Baked Cinnamon Donuts
Soft, tender cinnamon baked donuts made with cake mix and sour cream, layered with a gooey brown sugar-cinnamon swirl and rolled in cinnamon sugar while warm. Easy, cozy, and no frying required.
Servings 12
Calories 259kcal
Ingredients
Donuts
- 15.25 ounces yellow cake mix
- 1 ½ cups sour cream do not use low fat or fat free
Cinnamon Center
- ½ cup dark brown sugar packed
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 pinch chipotle optional
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 pinch chipotle optional
- melted butter if needed to make sugar stick
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375℉. Spray a donut pan with no-stick spray and set aside.
- Mix the cake mix and sour cream until all of the sour cream is mixed in and it creates a thick dough. The dough will be thick like a quick bread dough.
- Spoon the dough into the prepared donut pans, filling them about ⅓ of the way up.
- Smooth the dough with wet fingers.
- Sprinkle a layer of the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture carefully over the dough in the donut pan.
- Top with another layer of the donut dough.
- Bake for about 10-12 minutes or until an instant read thermometer shows 195℉.
- Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes before turning out of the pan and gently rolling in the cinnamon sugar.
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Center Mixture
- Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together.
- Add in chipotle if using. Set aside.
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture for Rolling
- Mix the granulated sugar, cinnamon, and chipotle together.
- Set aside.
Notes
Storage:
Keep the donuts in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days or refrigerate for up to 5 days.
For longer storage, freeze donuts for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature. For the freshest cinnamon-sugar coating, lightly brush with melted butter and roll in fresh cinnamon sugar before serving.
Tips:
- These do not pipe out of a decorating bag or a ziploc with the corner cut off. Just spoon the batter evenly into the pan.
- Don’t overfill the donut cavities. About ¾ full gives the donuts room to rise without swallowing up the center hole.
- Roll the donuts in cinnamon sugar while they’re still warm. It sticks much better, and you usually get that glorious sparkly coating without brushing them with butter first.
- If the cinnamon sugar doesn't stick brush lightly with melted butter and add the cinnamon sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 274mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 181IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 1mg
