Easter Dessert: Baked Carrot Cake Donuts

Baked doughnuts are one of my favorite weekend treats, and these baked carrot cake doughnuts are currently at the top of my list! If you love carrot cake, you’ll fall for these light and fluffy doughnuts (and how simple they are to whip up!). With warming spices, sweet carrots, and a luxurious brown butter glaze, each bite is simply divine! Whisk up the dry ingredients the night ahead, and you’ll be well on your way to baked doughnut bliss come morning. Glaze the doughnuts while still slightly warm and serve right away, because there’s nothing so delicious as a freshly baked doughnut!

Moist and chewy baked carrot cake donuts are perfectly spiced and topped with plenty of tangy cream cheese icing – and they’ll be ready in less than 30 minutes! Eat these for breakfast, or make an irresistible Easter dessert.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cake flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp cloves
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk, at room temperature
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup finely grated carrots
• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 to 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 Tbsp milk
• sprinkles (topping)