BABYCAKES DONUT MAKER RECIPE -- easy, mini baked donuts (2024)

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Donut Maker fun: How to make mini baked donuts with the Babycakes Donut Maker — delicious easy recipe idea for breakfast.

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Babycakes Donut Maker recipe

This vanilla Babycakes Donut Maker recipe is a family favorite!

My mother-in-law got my daughter–well, me–the Babycakes donut maker for Christmas, which may or may not have been my suggestion. And we love it!

more donut maker recipes

By the way, if you like this recipe, check out

  • how to make biscuit donuts in the Donut Maker
  • (my most-often used) pancake mix donuts in the Donut Maker
  • Use the DonutMaker to make Cookie Monster donuts.
  • Want something healthy? Trail mix donuts.

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review

It did occur to me, “Hmmm, another piece of kitchenware I’ll have to find a place for to gather dust,” but I’ve a feeling this one might will spared the dust part.

It really is super easy to use and a jillion times quicker than making traditional doughnuts.

Plus, I’m a total doughnut purist. None of this “baked” stuff, I like them deep-fried and unhealthy. But wouldn’t ya’ know it?

These were really good and really doughnutty. So all in all, Go Babycakes donut Maker. You make a good doughnut in three to five minutes.

(It also comes with a handy dandy prong tool thing and a handy dandy wire rack).

donut topping ideas

Here are a few ideas to add to your mini baked donuts.

  • Dusting of confectioner’s sugar
  • Bakery-style frosting and sprinkles
  • Quick donut glaze
  • Drizzle honey or maple syrup
  • Brush with melted butter and add cinnamon sugar

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doughnut recipe for Babycakes Donut Maker

Prepare the Donut Maker with non-stick spray, and heat the Donut Maker according to the instructions.

Put in mixing bowl and combine:

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

Add and blend just until the ingredients are mixed well and dough is creamy:

1/4 cup half and half (any milk, including plant-based, works too!)

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

Immediately scoop the batter into a disposable decorating bag and close with a rubber band. Snip the tip and pipe a ring of dough into each of the molds. (Or, just use a spoon!) About 2 tablespoons will fit in each cavity.

Close the lid and bake for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the Donut Maker and rest on a wire rack. Top with icing, confectioner’s sugar or cinnamon sugar.

TIP: To help evenly brown the donuts, you may flip them after 2 1/2 to 3 minutes (only if they are easily flippable, don’t try and pry them out). In theory, you shouldn’t have to flip the donuts, as the Donut Maker should cook evenly, but as the Donut Maker ages, it can lose some zing in the top.

Yield: 9 doughnuts (which means one batch plus three since the Donut Maker holds six.)

Yield: 9 mini donuts

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The BEST easy mini baked donuts. This Babycakes Donut Maker recipe is delicious and fun for breakfast.

Prep Time5 minutes

Cook Time15 minutes

Total Time20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup half and half (milk, even plant-based, works too!)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. Prepare the Donut Maker with non-stick spray, and heat the Donut Maker according to the instructions.
  2. Put in mixing bowl and combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  3. Add the half and half or milk, egg, vanilla, and oil and blend just until the ingredients are mixed well and dough is creamy:
  4. Immediately scoop the batter into a disposable decorating bag and close with a rubber band. Snip the tip and pipe a ring of dough into each of the molds. OR, just use a spoon to fill the molds with about two tablespoons of batter each.
  5. Close the lid and bake for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the Donut Maker and rest on a wire rack.
  6. Top with icing, confectioner's sugar or cinnamon sugar.
  7. Yield: 9 doughnuts (which means one batch plus three since the Donut Maker holds six. I think. I think mine are slightly too big since they have those ridges around the middle, so maybe you can get 10.)

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

9

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving:Calories: 92Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 179mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 0gSugar: 6gProtein: 2g

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BABYCAKES DONUT MAKER RECIPE -- easy, mini baked donuts (2024)

FAQs

Why are my mini donuts not fluffy? ›

Underproofed – leads to stiffer (denser) donuts that don't puff up well when fried. Cracked donuts – this may have happened if you used a cutter and it wasn't sharp enough to cut through the dough cleanly. Or the dough is underproofed or too cold.

