Easy Baked Funfetti Donuts with Vanilla Glaze

Funfetti donuts on a wire rack with vanilla glaze.

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Easy Baked Funfetti Donuts with Vanilla Glaze

A moist vanilla cake donut is loaded with rainbow sprinkles and topped with vanilla glaze for the ultimate treat.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Cooling Time10

Total Time35

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: donuts

Author: June Albertson-Dick

Ingredients

Funfetti Donuts

1 box vanilla cake mix {13.25 ounces}
1 large egg
⅓ cup butter {melted}- I used salted butter
¾ cup buttermilk
½ cup rainbow sprinkles

Vanilla Glaze

2 cups powdered sugar
3 Tablespoons milk - I used 1%
2 Tablespoons butter {melted} - I used salted
½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste {or vanilla extract}

Topping

3 Tablespoons rainbow sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Funfetti Donuts

In a large bowl mix together the cake mix, egg, melted butter, and buttermilk with a spoon. Add in the rainbow sprinkles and gently fold them into the batter until they are evenly distributed. When the batter is well mixed, transfer the mixture to a large piping bag or a zipper bag {remember to cut a hole large enough for the blueberries to pass through it}. Spray the donut pans liberally with nonstick cooking spray and pipe the mixture into the donut pans.
Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the donuts to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then flip the pan over onto a wire cooling rack and allow the donuts to cool completely.

Vanilla Glaze

Once the donuts are cooled, whisk the powdered sugar, milk and melted butter until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the top of each donut. Note: To adjust the consistency of the glaze add more powdered sugar to thicken or milk to thin. Sprinkle with additional sprinkles and serve. Store leftover donuts in an airtight container in the refrigerator or at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Notes

Any rainbow sprinkles will work, but I prefer the longer "jimmies" type. Avoid using nonpareils (the tiny round sprinkles) as they tend to bleed their color into the batter.

Get creative with the sprinkles. There are so many color combinations, try a using a Christmas or Halloween sprinkle mixture and serve them at holiday celebrations.

Carefully stir the sprinkles into the donut batter. If you over mix after adding them to the batter the sprinkles could color the dough.

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