Baked Cake Donuts

Home baked donuts are a fun treat to bake and they're so much healthier than their deep-friend counterparts. A good baked donut recipe is hard to come by as most end up tasting like muffins, but the recipe below is different because it produces a moist, fluffy, cake-like donut. I've also included a basic recipe for a coffee shop-style glaze that is limited only by your culinary imagination. So get out there and go nuts for donuts!

BAKED CAKE DONUTS
Donut Ingredients
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  1. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. Add in the milk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla. Mix until just blended and no more dry flour remains. 
  2. Lightly grease a donut pan and fill each donut hollow 3/4 full. The batter is quite thick so a piping bag may be helpful with this step.
  3. Bake for 8-10 minutes in an oven preheated to 400ºF. The donuts are ready when they spring back to the touch (note, these donuts do not brown so take care not to over bake.)
BAKED CAKE DONUTS

Icing Ingredients
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 teaspoons corn syrup
• 2-3 teaspoons milk
  1. Mix all the ingredients together, add more milk if absolutely necessary.
  2. Spread icing on cooled donuts and allow to dry for at least an hour.
Icing Options
Chocolate: Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder.
Extracts: Add 1 teaspoon of your choice of flavouring (vanilla, almond, mint, etc.) and reduce milk quantity accordingly.

BAKED CAKE DONUTS

The Ultimate Cookie Guide

Ever wonder what happens when you substitute white sugar with brown sugar? Or all-purpose flour with cake flour? Or maybe you're just looking to bake a really awesome chocolate chip cookie. Look no further because OZY has created a Coles Notes version of how to achieve your ideal of the perfect cookie by looking at the science behind baking. If you're looking for something a little more comprehensive and in-depth, check out Tessa's two-part analysis on Handle the Heat. Looks like I have a lot of delicious baking ahead of me!

ULTIMATE COOKIE GUIDE

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The New Nude

There's something so trendy and fresh about understated nude nails elevated with a pop accent. I'm loving these runway looks with metallic striping or minimalistic colour blocking in darks and neons. Totally nailed it.

NUDE NAILS WITH A POP ACCENT
NUDE NAILS WITH A POP ACCENT
NUDE NAILS WITH A POP ACCENT

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