Ingredients
Doughnuts
- 2/3 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups lightly packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) melted butter
Chocolate icing
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 4 tablespoons milk or half & half
Directions
To make the doughnuts:
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Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease the wells of two standard doughnut pans.
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In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa, flour, sugar, baking powder, espresso powder, baking soda, salt, and chocolate chips.
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In a large measuring cup or medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla and vinegar. Add the wet ingredients, along with the melted butter to the dry ingredients, stirring until well combined.
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Remove the batter to a zip-top plastic bag or piping bag, cut a hole in one corner, and pipe the batter into the doughnut molds, filling them between 3/4 and full. Bake the doughnuts for 12 to 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one comes out clean.
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Remove the doughnuts from the oven and let cool for 2 minutes. Loosen their edges, turn the pan upside down over a rack, and gently let the doughnuts fall onto the rack.
To make the icing:
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Combine the chocolate chips and milk in a microwave-safe bowl or measuring cup. Heat until the milk is steaming and starting to bubble. Remove from the microwave, and stir until the chips have melted and the icing is smooth.
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Dip the top of each doughnut in the icing; or spread icing on the doughnuts.
Recipe Notes
From King Arthur Flour
Hi can I bake these on a tray on some greaseproof instead of a tin and just pipe them in a circle shape?
Hi, Lily! We haven’t tried that! While they should still taste good, they may lose their shape without the doughnut mold. Let us know how it goes!
These were amazing. The chocolate chips in the donut were the perfect chocolate touch. Everybody keeps talking about how delicious they were. I’ll be making these for the mothers day brunch!
I sail as Chef Steward on commercial ships and your donuts looks so delicious. I can’t wait to give the guys something else to run to breakfast for. Thanks for posting the recipe. .
What would you alter if you wanted to fry these donuts? I don’t have a donut pan.
Thank you Tessa, for such an amazing donut recipe! For my first time making donuts, this was just what I needed. They turned out soft, a little fudgy, and full of chocolate. Thank you so much! We loved them!
If you wanted to switch up the chocolate for a vanilla doughnut would you add more flour for the cocoa powder you are taking out?
Fudge doughnuts are my fave–I really need to invest in a doughnut pan!
Oh, I’ve been dreaming of donuts lately and your post came just in time! Love itttt…
I love this photo – the colors are awesome! Probably because I’m a girly girl 🙂 Saw this on foodgawker and I was drooling so I came to tell you so 🙂
Came across this post at Tastespotting and it sounds absolutely wonderful! Who can pass up a chocolate-chocolate donut.
I also browsed through some of your recipes and they look delicious! Absolutely love your photography. Glad to be your newest follower 🙂
That photo is stunning! Wow. These donuts look amazing.
My husband is obsessed with The Walking Dead, but I’ve never gotten into it. Maybe it’s for the best or I’d definitely be having nightmares 🙂 These doughnuts are the stuff of my dreams though, they look amazing!!
I’m sorry about this, but we change our minds for our Valentine’s Day dessert. This is the winner! I’ve been on the hunt for my next donut recipe, and this one looks amazing!
Also, I can’t wait for my boyfriend to catch up with the Walking Dead because now the new episode is burning a hole in my DVR! I also find myself imagining being in their world, but most of the time I get mad at the characters for doing dumb things. I tried archery out for the first time a few weeks ago, and it was fun imagining I was Darryl. The guys even put up a zombie target for us to hit! My guy hit the brain dead on one time, and both of my hits were probably too close to the ear. Eek!
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