These Glazed Blueberry Cake Donuts are delicious, easy, and fun to make at home. They are homemade deep fried and bakery style.
Fresh blueberries are mixed into a cinnamon and nutmeg donut batter then deep fried to golden brown and dipped in a sweet powdered sugar glaze.
This recipe makes a small batch of about 4 – 5 donuts for two depending on the size of the donut cutter used.
Try this delectable treat for an amazing breakfast, brunch, or dessert for two.
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How to make Blueberry Donuts
Heat the oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F. Click for a deep fryer.
For the blueberry donut
Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, in a large bowl.
In another bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, and vanilla extract.
Add the melted butter to the dry ingredients, quickly stirring to disperse the butter and form small crumbs.
Stir the milk and egg mixture into the flour mixture with a spatula.
Add in blueberries, mashing some as you go along if desired. The dough will still be a little bit sticky.
Place the dough on a well-floured surface, sprinkle flour generously on the dough as you roll it out. Sprinkle more flour as needed. Roll out gently to about ½ inch thick. This dough is a very soft dough.
Cut the donuts using a donut cutter. Click for a donut cutter. Use a long flat spatula, like you would flip an egg with, (dusted with flour) to support them and move them to a piece of parchment paper.
Repeat with the dough scraps until all the dough is used. My donut cutter yielded 5 donuts and two donut holes.
Use the long flat spatula again (dusted with flour) to move the donuts into the oil. Fry the donuts 1 - 2 at a time, frying for about 1 ½ - 2 minutes per side.
After the first donut, check it by cutting into the center to make sure the dough is cooked through.
Finish frying the remaining donuts. Place them on a wire rack over a baking sheet.
For the donut glaze
Whisk the powdered sugar, water, and vanilla extract together until a smooth, runny glaze forms.
If it seems too thin, stir in powdered sugar one tablespoon at a time.
If it’s too thick, add more water by one very small drop at a time, whisking constantly.
Dip each donut or donut hole in the glaze.
Let sit on a rack to cool.
Serve and enjoy!
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- Baked Chocolate Donut
- Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake
- Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake
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Glazed Blueberry Cake Donuts Recipe
Ingredients
- Oil for frying, about 2 cups
For the donuts:
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ⅛ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter (melted)
- ⅛ cup milk
- 1 egg (size large - NOT extra large, or jumbo)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup blueberries
For the Glaze:
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon water
- ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F.
For the donuts:
- Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, whisk egg, milk and vanilla extract.
- Stir melted butter into flour mixture forming small crumbs.
- Stir egg mixture into flour mixture. Add in blueberries.
- Place dough on a well floured surface, sprinkle flour generously on the dough as you roll it out. Sprinkle more flour as needed. Roll out gently to about ½ inch thick. This is a very soft dough.
- Cut donuts using a donut cutter.
- Use a long flat spatula, like you would flip an egg with, (dusted with flour) to support them and move them to a piece of parchment paper.
- Repeat with the dough scraps until all the dough is used
- Use the long flat spatula again to move the donuts into the oil. Fry donuts 1 - 2 at a time, about 1 ½ - 2 minutes per side. Place on a wire rack over a baking sheet.
For the glaze:
- Whisk powdered sugar, water, and vanilla in a bowl. If it’s thin, stir in powdered sugar one tablespoon at a time. If it’s thick, add more water by one very small drop at a time, whisking constantly.
- Dip each donut or donut hole in glaze and let sit to cool before serving.
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Sher
Saturday 27th of April 2024
Would these work if I bake them?
Ellie
Friday 22nd of September 2023
Can I use frozen blueberries?
Zona
Saturday 23rd of September 2023
Hi Ellie, yes you can use frozen blueberries instead of fresh but allow them to thaw first for the best results. Thanks :)
Roxy
Monday 4th of July 2022
These were great. Only was able to get 3 out of the recipe but they were sure tasty. Thanks for the recipe!
Gili
Sunday 3rd of July 2022
Dough was sticky indeed, but they worked out just fine! (Made 3 not too big doughnuts) Thanks
Heather
Saturday 26th of February 2022
Could these be cooked in the air fryer??
Zona
Sunday 27th of February 2022
Hi Heather, I have not tested this recipe in an air fryer. But I did some research and kingarthurbaking.com said this about cake donuts - "Cooked in the air fryer, the doughnuts are pretty disastrous. They don’t rise well, nor do they color much. Their texture is that of a very dry cookie: think animal crackers, but harder. Cinnamon sugar does exactly nothing to improve them. I thought about sharing my air-fried doughnuts with my morning dog-walking group but instead donated them to the squirrels and chipmunks in my backyard."