Donuts in general are such a delicious dessert. Add in a chocolate ganache frosting and it takes them to the next level! These baked chocolate donuts with a chocolate ganache frosting are the perfect after dinner treat and go amazing with a cup of coffee or tea. Or they’re equally amazing by themselves as a random snack just because you want one! My family and I went through these pretty quickly!
These are moist and have a rich chocolatey taste without being overpowering. Which can sometimes be a problem because you find yourself eating multiple..oh, maybe that’s just me. Either way! Stick around to see how you can make them for yourself to soon be eating one, or two or three!
Ingredients:
Donuts:
- All-Purpose Flour
- Cocoa Powder
- Baking Soda
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Salt
- Egg
- Plain Greek Yogurt
- Milk
- Melted Butter
- Vanilla Extract
Chocolate Ganache:
- Chocolate Chips
- Heavy Cream
How To Make the Chocolate Donuts:
Preheat oven to 350º and spray a donut pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a medium size mixing bowl, add both sugars and melted butter and whisk until fully combined.
Add in egg, yogurt, milk, and vanilla extract and mix.
Add in your dry ingredients – flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Switch to a rubber spatula or spoon and fully mix. Batter will be very thick, almost like a frosting texture.
Fill the donut spaces 3/4 full, taking care to not overfill. *Tip: to fill the donut pan easier, place the batter in piping bag or a gallon size storage bag and cut the corner tip off and pipe the batter into the donut spaces.
Bake for approximately 8 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let donuts cool in pan for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
While the donuts are cooling make your chocolate ganache.
Heat heavy cream in a microwave safe bowl for approximately 60 seconds or until boiling. Pour in chocolate chips and give a quick stir to ensure all of the chips are covered, then leave the ganache to sit undisturbed for 2-3 minutes.
Once the 2-3 minutes are up, whisk until a smooth, chocolatey ganache has formed. If the ganache has any lumps, heat another 15 seconds and whisk until smooth. Repeat if needed.
Dip the tops of the donuts in the ganache and transfer back to the cooling rack to fully set before enjoying.
Store donuts in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days or in the fridge for up to a week.
Baked Chocolate Frosted Cake Donuts
Ingredients
Chocolate Donuts
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Ganache
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º and spray a donut pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium size mixing bowl, add both sugars and melted butter and whisk until fully combined.
- Add in egg, yogurt, milk, and vanilla extract and mix.
- Add in your dry ingredients – flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Switch to a rubber spatula or spoon and fully mix. Batter will be very thick, almost like a frosting texture.
- Fill the donut spaces 3/4 full, taking care not to overfill. *Tip: to fill the donut pan easier, place the batter in a piping bag or a gallon size storage bag and cut the corner tip off and pipe the batter into the donut spaces.
- Bake for approximately 8 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let donuts cool in pan for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While the donuts are cooling make your chocolate ganache.
- Heat heavy cream in a microwave safe bowl for approximately 60 seconds or until boiling. Pour in the chocolate chips and give a quick stir to ensure all of the chips are covered, then leave the ganache to sit undisturbed for 2-3 minutes.
- Once the 2-3 minutes are up, whisk until a smooth, chocolatey ganache has formed. If the ganache has any lumps, heat another 15 seconds and whisk until smooth. Repeat if needed.
- Dip the tops of the donuts in the ganache and transfer back to the cooling rack to fully set before enjoying.
- Store donuts in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days or in the fridge for up to a week.
