strawberry-glazed vanilla bean doughnuts + a kitchenaid mixer giveaway
Full disclosure: I’m pretty meh about Valentine’s Day.
But when it comes to doughnuts, I’m all about the L.O.V.E.
How can you look at a doughnut — especially a pink-glazed one topped with sprinkles — and not have your heart skip a beat? It’s proof that love at first sight exists, in my opinion. My other opinion is that you need doughnuts in your life this Valentine’s Day. (I’m very opinionated about doughnuts, as you can tell.)
In my reality world, I eat doughnuts about two to three times a year (though I’ve already eaten them twice this year, so I may be onto a new record). In my fantasy world, I eat doughnuts any time I think about them — that is to say, I eat doughnuts for breakfast. Then for a mid-morning snack. Then as a lunch dessert. Then probably as a mid-afternoon snack. And definitely for dessert. At this point I’ve eaten about five doughnuts and with this recipe, that means there’s one left… which means I should probably have a midnight snack as well. A doughnut should never go to waste, after all.
I guess it’s probably a good thing I live more in the reality world than in the fantasy world because OMGSUGARCOMA, but these strawberry and vanilla bean doughnuts pushed me pretty close to the threshold.
If you’ve never made a homemade doughnut, I suggest you change your ways immediately. Start by getting a doughnut pan. Then, make some baked doughnuts — specifically, these, which have little flecks of vanilla bean goodness in them. Then whip up a glaze of powdered sugar and diced strawberries that magically turns into a sugary pink glaze-y wonderland, and dip those doughnuts like you mean it.
The rainbow sprinkles? I guess those are optional; but I think you already know how I feel about them.
And now for the fun part (as if the doughnuts weren’t fun enough)! I’m teaming up with a group of bloggers to give one of you a pretty sweet valentine — a candy-red KitchenAid stand mixer. Enter by following the prompts in the widget below (only open to U.S. residents, sorry!). Then check out all the yumminess they made for you:
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Strawberry-Glazed Vanilla Bean Doughnuts
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
- Total Time: 23 mins
- Yield: 6 doughnuts 1x
Ingredients
For the doughnuts:
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1 egg
- 1 cup cake flour, sifted
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean
For the glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped strawberries
- Red gel food coloring (optional)
- Sprinkles, for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F (375 for a dark or nonstick doughnut pan). Lightly grease a 6-cavity doughnut pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together buttermilk, melted butter and egg until combined. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla bean seeds.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients: stir to combine. Divide batter evenly in doughnut pan.
- Bake 8 to 12 minutes until doughnuts are baked through and spring back when lightly pressed. Cool 1 minute in pan, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before glazing.
- Make the glaze just before you plan to dip the doughnuts. In a medium bowl, stir together half the powdered sugar and all of the chopped strawberries until well combined. Let sit 1 minute, then add remaining powdered sugar and stir until a glaze forms. Dye with a drop of red food coloring, if desired.
- Dip doughnuts one at a time into glaze. Top with sprinkles, if desired. Let glaze set completely before serving.
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Such pretty donuts! We always do something quiet for Valentine’s Day – just cook dinner and drink wine or champagne:-)
Love the sprinkles too! I will add some to my Valentine’s chocolate pie dessert!
Mmmmmm….my doughnut pans are gathering dust in the pantry. I think you’ve convinced me to dig them out 🙂
You should have eaten all of those donuts – they are for the baby.
We’ll be staying in on Valentines Day and watching our nephew so Nate’s brother and his wife can enjoy a night out.
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Nothing too exciting planned. 🙂 Spending time with family and loved ones!
So I am totally eating a donut as I read this. No joke. I have a love-love relationship with my donut pan and have been all about using it lately. Adding these sweeties to my “must bake” donut list!
This is why you guys are my favorite people.
Oh, I’m pretty sure I’ll be baking up a batch of these beauties for Valentine’s Day! Thank you!
I plan to eat eat and eat some more 🙂
These doughnuts look absolutely incredible! I could eat a whole stack and then I would be in serious trouble.
