Description
Makes 9 Regular Sized Doughnut and 12 Mini Sized Doughnuts
Ingredients
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For Baked Doughnuts –
- 190g Plain Flour
- 3/4 tsp Baking Powder
- ¹/8 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Mixed Spice
- 1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 Orange, zested
- 30 g Unsalted Butter, melted
- 95 g Caster Sugar
- 1 Large Free Range Egg
- 60 ml Vegetable Oil
- 125 ml Semi Skimmed Milk
- 75g Mix Dried Fruit, raisins, cranberries
- Spray Oil, for tray greasing
For Decorating –
- 100g Caramelised White Chocolate, melted
- 25g Dark Chocolate, melted
- Chocolate Easter Decorations
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC, spray the doughnut trays with oil and set aside.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt, mixed spice, cinnamon and orange zest and set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, mix the melted butter, vegetable oil and sugar. Once this is combined, mix in the egg and the milk and whisk through.
- Slowly add the wet mixture to the dry, mix until just combined, careful not to over mix.
- Spoon the doughnut batter into a piping bag and pipe into the prepared tin. Fill the tins halfway, scattering the dried fruit across the batter. Topping up with more batter until the tins are two-thirds full.
- Bake in the oven for 8 – 10 minutes or until a cocktail stick comes out clean. Allow to cool on a wire rack. Repeat the process until all the batter is used.
- When ready to decorate, dunk each doughnut into the melted caramelised white chocolate and allow to set on a wire rack.
- Using a fine piping nozzle, pipe the dark chocolate into a cross, across each of the doughnuts. Using more dark chocolate attach the dark chocolate Easter decorations. Serve and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Easter