Chocolate cake donuts covered in a rich chocolate glaze with chocolate sprinkles. A Triple Chocolate Donut dream that’s baked and so easy to make!
Amazing Chocolate Donut Recipe
Happy National Donut Day! I plan to eat ALL the donuts today, from these AMAZING Triple Chocolate Donut, to my Blueberry Donut Recipe and my 2-Ingredient Baked Cake Donuts! But these chocolate donuts are sure to be the star of the show. What more could you ask for when it comes to donuts than one that has chocolate on chocolate on chocolate?!
Baked Donuts, Not Fried
These donuts are baked not fried, and although I love my fried donuts, when it comes to cake donuts, I think the baked versions are just as tasty. Using a donut pan is key to the shape but also to the texture. The donut pan bakes the donuts in just 8 minutes at 425°F so they get this crisp crust with a soft cake-y center, just like a great cake donut should have.
Donuts in Less than 30 Minutes
The glaze is super simple and oh so chocolate-y. And what’s a donut without sprinkles?! 😉
Seriously, these are some dang delicious donuts that come together in less than 30 minutes. That’s less time than it would take me to actually drive to the closest donut shop, order the donuts and get back home with them. Sure, I love our trips to the donut shop, but baking, glazing and sprinkling them fresh to enjoy in the comfort of home is something special.
Ingredients and Supplies for Triple Chocolate Donuts
(see recipe card at the bottom of this post for measurements and details)
Ingredients:
- All-purpose flour
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Kosher salt
- Large eggs
- Granulated sugar
- Milk
- Canola oil
- Pure vanilla extract
- Confectioner’s sugar
- Chocolate sprinkles
Supplies:
- 6 cavity donut pan
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Medium mixing bowl
- Large mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Gallon size resealable baggie
How to Make Triple Chocolate Donuts
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray one (or up to three) 6 cavity donut pans with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, milk, oil and vanilla. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, one cup at a time, until well combined and smooth.
- Transfer the batter to a gallon-size resealable baggie and seal shut. Cut a small piece off one corner off the bottom of the baggie and fill each donut ring 2/3 full with batter. (Should make 18 donuts)
- Bake for 7-8 minutes or until donuts are set and crisp when touched. Let donuts cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack set over a baking sheet to collect glaze drippings. Repeat process with remaining batter if you don’t have three donut pans.
- Make the Chocolate Glaze: in a medium bowl, whisk together the confectioner’s sugar, cocoa powder, milk and vanilla until glaze is thick and smooth. (If glaze is too thick, stir in an additional teaspoon or two of milk. If glaze is too thin, let set for 5-10 minutes or whisk in a few tablespoons of confectioner’s sugar.)
- Dip the top of one donut at a time into the glaze and place upright back on the wire rack. Immediately sprinkle each glazed donut generously with chocolate sprinkles. Repeat with remaining donuts. Allow glaze to set for 5-10 minutes. Enjoy!
More Homemade Donut Recipes
If you love donuts, you’ll go nuts for this collection of The Best Homemade Donut Recipes. They’re so easy and so delicious. And as a bonus, I share some creative ways to enjoy store bought donuts, too!
If you make these Triple Chocolate Donuts, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. If you’re on Facebook, be sure to join my Friends of The BakerMama group to connect and share all the fun and yummy recipes of mine that you make! 
I just love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the ideas I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
Triple Chocolate Donuts
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
- Total Time: 23 mins
- Yield: 18
- Category: Breakfast
Description
Chocolate cake donuts covered in a rich chocolate glaze with chocolate sprinkles. A Triple Chocolate Donut dream that’s baked and so easy to make!
Ingredients
Donuts
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate Glaze:
- 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 5 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 (6.25 ounce) container chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray one (or up to three) 6 cavity donut pans with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, milk, oil and vanilla. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, one cup at a time, until well combined and smooth.
- Transfer the batter to a gallon-size resealable baggie and seal shut. Cut a small piece off one corner off the bottom of the baggie and fill each donut ring 2/3 full with batter. (Should make 18 donuts)
- Bake for 7-8 minutes or until donuts are set and crisp when touched. Let donuts cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack set over a baking sheet to collect glaze drippings. Repeat process with remaining batter if you don’t have three donut pans.
- Make the Chocolate Glaze: in a medium bowl, whisk together the confectioner’s sugar, cocoa powder, milk and vanilla until glaze is thick and smooth. (If glaze is too thick, stir in an additional teaspoon or two of milk. If glaze is too thin, let set for 5-10 minutes or whisk in a few tablespoons of confectioner’s sugar.)
- Dip the top of one donut at a time into the glaze and place upright back on the wire rack. Immediately sprinkle each glazed donut generously with chocolate sprinkles. Repeat with remaining donuts. Allow glaze to set for 5-10 minutes. Enjoy!
what else can I use instead of banana, pumpkin or applesauce in the chocolate cake mix donut recipe,?
Hi Joan! Those are the only ingredients I’ve tested that recipe with. You could try sour cream, yogurt or prepared pie filling. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
Where can you get the cake flour can I use plain flour please thank
Hi Marlene! You can find cake flour in most major grocery stores along with the regular flour, but you can certainly use all-purpose flour just substitute 1 cup less 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour for each 1 cup of cake flour. Enjoy!