Cake Doughnuts – Donuts

These delicious cake doughnuts are so simple to make. They’re soft, tender and you can whip them up in 15 minutes or less.

• All-purpose flour – 3 cups
• Salt – 1/2 teaspoon
• Baking powder – 3 teaspoons
• Nutmeg – 1 teaspoon
• Egg – 1
• Sugar – 1/3 cup
• Oil or melted butter – 3 tablespoons
• Milk – 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons

TOPPING, Optional

• Sugar – 3 – 4 tablespoons
• Cinnamon – 1 to 2 teaspoons

PROCEDURE

Step 1

Measure out the flour into a bowl.

Step 2

Add the salt and baking powder.

Step 3

Grate in the nutmeg and mix to combine. If you don’t have access to nutmeg, you could use 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence.

Step 4

Add one large egg.

Step 5

Add the oil or melted butter and sugar. You could use half oil and half butter. Melted and cooled.

Step 6

Add the milk and mix to combine.

Step 7

Form into a ball.

Step 8

Meanwhile, heat up some vegetable or canola oil for deep frying.

Step 9

Gently knead the dough for a few seconds until it comes together. You don’t want to over-knead.

Step 10

Roll it out to about 1/4 inch thickness.

Step 11

Cut the dough with a doughnut cutter or a circular object and a bottle cap.

Step 12

Gently drop doughnuts into the hot oil.

Step 13

Fry for 2 to 3 minutes per side.

Step 14

Remove from oil and transfer to a kitchen paper-lined tray to soak up excess oil.

Step 15

Fry the doughnut holes too.

Step 16

Mix together 3 to 4 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Roll the doughnuts in the sugar mixture and serve. This part is totally optional.

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Enjoy!