Homemade Red Velvet Donuts

These made from scratch Red Velvet Donuts are scrumptious warm bites of delight and are covered in cream cheese. These homemade doughnuts are quite addictive and are perfect not only for breakfast but for brunch, lunch, and also as a quick snack.

Course Desserts and Sweet Baked Goods

Cuisine American

Keyword Donuts, Red velvet Donuts, Valentine's Donuts

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Additional Time 5

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 291kcal

Equipment

Donut pan
Piping bags
Hand mixer/Stand mixer

Ingredients

Donuts

1 cup all-purpose flour scooped with a spoon and leveled with a knife
2 teaspoons cocoa powder
⅓ cup white granulated sugar
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
2 ½ tablespoons unsalted sweet cream butter melted & cooled to room temperature
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoons sour cream
⅓ cup buttermilk
1 tablespoons red food coloring
½ teaspoons distilled vinegar
1 tablespoon Red Velvet Emulsion optional

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 tablespoon unsalted sweet cream butter softened
4 oz cream cheese softened
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
sprinkles

Instructions

Make the Donuts

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray the donut pan with a non-stick spray and set aside.
Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, and white sugar in a large bowl and set aside.
Either using a stand mixer or in a large bowl and using a hand mixer, combine the melted butter, the egg, vanilla, sour cream, and buttermilk. Combine throughly until the batter is nice and smooth. Then mix in the food coloring and distilled vinegar. If you want to add in the Red Velvet emulsion, now would be the time to add that in as well.
Next, combine the wet ingredients into the dry and mix slowly with a spatula just until the ingredients are combined.
Take a tall glass and put a piping bag into it and bend the sides of the piping bag over the sides of the glass. Spoon some of the batter into the bag. Then snip off the bottom tip of the bag. Then pipe the batter into the donut pan.
Place the pans in the oven and bake for approximately 8 to 10 minutes. Allow them to cool for a few minutes in the pan. Then remove carefully from the pan and allow them to cool for a few minutes.

Make the Frosting

Using either a stand mixer or hand mixer, combine the cream cheese and the butter until they are thoroughly combined.
Next add in one cup of powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of milk. Then mix together thoroughly.
Slowly add in more powdered sugar and milk if desired to reach to correct consistency you are looking for.
When the donuts have cooled, dip them into the frosting, place them on the wire rack, top with sprinkles, and let them sit for a bit.
Enjoy!

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