Grandma's Old-Fashioned Cake Donuts recipe

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Ingredients

2 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons butter, melted
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
vegetable oil for frying

Nutrition Info

595 calories
carbohydrate: 83.5 g
cholesterol: 73.8 mg
fat: 24.7 g
fiber: 1.7 g
protein: 10 g
saturatedFat: 6.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 579.6 mg
sugar: 35.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Beat eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer until whipped to a creamy color. Mix in sugar gradually until well blended. Mix in buttermilk and vanilla extract. Mix in butter.

  2. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt together in a separate bowl. Beat 1/2 of the mixture into the sugar mixture until well blended, beat in remaining 1/2. Let batter rest for 20 minutes.

  3. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  4. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead as little as possible until it comes together. Roll dough out using a rolling pin until it is 3/8-inch thick, cut into donut shapes.

  5. Lower donuts carefully into the hot oil and cook until light brown, 2 to 3 minutes, turning once. Remove from oil and let cool on a wire rack.

Recipe Yield

6 donuts

Recipe Note

This is a recipe handed down from my Grandma Thayer. My family tradition is to make these old-fashioned cake donuts Christmas morning. Enjoy! Roll warm donuts in sugar and cinnamon, if desired.

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