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Chocolate Cake Doughnuts

SUBMITTED BY: Jeannie

"Mmmmh, doughnuts."

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Original recipe yield 30 doughnuts

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter
3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg white
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 quart vegetable oil for frying

What to Drink?
	Coffee

DIRECTIONS

All the ingredients should be at room temperature (70 degrees F). Beat the sugar and eggs together until creamy and lemon colored.
Melt the butter and chocolate together in a small saucepan over low heat. Beat into the sugar and egg mixture.
In a separate bowl combine the vanilla and buttermilk. Stir into the sugar mixture.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Stir into the liquid mixture. Chill the dough slightly to make it easier to handle.
Roll out half the dough on a lightly floured board to a 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into doughnuts. Allow the cut doughnuts to dry for 10 minutes.
Heat 2 inches of oil to 370 degrees F (185 degrees C) in a large skillet. The dough should be at room temperature before frying. Dip a metal pancake turner into the hot oil each time before using it to move or turn a doughnut. Transfer the doughnuts to the skillet, one every 15 seconds. Fry each doughnut about 90 seconds per side. Remove the doughnuts and drain on paper towels. Repeat with the remaining dough.
To make the icing: Beat the sugar, egg white, and vanilla together until smooth. Drizzle onto the doughnuts after they have cooled.

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Editor's Note
We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. The exact amount may vary depending on cook time and temperature, ingredient density, and the specific type of oil used.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on oct. 17, 2003 by FOOFY

Was this recipe a prank? I just tried this recipe. I thought I made a mistake, it was very... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 18, 2006 by AmyfromIL

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.42 star rating.

AmyfromIL
feb. 18, 2006

If you're hankering for choco donut and will try this recipe despite bad reviews, here's how I was able to get this recipe to work: After chilling dough 30 min, "dough" resembled "batter", so I put a medium amount of flour on the counter. Then, I used rubber scraper to scoop half batter out. Then I sprinkled flour on top of batter and used fingers to lightly press dough out. I floured biscuit cutter, cut shape, and scooted shape away from batter while still in cutter. Then, I used a liter bottle cap to create hole. I used a floured, heat-resistant spatula to slide under donut shape and slide into heated oil. After frying first batch, I decided donut resembled deep-fat fried, light and fluffy, chocolate cake. The flavor was supreme, but I wanted something easier to work with and denser. For the second batch, I used remainder of first half of batter. I worked about 1/8 c. flour into batter and used a smaller biscuit cutter, which helped make dough manageable and kept donut shape better. These changes brought this donut closer to fulfilling my expectations. I think with second half of batter, I will try to mix in 1/4 c. of flour before turning it out onto floured surface, aiming for dough similar to gingerbread cookie dough, and fry it at a temp higher than 375. These donuts absorbed more grease than I like, but flavor was still good. We ate them without icing.

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If you're hankering for choco donut and will try this recipe despite bad reviews, here's how I... MORE

Reviewed on may 21, 2003 by REBA1

I loved these! They were so easy to make and tasted great. I was concerned that the doughnuts... MORE

Reviewed on jun. 27, 2003 by PEARLY2233

I don't know if I did something wrong or not, but when I mixed up the batter it was just like... MORE

Reviewed on may 21, 2003 by KLE1962

A delicious recipe that makes doughnuts with fabulous texture and flavor. Preparation is simple. MORE

Reviewed on may 21, 2003 by Chad

Very greasy, I even played with the temp. MORE

Reviewed on nov. 16, 2002 by ZURICHNEE

I also found these to be very greasy. My regular doughnuts never soaked in this much grease. MORE

Reviewed on mar. 23, 2006 by ccdse

I must say I did not have good luck with this recipe. My doughnuts turned out to be chocolate... MORE

Reviewed on may 14, 2009 by LoveNCyprus

Wow. Either I am REALLY bad at making donuts, or.... something. This is my 3rd attempt at... MORE

Reviewed on nov. 18, 2008 by katymay

haven't tried this yet but if they're soaking up too much grease it's because your grease is... MORE

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