Valentine's Day Cake Mix Donuts
These vanilla cake mix donuts with a pink glaze are perfect for an easy Valentine's Day dessert, breakfast, or snack that everyone will love.
Ingredients
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Pink Glaze Frosting
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- 2-3 tbsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- pink food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350℉ and lightly grease your donut pans
- In a large bowl, mix the cake mix, water, butter, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spoon your batter into a piping bag or ziplock bag with the corner cut off into a donut pan, filling about half full.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Then, let them cool for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
Pink Glaze Frosting
- Melt the butter and let it cool.
- Once the butter is cool, whisk the powdered sugar, butter, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add pink food coloring 1 drop at a time until you reach the shade you would like.
- Adjust the consistency if needed. Too thick? Add a little more milk. Too thin? Add some more powdered sugar.
- Once the donuts are cool, dip them face-down into the glaze and then lift them straight up. Add Valentine sprinkles and enjoy!
Notes
Variations:
- Make chocolate-dipped cake mix donuts by dipping the donuts in melted chocolate, then drizzle with the pink glaze.
- Make them more festive and add Valentine sprinkles to the batter.
- Use different flavors of cake mix, like chocolate or red velvet.
- You can make these donuts less moist, like a cupcake, and more dense by adding ½ cup of flour and substituting the water for ½ cup of milk.
Helpful Tips:
- Try not to overfill the donut pan, or it will overflow, and the donuts will look like cupcakes.
- Let the donuts cool completely before glazing so the frosting sets.
- Add food coloring slowly, as a little goes a long way.
Storage:
- Store glazed donuts in an airtight container for 2 days. They can also be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days.