Hot Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Glaze

It's donut time again. This time, chocolate was the course of action. Chocolate is usually the course of action but unfortunately, I was out of chocolate. I wasn't going to take no chocolate as an excuse for not making chocolate donuts (and why should I?), so I decided to improvise. With hot chocolate mix. Sounds crazy and doomed for failure, but the end result was pretty tasty. Keep in mind, I used high quality, dark hot chocolate that's generally more bitter than sweet. I'm not sure how chocolate-y these would be if I'd used a pack of Carnation.

When it came time to frost them, it seemed clear that more chocolate was the answer, so I caved and venture into the world to buy chocolate chips. The world had sprinkles on sale that day, so I sprinkled up those donuts like no other. Mmmhmm. Enjoy!

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Yield
12 donuts


Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup high-grade hot chocolate cocoa
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tbsp. melted butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F (162°C)
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, hot chocolate cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, combine beaten eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Mix until smooth. 
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix vigorously until smooth. 
5. Lightly spray donut pan. Fill each donut mould 3/4 full.
6. Bake 8-10 minutes until they spring back when lightly touched. Remove from oven and glaze when cool.

Chocolate Glaze

• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 1 tbsp. corn syrup
• 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a double boiler.
2. Stir until chocolate is melted and the glaze is smooth. 
3. Dip the top of each donut in the glaze. 
4. Sprinkles!