Double Chocolate Doughnuts
Even though it’s been one of the hottest weeks of the year it hasn’t escaped me that the evenings arrive quicker, the night air is misted and the leaves are turning. I find so much inspiration from nature and it definitely drives my creative side. I’d also received some awesome new backdrops so was desperate to take them for a test drive!
I first created this recipe for some lemon poppyseed doughnuts but this week just felt like chocolate was in order. To make these a little healthier I used raw cacao and oat milk instead of traditional dairy options but you can use normal cocoa powder and cow’s milk in yours. I love oat milk at the moment, it has such a beautiful earthy taste.
They are also super easy to make and take only about 10 minutes in the oven so you can tuck in sooner!
I used a Wilton 6 holed doughnut pan so I baked them in two rounds. Just a note the little doughnuts are very fragile once straight out of the oven so handle them gently until they’re cooled.
Double Chocolate Doughnuts
Author Ella Nurse | Date 28/08/2019
prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 10 minutes
total time: 20 minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
140g softened butter
140g caster sugar
1 large egg
140g plain flour
15g raw cacao powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
90ml oat milk
100g white chocolate
handful of cacao nibs to decorate
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C fan assisted
Grease a doughnut baking pan with a little butter
Using a stand or hand mixer beat together the softened butter and caster sugar until softened
Add the egg and mix again
Add the flour, cacao powder, salt and baking powder and gently combine
Pour in the milk and vanilla extract and fully mix together
Fill the piping bag and gently pipe circles of the mixture into the doughnut pan
Bake for 10-12 minutes. Test them when the mix has come away from the sides of the pan
Tip the pan upside down onto a cooling rack, remove the pan once the doughnuts are removed and allow to cool
Melt the white chocolate in the microwave in 10 second intervals to avoid burning
Dip the doughnuts individually into the melted white chocolate and place back on the cooling rack
Sprinkle with cacao nibs and enjoy!
