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HALLOWEEN MONSTER DOUGHNUTS

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Author: Lindsay Nathanson

Ingredients
  

CHOCOLATE DOUGHNUTS

  • 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup cocoa
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 5 oz. milk
  • Large piping bag

ICING

  • 1 cup salted butter
  • 1 lb powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Food coloring, decorative eyes, and sprinkles
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Instructions
 

CHOCOLATE DOUGHNUTS

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a doughnut pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa, flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, mix butter and sugars together.
  • Add egg and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
  • Add dry ingredients and mix until combined. Slowly stream in milk and mix until combined.
  • Use piping bag to pipe batter into doughnut pan. Fill each doughnut 2/3 of the way full.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let doughnuts cool in the pan.

ICING

  • In a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, cream butter until it is soft and smooth.
  • Add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla and mix until light and fluffy.
  • Divide icing into three parts. Color each one a different color.
  • Use decorative tips to decorate each doughnut and add eyes.

Notes

*Makes 12-14 Doughnuts