Filled Cake Mix Donuts
Can't choose between a cake and filled donut? These filled cake mix donuts have it all - cake donut texture, filling - AND they're SO easy!
Servings: 12 donuts
Calories: 304kcal
Equipment
- Donut pan(s) (linked is a set of 2 6-donut pans by Wilton)
- Baker's floured cooking spray (optional)
- 2-tablespoon cookie scoop (optional)
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 boxed cake mix (I used chocolate; flavor's up to you!)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick, melted and cooled)
- 2 eggs (room temperature)
Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Glaze & decorations
- 2-3 Tablespoons milk (add to remaining filling mixture to make glaze)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (add to remaining filling mixture to make glaze)
- Sprinkle mix of your choice optional; I used a rainbow jimmies mix
Instructions
Donuts
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease donut pan(s) with baker’s floured cooking spray (or grease and sprinkle with a bit of flour).
- Mix together wet ingredients (eggs and butter) with a whisk or in a stand mixer with a paddle until fully combined (make sure melted butter isn't too hot, so it doesn't cook the eggs).
- Add in cake mix, and mix on low speed until incorporated, and then increase speed to medium and beat for 1 minute. The mixture will be thick.
- Fill the base of each donut ring with 2 Tablespoons of donut mixture, and press it down into the base and slightly up the sides, creating space in the center for the filling.
Filling
- Beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in sugar until well-combined and not grainy.
- Transfer ½ cup of filling into a piping or plastic bag. Pipe a ring of filling into each donut. I used about a pencil-thick ring of filling - more and it's harder to keep the filling inside the donut, but feel free to use more if you're feeling like it!
- Add another 2 Tablespoons of donut mixture to the top - I did this in sections to keep the donut filling inside.
Baking + Decorating
- Bake at 350 ℉ for 10-14 minutes, until each donut is no longer sticky in the center and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Add milk and vanilla to remaining donut filling; beat until well blended. (You can add a bit more powdered sugar or milk if your glaze seems too thin or thick. I hate this comparison, but an Elmer's glue consistency worked well for me. Too thick and it won't stick to the donuts; too thin and it runs *everywhere.*)
- Glaze donuts either by dipping upside down in the bowl, or by transferring glaze to a piping bag and drizzling over the donuts. Add sprinkles if desired. And you're done! Refrigerate if not serving immediately - and enjoy!
Video
Notes
(Please note nutrition information is an estimate and may not be exactly accurate. Nutrition information per donut will be less if not all the cream cheese topping is used.)
Nutrition
Serving: 1donut | Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 12g