Amazing Chocolate Cake Donuts Made With Fresh Milled Flour

These Amazing Chocolate Cake Donuts Made With Fresh Milled Flour are not just another donut recipe. These have the most amazing cake donut texture that is both moist and decadent. And, they are baked, not fried, which means, healthier for you and you can still indulge on your favorite chocolate donut!

What Is The Difference Between A Cake Donut And A Regular Donut?

The difference between a cake donut and a regular donut is all in the ingredient list. A cake donut is made without yeast, so in order for it to get a rise, it is generally made with baking powder. A regular yeast donut is made with yeast to get a rise. Another difference is a cake donut can be made right after the batter is mixed, and a yeast donut takes time to allow for a rise. So, a cake donut will be a slightly denser texture & moist, and a regular yeast donut will have a more airy texture & soft. To sum up:

• Cake donuts are made without yeast.
• Cake donuts are a denser, moist, cake like texture
• Cake donuts are faster to make because no rise time is needed.

What Is The Difference Between Cake Batter & Donut Batter

Well, this depends on what kind of donut, the main difference in a cake batter and a regular yeast donut batter, is that this kind of donut uses yeast for it’s rise, and needs longer time to allow for rise time. However, if you are comparing cake donuts to cake batter, the ingredient list gets very similar. In fact, you probably would have success using your favorite cake recipe as a cake donut recipe. It would just need adjusted for the pan size.

Why Bake These Cake Donuts?

Well, the main reason is for health reasons, obviously baking these donuts makes them a healthier option right off the bat, then making them with fresh milled flour elevates their nutritional value from basically zero, to getting vitamin E, protein, iron, and fiber! All this in a sweet treat!

I like to bake or air fry whenever I can, because I literally hate deep-frying things. I dislike everything about deep frying! lol I hate the smell that lingers for what seems like forever! I hate the greasy feeling of the food! Also, I hate those empty calories I could be eating something else with, lol. Even, buying the extra oil seems like an extra chore!

You Won’t Find A Deep Fryer In My House!

I don’t own a deep fryer, and don’t really ever plan to. I find ways to make our favorite recipes without all the time! However, I do have cast iron, and I am aware I could use that to fry things, but I still resort to baking or air frying. So, if you are like me, and dislike deep frying, I can promise that pretty much all my recipes will not call for deep frying!

So, How To I Bake Cake Donuts Instead of Frying Them?

To bake cake donuts instead of frying them, it is helpful to have a donut pan. Now, there are many different sizes, and options to choose from. I will share the one I use, and my recipes are made for this size pan, HERE is a link to the pan set I use. The size of the donut hole is 2.8 inches in diameter, and each pan can make 6 donuts. They are sold as a set, so you can make 12 donuts at one time with these.

How To Make Donuts With Fresh Milled Flour

Using Fresh milled flour is not totally different than using regular white flour in these donut cake recipes. You do need to adjust your flour amount, and liquids a bit from a regular white flour recipe. This recipe is made specifically for freshly milled flour. I used half soft white wheat, and half spelt. That is one of my favorite blends for donuts!

Are These Donuts Actually Healthier For Me?

Normally, we consider donuts an unhealthy food choice, but when we change a few things, they can actually be beneficial to our health in moderation, of course. You still are getting the sugar, and fat. But, when we change just 2 things we are making a huge difference in what we are putting in our bodies!

Firstly, we are baking these donuts, and not frying them. So, we are cutting way back on the saturated fats (the kind we don’t want) right off the bat. Secondly, we are replacing the commercial flour, which virtually has no positive nutritional value, with fresh milled flour. Freshly milled flour retains almost all the nutrients of the whole wheat kernel (wheat berry.) This means, that our sweet treat now contains, vitamin E, Iron, Protein, Fiber, and so much more! Just by changing the flour we use!

So, make these two changes to your sweet delightful snacks, and you can feel better about what you are putting in your body without sacrificing your favorite snacks! Plus, you get that feeling of accomplishment that you made such a delicious snack truly from scratch!

Ingredients For These Chocolate Cake Donuts Made With Fresh Milled Flour

• 1&1/2 cup fresh milled flour (180g) (I milled 1/2 cup soft white wheat berries & 1/2 cup spelt berries to get this)
• 6 TBSP (84g) melted butter
• 2 TBSP Extra Light Olive Oil
• 1/2 cup sugar (100g)
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar (50g)
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup kefir (120g) (yogurt or sour cream would also work)
• 1/2 whole milk (110g)
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder (64g)
• 1&1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt

Vanilla Glaze Topping (*Optional)

• 2 cups powdered sugar (240g)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1&1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 5 to 6 TBSP whole milk

Instructions To Make These Chocolate Cake Donuts With Fresh Milled Flour

1. Firstly, Mill your flour, I like to use half soft white wheat & half spelt.
2. Preheat oven to 350*F, and spray your donut pans wit non stick cooking spray.
3. Then, put melted butter, oil, sugars, eggs, vanilla, kefir, and milk in a mixing bowl, and stir until incorporated.
4. Add the cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the fresh milled flour, and whisk together.
5. Then, add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, and stir to combine, until it is smooth, but not overmixed.
6. Fill the donut pan holes about 2/3 full, and bake on the center oven rack.
7. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes for the 3 inch donut pans. (bake mini donuts 7-8 minutes, and donut holes for 14-16 mins.)
8. Test doneness with a toothpick, and make sure it comes out clean.
9. Remove pans from oven, and allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Then, carefully turn pans over to remove the donuts from the pan.
10. Transfer donuts to a wire rack to allow to cool completely (about 20 more minutes) before adding a glaze or powdered sugar.
11. Make optional glaze and dip each donut in and place back on wire rack, or roll in powdered sugar, or dip in chocolate, or even eat plain just like this!

Optional vanilla glaze:

1. Sift powdered sugar and salt into bowl (to get clumps out)
2. Then, add vanilla extract and start with 4 TBSP milk. Whisk until the glaze is completely smooth. Check by holding up whisk, it should easily drizzle off.
3. If it seems to thick, add another TBSP of milk until you get the desired consistency.
4. Dip each donut in the glaze, flipping to coat both sides. Let any excess drip back into the bowl, then place donut back onto wire rack.
5. Let sit for about 20 more minutes for the glaze to harden and set.

Want To Learn More About Baking With Fresh Milled Flour?

I have a great post & video to start with!

Fresh Milled Flour : 101 blog post HERE

Fresh Milled Flour :101 Video HERE

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