Strawberry Donuts. A How-To Guide.

I've finally decided to test out one of the greatest gifts I've ever received. My sister got me a donut maker for Christmas because donuts are my favorite food, yo.



And because I have nothing better to blog about I decided to document it for you.



And I know the camera phone pics suck. I really need to invest in a new digital camera. But since I blog for free it's low priority. Feel free to donate to the cause.

To get started you will need:



A box of cake mix. Strawberry seemed safe. I think I'll try chocolate next.

Frosting. Obvs.

Donut maker (it prefers to be called the donut factory). Or a really awesome sister who will buy you one.

Here's the inside. It looks like a bizarre little waffle iron.

I just used the regular directions for the cake mix. I was a little worried about the batter being too runny because I think technically you're supposed to use dough. So I used 2 eggs instead of 3 and 1/2 the amount of water. I'm sure you could use the full amount and it would be fine. The thicker mixture just made it easier to spoon little balls and it didn't rise up as much. Which was probably better because it would have overfilled the little cups.

I love this bowl. I bought two of them for a dollar each from target. The other one is holding ice in my freezer. They're square so they're a little weird feeling to mix in but batter comes off of it so clean. No sticking. Probably because it's lined with something that shouldn't be used around food but I'm choosing to ignore that suspicion. It's just a magic bowl.

At first I tried pouring the batter using one of my measuring cups. It has a little lip on the side for pouring. The batter was too thick so I ended up just spooning a little bit into each cup. And seriously, it's a tiny bit. Maybe a teaspoon worth.

They bake SO fast. It's kind of crazy. The box says it takes up to 4 minutes. I don't know what they're baking with because I set the timer for 2 minutes just so I could check on them about half way. They were almost starting to burn. So I would say bake them for about 1:45 - 2 minutes.

I can't tell you how easy it was. I made about 18 donuts and it easily took less than 10 minutes. And maybe about a cup of batter. Maybe. There's still a crap ton of batter left in my fridge. You could easily make a hundred of these little guys with one box.

If you over fill the donut cups you get these little crusty things around the edges. They flake off easily. Ain't no thing. And look how cute this guy is. Looks like he's wearing a sailor hat.

The essence of the donut is the hole. This is no bueno.

I just used a toothing pick to punch out the middles. Really easy. Si bueno. (The girls at work have been giving me Spanish lessons. I can now say the words "dumb", "dirty", "witch", and "horse". With a vocabulary like that I feel it's safer I stay stateside, don't you?)

Now that we're punched and ready it's time for the fun stuff. Frosting.

You're definitely going to want to frost these puppies. For some reason the edges browned unevenly. They look look like little vitiligo donuts. I am certain nobody wants a pastry with a skin condition.

First I started by just using normal frosting. A knife was too big so I used a toothpick. It was pretty impossible to get it on there smooth. But I kind of like the texture here. If I had some sprinkles they would definitely be on there.

Then I decided to to melt the frosting to give it that icing look. I also decided to cut up some strawberries and throw those in there. These were probably the most yummy. The strawberries made them really good. However, the strawberries look more like tomatoes. Who wants a pico de gallo donut?

For these guys I just poured the melted frosting on top and let it cool. It looked really nice but it plugged up the holes again, negating all of our donut hole punching work. I decided to place a sliced strawberry on top for added cuteness. This is the equivalent of wearing a bathing suit sarong. It sends the same message to the world: I'm hiding something.

So easy a Beeb could do it. Bake. Frost. Serve

The fam came by this morning and seemed to enjoy them! I still have a ton of batter left so I'm thinking about baking up a bunch for church tomorrow. We'll need the added fuel as it's our first day at our new location. Come join us at the Golden State mall at 9:30 and 11:15!