Carrot Cake Donuts

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If you happen to run out of eggs, never fear! You can still make some amazing baked Carrot Cake Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting! Turns out, I don’t need no stinkin’ eggs! These cake donuts are moist, fluffy and hold together like a champ…even without eggs! My Carrot Cake Donuts are a nod to the The Best Carrot Cake Recipe. So delicious! Top it off with a little (or a lot) cream cheese frosting and no one will know you’re a hot mess. Except for when they look at you. Then it’s game over.

Carrot Cake Donuts|With Cream Cheese Frosting

The other day, I ran out of eggs so I added it to my grocery list…like any normal person would do. Then I actually went to the store and forgot to get them. Pretty sure I walked by the dairy aisle 14 times without thinking twice about it. I also forgot bread, green peppers and goldfish crackers that trip too. Oh, and I constantly forget to get razor refills too.

Anyways, when I went to make this recipe yesterday, guess what smart, blonde, pregnant lady got half way through without thinking she had no eggs? So, I adapted it to be eggless. I’m so quick on my feet. 😉

Main Ingredients Needed

This Carrot Cake Donut recipe is an easy baked donut that you’ll want to make again and again! Start out by gathering these ingredients:

• Brown sugar– used to sweeten the batter.
• Canola oil– oil keeps the carrot cake donuts nice and moist. Any light colored oil will work like vegetable or grapeseed oil.
• Milk– this base mixes with white vinegar to make homemade buttermilk.
• White Vinegar– the acid to the milk mixture.
• Vanilla– a classic ingredient that adds a subtle vanilla flavor
• Flour– helps add structure.
• Baking soda + baking powder– these are leavening agents used in this recipe.
• Salt– balances out all of the other flavors.
• Cinnamon + nutmeg– a couple of warm spices that work well together and compliment the carrots.
• Carrots– grated! These are carrot cake donuts, after all. 🙂

For the Frosting:

• Butter– softened. If you use unsalted butter just add a pinch of salt later.
• Cream cheese – softened. This is where all of that delicious tangy cream cheese flavor comes from.
• Powdered sugar– to sweeten and help thicken.
• Vanilla– for flavoring!

How To Make Carrot Cake Donuts|Directions

Here are the step by step directions to make Carrot Cake Donuts. Scroll down for the printable recipe card.

Step 1: Prep

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray doughnut pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.

Step 2: Combine Wet Ingredients

In a large bowl, stir brown sugar and oil together. In a separate bowl, stir milk, vinegar and vanilla together and set aside. The vinegar will help with the whole no egg situation.

Step 3: Combine Dry Ingredients

In another bowl, stir flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together until combined.

Step 4: Combine Wet & Dry With Oil Mixture

Alternate whisking wet and dry ingredients into the sugar and oil mixture. Once batter forms and all ingredients are incorporated, stir in carrot.

Step 5: Bake

Divide evenly between 8 doughnut cavities in pan and bake! Feel free to lick out the bowl because that’s right! NO EGGS, ya’ll! Cool 5 minutes in pan, then invert pan and remove. Set aside to cool completely.

Step 6: Make Frosting

For frosting, whip butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla together until smooth.

Step 7: Add Frosting

Once doughnuts are cool, frost with cream cheese frosting. Serve.

Storing Carrot Cake Donuts

Carrot Cake Donuts will retain their fresh taste for 3-4 days, in an airtight container at room temperature.

Love Carrot Cake? Try These Recipes…

• The Best Carrot Cake Recipe
• Carrot Cake Cookies
• Carrot Cake Protein Bites
• Carrot Cake Cupcakes
• Whole Wheat Carrot Muffins….Yes Please!
• Carrot Cake Cobbler

We LOVED these and gobbled them right up! These would be a fun breakfast treat on Easter morning! Below is the printable recipe card. Be sure to print/pin/save/bookmark/share this recipe! Enjoy, friends! 🙂

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Carrot Cake Donuts

If you happen to run out of eggs, never fear! You can still make some amazing baked Carrot Cake Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting.

servings 8 doughnuts

Prep Time 40 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 50 mins

Ingredients

• ▢ 6 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• ▢ 3 tablespoons canola oil
• ▢ 1/2 cup milk
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ 1 cup all purpose flour
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ pinch salt
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• ▢ 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• ▢ 2/3 cup grated carrot

for the frosting:

• ▢ 2 tablespoons butter softened
• ▢ 3 oz. cream cheese softened
• ▢ 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray donut pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir brown sugar and oil together. In a separate bowl, stir milk, vinegar and vanilla together and set aside.
  
• In another bowl, stir flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together until combined.
  
• Alternate whisking wet and dry ingredients into the sugar and oil mixture. Once batter forms and all ingredients are incorporated, stir in carrot.
  
• Divide evenly between 8 donut cavities in pan and bake 10-12 minutes. Cool 5 minutes, then invert pan and remove. Set aside to cool 20 minutes.
  
• For frosting, whip butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla together until smooth.
  
• Once donuts are cool, frost with cream cheese frosting. Serve.
  

Nutrition

Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 2037IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Carrot Cake Donuts