powdered donut cake

This powdered sugar donut cake has all the deliciousness of your favorite childhood donut without the fuss of frying. Made with the perfect hint of nutmeg and a thick layer of powdered sugar, this nostalgic cake is easy to make and fun to eat!

Powdered Sugar Donut Cake Recipe

(170 g) unsalted butter, room temperature

(250 g) granulated sugar

eggs, room temperature

vanilla

(345 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled

baking powder

baking soda

nutmeg

salt

whole milk, room temperature

full fat sour cream, room temperature (can substitute with full fat Greek yogurt)

butter

(120 g) powdered sugar, sifted (or more if desired)

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Set out a 10-cup tube pan and non-stick baking spray. Wait to grease the pan until just before adding the batter.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Add the eggs, one at a time. Mix well to incorporate after each addition.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the milk and sour cream. Begin and end with the dry ingredients. Scrape down the sides of the bowl once more, being careful not to over mix.

Generously spray the sides and bottom of the tube pan with non-stick baking spray. Be careful that the spray doesn&#8217;t pool in the bottom of the pan. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, leveling the top gently with a spatula or spoon.

Set the pan on a large baking sheet and bake in the center rack of the oven for 45 to 48 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean or with a few crumbs remaining. Do not over bake or the cake will be dry.

Remove the cake from the oven and cool in the pan for 10 minutes exactly. The cake will begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. After 10 minutes, lift the cake out of the tube using the center hole. Rest the cake (still sitting on the bottom of the tube pan) on a wire rack until cool to the touch, about 1 hour. After the cake is cool to the touch, carefully lift it off of the tube pan bottom and set on a wire rack over a sheet pan. Be sure the cake is completely cool before dusting with powdered sugar.

Brush the top and sides of the cake with melted butter and then dust with a generous layer of powdered sugar. The first layer will melt in to the cake a bit, so keep adding more layers as you go until the cake is completely covered in sugar. The excess powdered sugar will fall onto the sheet pan below.

I made it in a Bundt pan yesterday &amp; it came out great! I did not use baking spray because I did not have any but I used the method I always use with that Bundt pan (a layer of Crisco shortening w/a layer of flour dusted over it) and removed it from the pan promptly after 10 minutes of cooling in pan on a wire rack like the directions say: it slid right out!

I divided the batter between a small-ish Bundt tin and a ceramic pudding form. Both were good, but I definitely like the pudding version better as it really looks like an oversized donut. I added some cinnamon and loved it: taste and texture of the cake are great and the recipe is as simple as they come. No frills, no fuss. Be careful not to overbake as it will be on the dry side... however, nothing a bit of whipped cream can't fix.

This cake is beyond delicious. My whole family loves it and it doesn’t last more than a day! It is also so pretty in the Bundt pan shapes.  Epic cake!

Delicious I’m going to make it again for Easter.

I love powdered donuts over any other type of donut, so this cake totally fits the bill. The winning moment was when hubby took a bite (not knowing the name of the cake) and said, "hmmm this tastes like a donut." WIN!!!! Baking notes: I didn't have a large ring pan that would fit all the batter and nor did I want to use my bundt pan that's donut shaped. So I baked it in two 7" faddio ring mold pans and two 4" round pans. Worked out well to give away the extras and hubby and I ate the 4" cakes.

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