CAKE MIX DONUTS

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 boxed cake mix - I used a Duncan Hines vanilla mix for the caramel donuts, and a red velvet mix for the Gryffindor sprinkle donuts!
3 eggs
¼ cup unsalted butter (or ½ stick), melted
¾ cup room temperature (or buttermilk powder with water is an option if you can't find liquid buttermilk at your grocery store!)
1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Optional - caramel sauce to drizzle or sprinkle mix of your choice (when I made red velvet donuts I used a Harry Potter Gryffindor sprinkle mix similar to this one and I loved the way they turned out!)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease a donut pan (I love these Wilton pans) with butter and flour or with baker's floured cooking spray. Mix together all wet ingredients (eggs, butter, and buttermilk) with a whisk or in a stand mixer with a paddle until fully combined. Add in cake mix, and mix on low speed until incorporated, and then increase speed to medium and beat for 3 minutes.
I've found a piping bag the easiest way to transfer the batter to the pans - this set of reusable silicone piping bags are my favorites, and have lasted for years! Fill each donut ring just over half full - they won't have empty centers if the rings are over-filled.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-16 minutes, until each donut is no longer sticky in the center.
Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl, and whisk until well blended. Glaze donuts either by dipping upside down in the bowl, or by transferring glaze to a piping bag and drizzling over your donuts.
(This glaze can dry fairly quickly in warm/dry weather, so cover it if you're not going to glaze your donuts right away!) Decorate to your liking - and enjoy!