our food from scratch so going to the store to grab a little bag of donuts was a huge treat for us! Sending you hugs, CoCo

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  5. Kirsi says

    Oh Heidi, I’m getting hungry …. especially the Pancake Tower makes me hungry. Now I’m going in the kitchen … and drink a coffee without pancakes 😉
    greetings
    Kirsi

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  11. somewhereinireland says

    My grandmother used to make donuts when I was a kid. My sisters and I loved them and always looked forward to visiting her knowing we would have some homemade donuts. You make it look so easy, we’ll have to try it, Thanks for sharing and have a great week.

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  12. Her Digital Coffee says

    I love powdered sugar donuts! They’re so delicious and I love how easy this recipe is. I never thought of even attempting this at home, but this recipe is so easy! I love that you can bake it instead of frying it. Thank you so much for sharing this gem!

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    • Heidi says

      Thanks so much, Michelle! And I agree… fresh home-baked donuts really are so much better than store bought donuts!

      Reply

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