Mini Glazed Donuts

Tammy
May 26
4 min read

Updated: Aug 7

"These easy Mini Glazed Donuts require minimal ingredients that you probably already have on hand and are so simple to make. No deep frying required! Their cupcake-like texture pairs perfectly with a simple glaze and makes the best sweet treat. So grab a box of cake mix and let’s get baking! 🍩"

🍩 Donuts!

I snagged a mini donut silicone mold, and honestly, I’ve been donut-obsessed ever since! It’s super easy to use, and making baked mini donuts instead of fried ones feels way better (and less messy!). Plus, once I found out you can whip up donuts in any flavor using cake mix in under 30 minutes, I was totally hooked. 🍩✨

This simple recipe starts with a cake mix, so you can choose from all sorts of flavors—chocolate, strawberry, lemon, red velvet… the list goes on! I kicked things off with a cozy spice cake mix to create fall-inspired donuts, and wow, they were incredible, especially with a sweet cinnamon frosting on top. 😍🍂

Wondering why you’d bother making donuts from cake mix when you could just buy them? Here’s why you’ll totally fall in love with this recipe:

Quick & Easy: From mixing to munching, these donuts take less than 30 minutes.
Minimal Ingredients: Just a few basics, most likely already chilling in your pantry.
Customizable: Mix in your favorite flavors or add toppings to make them uniquely yours.
Kid-Friendly: Perfect for getting the kiddos involved—they’ll have a blast making (and eating!) these treats.

Ready to dive into donut heaven? Let’s get baking! 🎉🍩

Mini Glazed Donuts

Servings – 18 Prep and Dry Time – 15 Minutes Cook Time – 15 Minutes

Ingredients:

Donuts

1 box cake mix, your favorite flavor - I used yellow for this recipe
1 egg
1/4 cup oil
1 cup water

Glaze

1 tbsp butter
1.5 cups powdered sugar
1-2 Tablespoon(s) milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray donut pan with non-stick cooking spray, set aside. If you do not have a donut pan you can also use a regular sized or mini muffin tin.

Whisk together dry cake mix, egg, vegetable oil, and water until combined.

Pour batter into a large, gallon sized plastic bag and snip off small portion of one corner.

Squeeze donut mix into prepared donut pan until cups are about 1/2 full.

Bake at 350° F for 12-14 minutes.

Let donuts cool in pan for about 5-10 minutes then remove and let cool completely on wire rack.

In a medium sized bowl, whisk together butter, powdered sugar, and milk until just combined.

Dip the cooled donut about 1/2 way into the glaze then lift and turn sideways to let extra run off.

Place back on wire cooling rack; sprinkle with optional sprinkles, jimmies, or decorate if desired.

Repeat with remaining donuts. Let dry completely. Glaze will slightly harden; you can then stack on a pretty tray for serving.

Serve and enjoy!

Notes:

💡 CWT tip: “Pipe” The Batter

Spray the donut molds with nonstick spray! It makes it so much easier to pour the batter into a large resealable plastic bag, then snip off one corner and use that to “pipe” the batter into the mini donut pan, filling the bottom well.

💡 CWT tip: Glazing Mini Donuts

The glaze should be somewhat runny. Dip the mini donut halfway into the glaze, then turn the donut sideways to allow extra glaze to run off. Let the glazed mini donut firm up on a cooling rack, adding sprinkles immediately if desired. After a few hours, the glaze gets firm enough so you can stack your cake mix donuts on a plate without smooshing. If you want to fully glaze the entire donut, completely submerge each side one at a time into the glaze and place on rack for excess to run off.

💡 CWT tip: Glaze Consistency

You’ll need to experiment a little with how thick or thin you like your glaze – thin glaze dries fairly clear, allowing the color of the donut to show through, while a thicker glaze stays opaque white. If you want pretty donuts, allow them to cool completely before glazing – the glaze doesn’t look as nice if it melts on a hot donut. But hot donuts taste great, so if you want to glaze and eat them immediately, go for it! I won't deny you that! 🙃🍩

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"I totally love this idea!!!! They taste delicious. I have wanted to bake donuts; so I recently picked up a donut pan. This may be a great first recipe to try with my boys."