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Baked Carrot Cake Donuts

These carrot cake donuts taste delicious!! The cake is moist, spongy, flavorful, and loaded with cream cheese frosting!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 10 donuts

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup finely shredded carrots

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 4 ounces softened cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a donut pan with cooking spray or butter. Set aside. You can also use a muffin tin if you don't have a donut pan.  

  2. Combine dry ingredients. Flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.

  3. Mix eggs, milk, butter, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.

  4. Mix the flour mixture slowly into the wet ingredients, including grated carrots, into your batter until just incorporated.

  5. Fill each donut cavity ¾ of the way with batter. Bake for 8 -10 minutes. Move to a cooling rack and allow to cool.

  6. Stir together cream cheese and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Slowly add in powdered sugar. Frost donuts with cream cheese frosting once the donuts have cooled.  Sprinkle with shredded coconut or chopped walnuts. And serve.