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Stack of baked chocolate donuts covered in ganache and colourful sprinkles.

Baked Chocolate Sprinkle Donuts

Liz Mincin
Chocolate sprinkle donuts with chocolate chips and a chocolate ganache top! The ultimate chocolate baked donuts.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling and Decorating 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 donuts
Calories 220 kcal

Equipment

  • Donut baking tray

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • ½ cup caster sugar or superfine granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all purpose flour or plain flour
  • 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ cup plain yoghurt
  • 8 oz dark chocolate chips divided into 2 ounces for donut batter and 6 ounces for ganache top
  • ½ cup heavy cream or double cream
  • sprinkles for the top optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat an oven to 350°F (175C/155C Fan) and prepare donut trays.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Add the egg and vanilla, beating until smooth.
  • Next, sift in half of the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder). Beat until just combined.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the water and instant coffee granules until dissolved. Add this to the donut batter, followed by the yoghurt. Beating to combine.
  • Sift in the last half of the dry ingredients, beating to combine.
  • Fold in two ounces of the chocolate chips (this step is optional and you can leave these out if preferred).
  • Add the batter to a piping bag and fill the donut moulds evenly. This is enough for 12 baked donuts.
  • Place in the centre of the preheated oven for about 20 minutes - checking for a toothpick inserted in the centre to come out clean.
  • Remove from the oven - and allow to cool in the pan for a couple of minutes before carefully turning out or unmoulding and allowing to cool on a wire rack.
  • Once cool, make the ganache by heating the cream in a small saucepan until simmering. Allow to simmer for about 2 minutes. Then, pour over the remaining chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl. Allow to sit for 2 minutes and then stir until smooth.
  • Dunk or frost each donut generously with the fresh ganache. Top with sprinkles or other decoration if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 30.3gProtein: 3.4gFat: 11.4gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 137mgPotassium: 77mgFiber: 0.7gSugar: 18.5gCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
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