Easy Donut Cake

A fun easy cake that doubles as breakfast, that you can’t beat! This Easy Donut Cake is a quick, easy and delicious treat for the whole family!

Having a special occasion? Want to switch it up for breakfast? Do you just love cake and want something super easy and delicious? Then this Easy Donut Cake is just what you’re needing.

Why you’ll love this cake:

• Resembles a donut!
• 100% from scratch.
• Full of simple vanilla flavor.
• Perfect with a cup of coffee.

What does donut cake taste like?

This cake is based on our 5 flavor pound cake. Instead of 5 flavors, we added LorAnn Princess Cake and Cookie Emulsion. This has a bakery style sweet flavor. You can use plain vanilla extract if you’d like.

The texture is rich and buttery, and it pairs well with the sweet white glaze.

How do you make a donut cake?

There are donut cakes that you’ll find that are basically piled up donuts with frosting in the middle. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

But for this recipe we wanted it to look like a donut. A giant donut.

So we bought a bundt cake pan that is meant to make donut-style cakes. Perfectly round and smooth. Grease it with our cake release so the cake comes out cleanly.

Make the Pound Cake

• Preheat the oven to 340 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 10″ donut bundt pan with shortening, then dust with flour.
• Cream together the softened butter and sugar using a hand mixer.
• Beat in the eggs until well blended.
• Add the baking powder, salt, and flavorings. Mix well.
• Add the flour and milk alternately, mixing and scraping the bowl between each addition.
• Pour the batter in the prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes. The exact time will depend on the size and shape of your bundt pan so watch it closely. Don’t open the oven until you think it is done.
• Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes in the pan.
• Turn the cake onto a cake plate to cool completely.

Make the glaze.

This glaze is super easy. Just put the ingredients into a bowl and use a whisk to mix it up until it is smooth. If it is too thick, add a touch more heavy cream to make it easy to drizzle. Don’t make it too thin though or it will all just run off.

Sprinkle with sprinkles right after icing the cake so that they stick.

How do you store bundt cake?

This cake is safe to store at room temperature in an airtight container for 5 days. However, it also freezes well for up to 2 months.

Easy Donut Cake

4.67 from 18 votes

A fun easy cake that doubles as breakfast, that you can't beat! This Easy Donut Cake is a quick, easy and delicious treat for the whole family!

Servings 15

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Ingredients

 

For the Cake:

• 1 1/2 cups butter softened
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 5 large eggs room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon LorAnn Princess Cake and Cookie Extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup buttermilk room temperature

For the Vanilla Glaze:

• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar sifted
• ¼-⅓ cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon LorAnn Princess Cake and Cookie Extract
• dash salt

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 340 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 10″ donut bundt pan with shortening, then dust with flour.
• Cream together the softened butter and sugar using a hand mixer.
• Beat in the eggs until well blended.
• Add the baking powder, salt, and flavorings. Mix well.
• Add the flour and milk alternately, mixing and scraping the bowl between each addition.
• Pour the batter in the prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes. The exact time will depend on the size and shape of your bundt pan so watch it closely. Don’t open the oven until you think it is done.
• Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes in the pan.
• Turn the cake onto a cake plate to cool completely.
• In a small bowl, use a whisk to mix the powdered sugar, cream, corn syrup, extract and salt until smooth.
• Drizzle over the cooled cake and immediately sprinkle with colored sprinkles.

Notes

The calories shown are based on the cake being cut into 15 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of cake. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**

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Nutrition

Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 281mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 742IU | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg

Author Julie Clark

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Calories 508

Keyword bundt cake, easy cake, vanilla cake

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