Chocolate Cake Doughnuts

Total Time: 1 hr 3 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs (room temperature)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup buttermilk (room temperature)
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 all ingredients should be at room temperature (about 70 degrees f).
• 2 beat the sugar and eggs together until creamy and lemon colored.
• 3 melt the butter and chocolate together in a small saucepan over low heat; beat into the sugar/egg mixture.
• 4 in a separate bowl, combine the buttermilk and vanilla; stir into the sugar/egg mixture.
• 5 combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl; stir into the liquid mixture, mix until well combined.
• 6 chill the dough in the refrigerator to make it easier to handle.
• 7 on a lightly-floured board, roll out half of the dough to a 1/2-inch thickness.
• 8 cut into doughnuts; allow the cut doughnuts to dry for 10 minutes.
• 9 in a large heavy skillet, heat 2-inches of oil to 370 degrees f (185 degrees c).
• 10 the dough should be at room temperature before frying (this is important!) transfer the doughnuts to the hot skillet, one doughnut about each 15 seconds, (dip a metal pancake turner into the hot oil each time before using it to remove or turn a doughnut) fry each doughnut about 90 seconds per side.
• 11 remove the doughnuts, and drain on paper towels.
• 12 repeat with remaining dough.
• 13 to make the icing/glaze: beat the powdered sugar with the egg and vanilla together until smooth.
• 14 drizzle onto the doughnuts after they have been cooled.