Red Velvet Cake Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting

A few red velvet cake donuts on a cooling rack.

Red Velvet Cake Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting

These Red Velvet Cake Mix Donuts are a breeze to make and sure to make anyone fall in love on Valentine's Day morning! Slather them with cream cheese for an extra dose of love!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy dessert recipes, easy donut recipes, Valentine's Day recipes

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings donuts

Calories 267kcal

Author Karly Campbell

Ingredients

For the donuts:

1 1/3 cup Red Velvet dry cake mix
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon oil
1 large egg beaten

For the frosting:

4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a donut pan with non-stick spray.
In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the donut ingredients until well combined.
Spoon the donut batter into the donut pan.
Bake for 10 minutes or until donuts spring back when touched.
Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
To make the glaze, beat together all of the glaze ingredients until light and fluffy.
Spread on the cooled donuts.
Serve immediately.

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