Baked Carrot Cake Donuts

Need an idea for a sweet addition to your Easter brunch? These Carrot Cake Donuts with Cream Cheese Glaze are an easy alternative to classic carrot cake and a great addition to your brunch spread.

Skill LevelBeginner

Amount12

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

Donuts
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup carrots
1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts

Glaze
3 oz. cream cheese
1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk

Topping
1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts (optional)
Buttercream frosting (optional)

Tools
Donut pan

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 425°F. Prepare doughnut pan with vegetable pan spray.
In large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
In medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, eggs, and melted butter. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Fold in carrots and walnuts. Divide batter evenly into prepared pans.
Bake 9-11 minutes or until doughnuts spring back when lightly touched. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then remove to cooling grid to cool completely.
For glaze, in microwave-safe bowl, microwave cream cheese at 50% power in 30 second intervals until cream cheese is slightly melted. Add confectioners’ sugar and milk; whisk until smooth. Top doughnuts with glaze and walnuts, if using. Top doughnuts with glaze.

Notes

- Sprinkle walnuts for an easy topping or decorate with a buttercream carrot

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