Absolutely no plans.
Seriously SOO cute!! I love the pink frosting for Valentine’s Day! 🙂
I recently just had my first doughnut in years. While in high school, I worked at a little doughnut shop in town … needless to say, after seeing them made (these were not baked!) and iced (not with powered sugar and strawberries!) I was good. Didn’t need anymore. I still didn’t totally love it when I had one a few months ago, but my kids LOVE them!! And honestly – a baked doughnut sounds pretty darn tasty! Ok, ok … you’ve convinced me! I’ll try it!!
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How funny, I just made a vanilla bean and strawberry frosted cake — it’s such a pretty combination for February!
Hey now hey… those are the bomb.com..I need that whole stack in the 1st pic.. I’ll send you my address so you can mail them.
These are calling my name! Too cute!
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These are just precious! And your photos are beautiful!!
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I love these doughnuts and the glaze looks divine!
Oddly enough, to bake coconut crunch donuts! Yum!
Going to dinner in the North End 🙂
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My husband and I don’t really do Valentine’s Day, so we probably won’t do anything special. I just might have to make donuts though!
So pretty Stephanie! I have a donut pan, and have failed to come up with a good batch yet, I don’t know what I’d doing wrong! I wish I had your baking skills. 🙂
Not much….
I’m totally with you about being kind of meh about Valentine’s Day. Plus these doughnuts are gorgeous and should be appreciated everyday (:
How pretty are these, wish I had a half dozen! 😉
I’m the same way, girlfriend. Donuts and I.. we’re just meant to be together, man. It’s kismet. Love. Fate. Whatever you believe it, it’s me and donuts. But Valentine’s Day… ehh, I like it if only for the cute pink things. And of course, strawberry glazed donuts. Eek!
My plans for Valentine’s Day are to babysit for a friend.
Thanks for the awesome giveaway! And I can’t ever resist a homemade doughnut, especially with the strawberry frosting.
These doughnuts look so pretty – rainbow sprinkles always bring a smile to my face:) Love the vanilla bean with strawberry glaze combo and totally gotta dust off my doughnut pan to try these!
I don’t have any plans.
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I am pretty meh about Valentines day too, but these doughnuts are too fun not to get excited about!! Love them! 🙂
I am totally meh about Valentine’s Day too – but I’m NEVER Meh about doughnuts!! Gorgeous!
Can I PUL-LEASE live in your fantasy world with you?! I want donuts five times a day! Well, but only if they’re these. I don’t think many other types would cut it!
These are so beautiful!! I’m all for eating donuts at any time of the day, thankyouverymuch.
I’m meh-er than ever about V Day this year, which means I need a pink glazed doughnut with sprinkles EVEN MORE! These are goooooorgois!! going to omgsugarcoma in t minus….
Absolutely love strawberry doughnuts! I think I need these in my life before Valentine’s Day!
they look so pretty and yummy!
We’re pretty eh about Valentine’s Day too – I usually cook a slightly nicer dinner at home and that’s more than enough for me! I love that closer up overhead shot of these on the wire rack – especially with that pretty pink glaze and all the sprinkles! Strawberry glazed donuts were always my favorite when I was a kid : )
Yay for doughnuts! These are stunners, Steph!
The perfect donut for Valentine’s Day! I’d be happy with a box of these in my lap on Valentine’s Day morning!
Valentine’s Day = Heart shaped doughnuts and heart shaped pizza!
These donuts look great! I’m imagining them right now with a dark dark smooth chocolate glaze…. yum!
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I am cooking dinner for my husband and I am sure we will watch something non-Valentines Day-ish, like the olympics!
Forget Valentine’s Day, I want a doughnut. There’s no way I could and not touch. Love these. Pinned!
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I’m definitely adding these donuts to my MUST make list!! We have no Valentine’s day plan..usually just low key at home.
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I just went out at lunch and bought a donut pan just so I could make these! #excited!
Jessica — Yes! Love it. And I hope you love the doughnuts! 🙂
Yum, thanks for the recipe; Jesus Christ Bless! 🙂
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