How many mini donuts does a 50 lb bag of mix make? ›

50 lbs. of mix will yield up to 460 donuts at 2.5 oz. dough pieces. Donuts are commonly used as a breakfast or snack item.

How many mini donuts equal a regular donut? ›

About three mini donuts equal the size of one regular donut. Try a Fruity Pebble donut, one filled with Boston cream and another piped with key lime pie filling and topped with a sprinkle of graham cracker crust. You'll be able to finish them all without a stomachache.

What is the best oil for mini donuts? ›

What kind of oil is best for cooking donuts? The best oil is the one with the least flavour. Vegetable oil and canola oil are both very good in this respect. The most important thing is to use the same oil for the same kinds of foods, since oil readily absorbs flavours and aromas.

How long does a mini donut maker take? ›

Fill each cooking reservoir with about 2 tablespoons of batter. 4. Bake about 4 to 5 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into donut comes out clean.

What is the secret for soft doughnuts? ›

How to Make Super Soft and Fluffy Sugar Glazed Doughnuts | Fried or Baked. There's only one way to make doughnuts even softer and fluffier and that is by scalding some of the flour. Scalding is a technique used to not only make bread softer, but also to make it stay soft for longer.

Why are Krispy Kreme donuts so light and fluffy? ›

A batch of original glazed starts with Krispy Kreme doughnut mix, water and yeast, the same single-cell fungi used to make bread rise. The yeast is what makes the original glazed so light -- it puffs the dough up with air, so it's not dense like a cake doughnut (more on this later).

Can you bake donuts instead of frying them? ›

Spoon the batter into the lightly greased doughnut pans, filling the wells to about 1/4" shy of the rim. Bake the doughnuts for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove them from the oven, and wait 5 to 7 minutes before turning them out of the pans onto a rack.

How much money can you make selling mini donuts? ›

Look at these tasty profits...

Let's say you placed your machine in a good traffic location and operated at full speed for 2 hours, selling all the mini-donuts you produced. As much as 95% profit - that's over $500.00 per hour possible!

How many mini donuts per person? ›

We recommend approximately 4 mini donuts per person, but that may vary depending on your particular event and what other items, if any, you may be serving.

How many donuts is one co*ke? ›

Based off of the tweeted photo, we turned to a popular donut chain for reference. A Krispy Kreme strawberry iced donut with sprinkles equals 11 grams of sugar. If you multiply that by six, that accounts for 66 grams of sugar, and give or take a gram six of those donuts do equal a 20 oz. classic co*ke.

What do you call a small donut without hole? ›

Jelly Doughnut

These classic doughnuts are typically round without a hole in the middle, and generally leavened with yeast. The center is stuffed with jelly, jam, or preserves (and sometimes chocolate!), giving you a burst of flavor with each bite.

Can you make mini donuts without a donut pan? ›

You don't need to add another pan to your collection in order to make baked doughnuts. Instead, grab a muffin tin and some aluminum foil to create a makeshift doughnut pan.

What are the small circle donuts called? ›

Types of Crullers

French crullers are pastries made from stiff choux dough piped into circles, fried, and glazed. It's common for American donut shops to create their own cruller donut varieties or label French crullers as donuts.

How do you fill a mini donut pan? ›

Use a piping bag to fill your pan.

It is tricky to spoon batter evenly into a donut pan – and nearly impossible with a mini donut pan. Piping the batter in with a pastry bag or a ziploc bag with the corner snipped off will save you a lot of time and frustration.

How do you use the Nostalgia Mini Donut Maker? ›

Your AUTOMATIC MINI DONUT FACTORY™ will release a measured amount of dough from the Dough Dispenser into the hot oil. The donut will be held for seconds in a frying area before advancing to the flipping mechanism. The flipping mechanism flips the donut over onto the Spatula Fingers.

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