Description
These may be the most chocolatey and moist donuts you've ever tasted. Topped with fresh banana icing, your taste buds will thank you!
Ingredients
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Donuts
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup dark brown sugar (packed)
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup buttermilk (room temp)
- 1 egg (room temp)
- ½ cup coffee (room temp)
- ½ tsp espresso powder
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup butter (melted)
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips (semi sweet)
Banana Icing
- 1 large very ripe banana (mashed)
- ½ tsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
- ¼ cup butter (room temp)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°. Grease donut pan and set aside.
- Prepare coffee, add espresso powder and stir. Set aside.
- Melt butter and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Whisk until combined and there are no lumps. Add chocolate chips and stir.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, vanilla extract and coffee. It should resemble iced coffee.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry and stir just until they are combined. Don't over stir!
- Stir in melted butter, again, just until they are combined. Don't over stir!
- Spoon or pipe batter into greased donut pan. Each should be no more than ¾ full.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes. If you insert a toothpick, it should come out clean.
- Let donuts cool, in the pan for 10-15 minutes and then remove from the pan, allowing them to cool on a bake rack for an additional 10 minutes, or until fully cooled.
- In a small bowl, mash banana and mix in lemon juice and yellow food coloring (that's optional).
- Cream butter with 1 cup of powdered sugar and vanilla with electric mixer.
- Add banana mixture and remaining powdered sugar and mix until combined. Don't over mix.
- By now, the donuts should be completely cool. Spread icing on each donut and top with sprinkles if you prefer.
- Category: Dessert, Snack