Description

These Chocolate Cake Mix Donuts are a quick and easy treat made from a boxed cake mix, perfect for a homemade dessert or snack. You can bake them in the oven or use an electric mini doughnut maker. Once baked, they’re topped with chocolate frosting and fun sprinkles or a simple vanilla glaze for a deliciously indulgent finish.

Ingredients

Scale

Donut Batter

1 box chocolate cake mix (15.25 ounces, or your favorite flavor)
1 egg
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup milk

Toppings

1 container chocolate frosting
Assorted fun sprinkles, for decoration

Vanilla Glaze (Optional)

1 cup confectioners sugar
1–2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Preheat and Prepare: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease donut pans with non-stick cooking spray if baking. Alternatively, preheat your electric mini donut maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Mix Batter: In a mixing bowl, beat together the cake mix, egg, melted butter, and milk until fully combined and smooth.
Pipe Batter: Transfer the batter into a large piping bag or resealable plastic bag. Pipe the batter evenly into the donut pans or donut maker wells, being careful not to overfill.
Bake or Cook Donuts: For oven method, bake the donuts for 15 to 18 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. For the electric mini donut maker, cook the donuts for 7-8 minutes until cooked through.
Cool Donuts: If baked in the oven, allow donuts to cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then invert pan onto a wire rack and cool completely. If made in the donut maker, transfer donuts to a wire rack to cool.
Prepare Frosting: For store-bought frosting, heat frosting in the microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute until slightly runny. For vanilla glaze, combine powdered sugar and milk in a bowl, stirring until smooth with a runny consistency.
Decorate Donuts: Drizzle melted chocolate frosting over donuts and garnish with sprinkles or chocolate chips. Or dip donuts into the vanilla glaze and set on racks to decorate.

Notes

You can substitute the chocolate cake mix with any flavor you prefer.
Use a piping bag for neat and even filling of the donut molds.
Donuts should be completely cool before frosting to prevent melting.
The vanilla glaze can be adjusted in thickness by adding more or less milk.
Store leftover donuts in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15-18 minutes (oven), 7-8 minutes (donut maker)
Category: Dessert
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Keywords: chocolate cake mix donuts, baked donuts, easy donut recipe, homemade donuts, chocolate frosting donuts, vanilla glaze donuts