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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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This homemade cake doughnut recipe is the only one you'll ever need!

Cake Doughnuts

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil
  • 3 1/3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • Rainbow Doughnut Icing
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In deep fryer or 3-quart saucepan, heat 3 to 4 inches oil to 375°F.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the remaining ingredients except Rainbow Doughnut Icing with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in remaining flour.
  • Step 
    3
    On generously floured surface, roll dough lightly to coat. Gently roll to 3/8-inch thickness. Cut dough with floured 2 1/2-inch doughnut cutter.
  • Step 
    4
    Fry doughnuts in oil, 2 to 3 at a time, turning as they rise to the surface. Fry 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown on both sides. Remove from oil with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Cool slightly and frost with doughnut icing.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Doughnut
Calories from Fat
45
Trans Fat
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Exchanges:
Free
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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