In our house when it’s your birthday, you get doughnuts for breakfast. See, we used to live in a town that had a Casey’s gas station in it. Casey’s has some rocking good doughnuts. If you ever drive past one, stop in and get a chocolate frosted cake doughnut with sprinkles on it. And a glazed with chocolate icing. You’ll think you’ve died and gone to heaven. Oh, and order a breakfast pizza or a regular pizza while you are there…you won’t be sorry.
Anyways, back to my story. Breakfast doughnuts have become a tradition. This is our first year living without a Casey’s near us and I didn’t know what I was going to do if I couldn’t buy breakfast doughnuts for the girls! So, I searched all over and couldn’t find a doughnut pan in any of my stores. I then hopped on Amazon and found exactly what I needed. I stuck that pan into my cart and overnighted that sucker to my house. We had a birthday to celebrate today and I needed doughnuts. Yes, I know. I could have just gone to the grocery store, but let’s be real. I have been pining for a doughnut pan and this was the perfect excuse to have one!
Do you have a doughnut pan!?
Needless to say my doughnut pan and I are now good pals. We made some good doughnuts last night. I see us having a lovely future together and inventing many things!
See?!?!
I even covered them in pretty star sprinkles.
When you live in a house with two girls, purple doughnuts with star sprinkles were the first obvious choice to make.
I followed this recipe to make these lovely doughnuts happen.
Baked Cake Doughnuts
-2 c. flour
-3/4 c. sugar
-2 teaspoons baking powder
-1/4 teaspoon cinnamom
-1 teaspoon salt
-3/4 cup milk
-2 eggs beaten
-1 teaspoon vanilla
-1 Tablespoon softened butter
Mix the dry the dry ingredients together. Add the rest. Put mixture in doughnut pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Cool on a rack.
Glaze
-1/2 cup powdered sugar
-2 tablespoons hot water
-a little teeny bit of almond extract
-food coloring
Mix everything together. Add food coloring until desired color happens!
I mean, how can you not love something that looks this cute and is covered in star sprinkles?
This was just a great way to start a Wednesday morning!
I will be using this pan often, and yes, I will be making some more healthy doughnuts. But for the first time, I couldn’t really justify making a healthier doughnut!
If you could have a doughnut made of any flavors…what would it be?! Give me your best suggestions…that could be my next experiment!
I hope that Wednesday was fabulous for you! I’m pooped and should have been in bed an hour ago! :)
I found you through your comment on Biz’s Blog.
I just saw a doughnut pan at Crate and Barrel. You creation looks great! I am thinking a lemon buttermilk one would be yummy!
These are gorgeous–I can’t believe they are homemade!! A donut pan is the last thing I need in my life so I will just envy yours from afar.
Adorable! And sprinkles make everything that much more awesome… yessss…
Probably the most impressive creation yet! They turned out wonderfully!
happy birthday little E!
WOW! Seriously, your doughnuts look amazing. I love the color of the frosting and the sprinkles!! I’d love to have a cinnamon with peanut butter frosting..weird I know!
I love the colour of that frosting on your doughnut. Definitely has to be a naughty doughnut for a birthday. Great job with the doughnut.
I love Casey’s donuts!!!
I totally love your birthday tradition! These donuts are gorgeous
I love anything with sprinkles! These donuts are so cute
So cute! What a great mom you are. And they don’t sound too unhealthy! At least they aren’t fried.
I thought of you this morning because I forgot to have my bagel Wednesday yesterday – so this morning I am enjoying a jalapeno cheddar bagel – yum!
I have a baked donut pan, the first two donut recipes I tried came out really dense and dry – I’ll give yours a shot!
Love the donut tradition too
I love the donut for breakfast idea. Thats so fun!
My all time favorite donut is the sour cream glazed from Tim Hortons. They make AMAZING donuts.
Um, since my birthday was last week could you send me some of those?!?! haha those look AMAZING! I totally want a doughnut pan now
I’ve never wanted a donut so bad
Awesome doughnuts! Where I work, we bring in donuts for our birthday. Not sure how the tradition started, but I kind of like it
What a great mom you are! Now all birthdays will require homemade donuts. Happy Birthday!!
Aww the birthday donuts are adorable!! What a great idea. I really love the sprinkles and the frosting looks delish!
These are adorable! My four year old would go crazy over the frosting and sprinkles! We love the birthday cake doughnuts at Starbucks, but I’m sure these would do the trick. I want a doughnut pan!
I don’t have a donut pan, but now I totally want one! Your donuts are so cute! I’m a sucker for sprinkles!
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