Vegan Birthday Cake Donuts
These birthday cake donuts are fluffy, soft baked, and taste like they’re from a bakery! No one would ever guess that they’re vegan, gluten free and made with healthier ingredients!
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Ingredients
- 1 c gf flour or all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ c organic cane sugar
- ½ c almond milk
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (sub vinegar)
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil (melted and cooled)
- ¼ c applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon sprinkles
Vanilla Glaze
- ⅔ c powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon almond milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon sprinkles (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F and grease a 6 donut pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients except sprinkles.
- In another bowl, stir together wet ingredients until fully combined.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix until just combined (do not overmix!)
- Gently fold in sprinkles.
- Spoon mixture into a piping bag or large ziploc bag and cut a hole in the corner. Pipe batter into your donut moulds, filling each ¾ of the way full.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Allow donuts to cool completely before frosting.
- For the glaze: mix together all the ingredients in a shallow bowl until smooth and silky. Dip cooled donuts into the glaze and top with extra sprinkles. Place on a cooling rack for about 20 minutes to allow glaze to set. Enjoy!
Notes
*you can substitute any other nut milk for almond milk.
*if you don't have apple cider vinegar, feel free to substitute regular vinegar.
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