My all time favorite donut is and has always been the chocolate cake donut
Honee Glazed Chocolate Cake Donuts to be exact!
Roll them in coconut or don’t but either way these are so freaking good!
Traditional cake donuts are in fact fried, but these honee glazed chocolate cake donuts are baked instead
So that right there gives me the green light to eat two!
If you make your own Vegan Honee recipe for the honee glaze that’s instant bonus points!
Or just keep it simple with a quick agave substitute instead
There is no video for this one but it’s so simple to mix all you need is a large bowl a whisk and about 30 minutes!
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Notes for Success
Flax meal as the egg replacer is my favorite for a recipe like this
But if you prefer to use a different one instead feel free!
Make them gluten free using your favorite 1:1 Blend like Bob’s Red Mill * not sponsored
Using a sugar free substitute is a great option!
Click here for more about sugar free baking
You will need a Donut Pan to make these and they come in large size like the ones I made. or miniature donuts too!
CLICK HERE TO LEARN WHY HONEY IS NOT VEGAN!
Chocolate Cake Donuts
Ingredients
For the Donuts
- 2¼ cup All Purpose Flour (280g)
- ⅔ cup Granulated Sugar (140g)
- ¼ cup Cocoa Powder (25g)
- 2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Plant Milk (237ml)
- 1 teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar (5ml)
- 2 Tbs Flax Meal (16g)
- 6 Tbs Hot Water (90ml)
- 3 Tbs Vegetable Oil (45ml)
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (10ml)
For the Honee Glaze
- 2 cup Confectioners Sugar (240g)
- ⅓ cup Plant Milk (70ml)
- 2 Tbs Vegan Honee *see notes & recipe above
Instructions
- Lightly grease your donut pans & preheat the oven to 350F
- Add the vinegar to the plant milk & let stand to thicken while you measure the other ingredients *soy milk is the only milk that will thicken but feel free to use any plant milk you prefer
- Combine the hot water with the flax meal & also let that stand to thicken
- In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda & cocoa powder and whisk or sift to combine evenly
- Now add all the liquid ingredients (the flax paste, plant milk & vinegar mixture) along with the vegetable oil & vanilla extract to the dry ingredients and whisk smooth
- Portion the batter amongst the prepared donut pans, you will fill almost to the top but not quite & there will be batter left in the bowl for 3 more donuts.
- Bake the first 12 for 12-15 minutes then let them cool slightly, turn them out onto a cooling rack & then wash, dry & re-grease 3 of the cavities in 1 donut pan for the remaining 3 donuts
- Meanwhile combine the confectioners sugar, honee & plant milk in a large mixing bowl & whisk the glaze smooth
- Dip the slightly cooled donuts in the glaze flipping them to coat both sides then place on a cooling rack & allow the excess to drip off
- Roll them in coconut if you wish!
Notes
But if you prefer to use a different one instead feel free! Make them gluten free using your favorite 1:1 Blend like Bob's Red Mill * not sponsored If you do not want to make your own Vegan Honee simply use agave or golden syrup instead Storage: Honee glazed chocolate cake donuts will stay fresh at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 4 days
Freeze for longer storage up to 2 months
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Hi Gretchen, thank you for this récipe, I’m going to try it. Just a question because I’m ignorant, why don’t you use honey. It’s not vegan?
Thank you again
Regards from Iceland ????????
Hi Maria! You will love this recipe! Yes correct Honey is not vegan. Click here if you care to see why! 🙂