Baked Red Velvet Donuts. You guys, recipes like this almost write the post for themselves. Super moist and spongy baked donuts in classic red velvet flavor topped with powdered sugar or classic vanilla icing. I hope you have some fun on the books for this weekend?

Red Velvet can come in many forms which is why I've decided to combine the flavor of red velvet cake with the fun single-serve nature of a donut! These Chocolate Red Velvet Donuts are beyond chocolatey. Although Christmas vacation is not over yet, I'm already in the mood for Valentine's Day baking. You can cook Baked Red Velvet Donuts using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Baked Red Velvet Donuts

1. It's 1 of egg.
2. It's 1/2 cup of buttermilk.
3. It's 1/2 cup of & 2 tsp vegetable oil.
4. You need 1 tbs of red food coloring.
5. It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
6. You need 1/2 tsp of vinegar.
7. It's 3/4 cup of granulated sugar.
8. It's 1.25 cup of all purpose flour.
9. You need 1.5 tsp of cocoa powder.
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
12. Prepare of Cream Cheese Icing.
13. You need 3/4 cup of powdered sugar.
14. You need 1 oz of cream cheese.
15. You need 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
16. You need 1/2-1 tsp of milk.

Red velvet meets baked donuts in this striking breakfast treat. Ok, I'm breaking one of my rules with this recipe. I try really hard to make sure that the majority of the recipes on my blog are accessible for everyone. And yes - this one requires a special baking pan.

Baked Red Velvet Donuts instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180C). Lightly coat donut pans with oil/butter..
2. In a large bowl, mix together all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, and sugar. Sift them in order to mix them easily with wet ingredients. Set aside..
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, red food coloring, and vinegar..
4. Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, whisking them together until all the clumps are gone. Batter will have a very heavy and wet texture..
5. Using an icing bag (or a zip lock bag with the corner cut out), pipe the donut mix into the donut pan. You can also spoon the donut mix in, but it will be messier and harder to get an even fill. Fill the donut rings to about 3/4 full. Bake for about 15-17 minutes..
6. Let donuts cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then gently remove them and place on a wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle with the icing..
7. For the Vanilla Cream Cheese Icing Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a small bowl. Use a spatula to press the ingredients around until combined. Add the milk a little at a time to get the desired consistency..

I almost didn't make them, just because. Please oh please, do NOT squeeze out the food coloring from those tiny teardrop-shaped bottles! These fluffy baked Red Velvet Donuts are soft, moist, and secretly healthy! You'd never know they're sugar free, low fat, low calorie, and gluten free too!. The hint of cocoa and extra vanilla flavor both bring every component of these Red Velvet Donuts together to create one fantastic dessert.