Baked Red Velvet Cream Cheese Donuts
Yesterday I took my son to get his Valentine’s Day cards for school. We got there a little late, so the selection was limited, but he was able to find a box of Valentine’s with pencils from one of his favorite movies, How to Train your Dragon. He also insisted on buying some extra cute little Valentine’s Day mini cards with sweet little buttons for the girls. I tried to reason with him that maybe the boys might want them too, but he had his mind made up, and only the girls in his class would get the extra cute little trinkets.
Since Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, I made these cute little baked red velvet donuts today. These will be perfect for breakfast and for snacks on the big day. I made them simply with red velvet cake mix and topped them with a sweet cream cheese frosting that I know my whole family will love.
These donuts are also baked, not fried, so they’re really quick and easy to make. I used the donut pan I got a few years ago to make them. If you don’t have a donut pan, you can find them at Target in the bakeware isle. This is the one I used. It’s Nordic Ware, non-stick and super easy to clean.
For the frosting, I just mixed some cream cheese, a little powdered sugar, a touch of cream and some vanilla to get a beautiful glaze. Then I used some pearl sprinkles. You can use any type of sprinkles you have on hand.
Speaking of milk and butter, I’ve recently partnered with The REAL Seal to bring you some great recipes, like these red velvet donuts made with REAL dairy products. Did you know that The REAL® Seal is the only assurance that what you are buying is made with the wholesome goodness of U.S.-produced cow’s milk? When you buy only products with the REAL® Seal, you can trust that you are buying only products or foods made from cows milk produced in the U.S. Milk and dairy foods are a core part of a healthy diet recommended by the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). The DGA recommends 3 servings of low-fat or fat-free milk or milk products for those 9 years or older, 2.5 servings for those 4-8 years old, and 2 servings for those 2-3 years old. Americans are currently consuming about 2 dairy servings per day on average (1.8).
Real dairy makes a difference!
Yield: Serves 6
Baked Red Velvet Cream Cheese Donuts
4.00 stars (3 reviews)
Loading...Ingredients:
Donuts
1 box Betty Crocker Red Velvet Cake Mix
1 egg
1 cup milk
1/4 cup melted butter
Icing
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 - 3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Candy sprinkles
Directions:
Heat oven to 350°. Combine cake mix, milk, butter and egg in a large bowl. Mix well to combine. Pour batter into a pastry bag.
Pipe batter into a greased donut pan, filling each donut cup about 1/2 way full.
Bake donuts approximately 14 - 16 minutes, or until donuts pass the toothpick test. Transfer donuts to cooling rack and let donuts cool completely.
Combine all ingredients for frosting and mix well to combine. Frost donuts and add candy sprinkles.
Did you make this recipe?
Be sure to share on Instagram with the hashtag #EclecticRecipes and tag me, @EclecticRecipes!This post sponsored by Real Seal. All thoughts and opinions 100% mine.
