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funfetti donuts with chocolate glaze and sprinkles on pink napkin

I love Andy Cohen.

I mean, who wouldn’t? The man’s a genius. When he first started hosting reunion shows on Bravo I thought it was a little strange. Who was this guy? He was all over the place. What, did he own Bravo or something?

And then I found out he kinda does.

He’s the man behind all my favorite shows (read: any season of The Real Housewives). He’s in charge on development and talent. (Talent, ha.) He hosts the reunions and it’s hilarious to watch him work over the ladies and almost get beat up by Teresa Guidice.

And he hosts this little talk show called Watch What Happens: Live. Have you seen it? Oh my goodness, you have to watch it.

Usually he has Bravo stars on; he’ll have a housewife or two on after one of the shows and they’ll talk about what happened that night.

Did you see last week, when Vicki was on? And he brought out Miss Piggy? Hil-ar-ious. She was a good sport, but you could totally tell that Andy was scared. Like, he thought she was gonna go all 80s night on him or something.

And then there was Martha Stewart. Martha Stewart did Watch What Happens: Live. And she got tipsy. On live TV.  Only Andy Cohen could achieve that.

I’ve started DVRing that show, especially after the episodes of TRH or Bethanny. Because I want all the dirt. It’s so great. You have to join me in losing brain cells each week. Come on, you know you want too.

funfetti donuts with chocolate glaze and sprinkles on pink napkin

Andy Cohen is something I like. Something I don’t like? That Krispy Kreme moved into my area.

Now, I have nothing against Krispy Kreme. I’m sure they taste good. I wouldn’t know, I can’t remember the last time I ate one. (I’m a Royal Doughnuts girl, Bay Area peeps, what up?)

My problem is that the second they moved into town, all the kids at school were like, required to bring them for their birthday snack. Only one kid in Jordan’s class didn’t. He brought brownies for God’s sake. (And if you’d heard her say it you would’ve thought be brought brussel sprout cupcakes covered in liver frosting.)

But, there was no way I was going to schlep myself all the way to Krispy Kreme before school and pay a gazillion dollars for donuts. Not when I can make them myself.

Let me give you five words of advice if you decide to make 30 baked funfetti donuts for a group: buy more than one pan.

Hint: I didn’t.

A few more words of advice? Use this glaze. It should be, like, required.

{And, apparently, should my use of the word like. What am I, a valley girl now? Like, ohmigosh!}

And use extra sprinkles. Sprinkles make everything better. And? The kids won’t know they aren’t from that other place.
funfetti donuts with chocolate glaze and sprinkles on pink napkin

I promise.

funfetti donuts with chocolate glaze and sprinkles on pink napkin

Funfetti Donuts with Chocolate Glaze

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Cake mix baked donuts with chocolate frosting
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield 24 donuts
Serving Size 1 donut

Ingredients
 

  • For the Donuts
  • 2 ¾ cups Classic Yellow Cake Mix
  • ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles
  • ¾ cup buttermilk or mix 2 teaspoons white vinegar + enough milk to make ¾ cup and let sit 5 minutes before using
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • For the Glaze
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 tablespoons milk plus more if needed
  • Sprinkles or other garnish if desired
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425°. Spray your donut pan with cooking spray (be sure to spray the inside circle too!)
  • Mix cake mix, sprinkles, buttermilk or milk/vinegar, eggs, and melted butter in large bowl using a hand mixer on medium speed. Mix until completely combined, about two minutes.
  • Add the batter to a large Ziploc bag. Seal the bag almost all the way, leaving about 1” open to allow air to escape. Snip one corner of the bag off and fill each cavity in your pan about 2/3 full.
  • Bake 7 minutes, until slightly browned. Let sit in the pan for 5 minutes before removing. Let cool.
  • To make the glaze: Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl. If glaze is too thick for dipping, add a little more milk. Dip each donut in the glaze and place on top of a cooling rack placed on top of a cookie sheet so it can drip. Top with sprinkles.

Recipe Nutrition

Serving: 1donut | Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 223mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 77IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
(Donut recipe from Cookies & Cups, Glaze recipe from Joy the Baker)

Last Updated on September 14, 2022



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45 Comments

  1. Crazy for donuts over here! If only I had seen this after my wedding:D Will be trying soon after, though. Thanks for sharing this…enjoy your day!

    Chandra
    astylishlittlelady.blogspot.com

  2. these are adorable Dorothy! so very pretty. i’ve never made donuts before but I LOVE that this is made from cake mix! looks so easy!

    1. That makes it super easy. Well, except for the whole only makes 6 at a time thing… 😉

  3. I find I don’t have much time for TV anymore. I must be extremely selective with what I choose to DVR, what with all of the baking, cleaning, errands, and cooking for my Husband I have to do. This means I can only watch quality programming. So, my DVR is reserved ONLY for ALL Housewives shows and reunions (which I watch more than once just to make sure I’ve caught everything I missed through the screaming and arguing), Jeff Lewis, Tabitha, Bethany, Brad, Rachel, and I’ve even somehow gotten into those crazy Shahs of Beverly Hills. This week has been rough so far, as Andy is on vacation so no WWHL. Sigh. 😉

    1. OMG you crack me up! At first I was like, whoa, I’m gonna get yelled at for my reality addiction and then you went my way. SO funny. I will stop and watch any season any time just to see how not to act. And thanks for cluing me in on why my Andy is not on TV this week. I was supersad!

  4. Oh, the kids with the cupcakes…grrrr…I made it a personal rule years ago (errr…4 years ago) to not eat homemade treats. Sometimes my judgement lapses and, if I know the parents, I’ll eat the treat. When they bring in the big, fancy, red dye #40-covered cupcakes from the grocery store? I usually lick the icing off once I take the kids to gym class and then throw the cake part away.
    I like the idea of using cake mix for donuts. It’s a fun new twist on cupcakes!

  5. Sprinkles make all kids happy. It is l”ike” a magic cure for anything!!! Yikes I can’t imagine making 30 donuts at a time…I get tired of it after 12:-)

  6. I’ve never had Funfetti Cake… like ever… I’m slightly jealous of that doughnut. I’ve ever only had Krispy Kreme once too… ! I am sure missing out! Those look amazing!

  7. Holy cow these look good and super fun. My kids love anything funfetti!! I really need a donut pan. It’s rather pathetic I haven’t purchased one yet!