As i mentioned during the nutella donut recipe that i found a donut pan at goodwill, so now it’s trying out different recipes and perfecting them!
This one definitely has some potential. I did not have the ingredients for the frosting indicated in the original recipe, but some of the flavors would not agree with the hubby, so it all worked out!
I did find the basic recipe for the donut a little lacking, and i would up the coffee to be instant coffee crystals instead.
I did some research and found a chocolate donut frosting recipe, and that was great!
I love experimenting with different donuts recipes! I eat about a half a donut, hubby determines how many he will want, and then i share with the neighborhood!
Easy Mocha Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour (or pastry flour)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cocoa (will try 2)
- 3 tablespoons butter (melted & cooled)
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1/4 cup coffee (room temperature) (1 tsp instant coffee dissolved in 1/4 cup water)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons greek yogurt* (room temperature)
- 2 tablespoons milk* (temperature)
Chocolate Frosting
- 3/4 cup (135g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 Tablespoons (43g) unsalted butter
- 1 Tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1 Tablespoon water
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350°. Grease 6 tin donut pan.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar and cocoa.
- In microwave melt butter, let cool slightly.
- In a medium bowl whisk together egg, coffee, milk, yogurt and vanilla, add melted butter and combine.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix just until flour is absorbed, it will be a little lumpy but that is perfect.
- Fill doughnut pan until almost full.
- Bake for approximately 8-10 minutes (check with a toothpick for doneness), cool in pan and then remove to wire rack to cool completely before drizzling with the glaze.
Chocolate Frosting
- Place the chocolate chips, butter, corn syrup, and water in a medium bowl.
- Melt in 20 second increments in the microwave, stirring after each time, until completely melted and smooth.
- Dip the donuts into the chocolate frosting, then cover with sprinkles, if desired.
Verdict:
As i mentioned above, i combined 2 different recipes and came up with a fun outcome!
Will need to retry this with more coffee and more chocolate!
Might also be interesting to try the actual frosting that went with the donut! So many recipes so little time and jean sizes!
If you give this a try, let me know what you thought, what frosting you enjoyed if any!
