This recipe for red velvet donuts will easily become a favorite recipe and they are baked in a donut pan. The red velvet is rich and moist and you can top these red velvet donuts with just the cream cheese frosting or crumble one donut and put the crumbs on top of the frosting for an even more decadent tasting donut.

Red Velvet Donuts

These red velvet donuts are easy to make in just one bowl. My husband ate three of them in one day, that is how good they are. If you have not bought a donut pan yet- be sure to, they are not expensive and the results are amazing and so much less fat than a fried donut! The possibilities are endless.

 

Red Velvet Donuts

Yield: 9 donuts

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp cocoa powder

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup canola oil

1 large egg

1 Tbsp red food coloring

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp vinegar

Frosting:

1 cup powdered sugar

2 oz cream cheese

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 Tbsp milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray a donut pan with baking spray.
3. In an electric mixer bowl, add all the wet ingredient and combine.
4. Next add the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl and combine for about 2 minutes. Scraping down the sides of the bowl every 30 seconds.
5. Pour into prepared pan, about 3/4 full.
6. Bake 10 minutes- let cool in the pans for about 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack.
7. Cool completely before frosting if desired.
8. For the frosting – combine all the ingredients fully until smooth.Drizzle or dip the tops of each donuts in the icing.

Honestly these donuts will be a family favorite! If you liked this red velvet recipes be sure to have a look at these other red velvet recipes too: red velvet cheesecake, red velvet cookies, red velvet brownies, red velvet black and white cookies, and pink velvet cookies. Or if you prefer other donut recipes, give these a try:

Sugar Donuts

Chocolate Glazed Donuts

Blueberry Almond Gluten-Free Donuts