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Crumb Cake Donuts
These Crumb Cake Donuts are baked (not fried!) and topped with a perfectly crunchy, cinnamon sugar crumb topping that is irresistible! Crumb Cake Donuts are a marriage of two dessert favorites, and I think you can guess which ones pretty easily — cake and donuts! These donuts are baked – not fried – and are the best donuts you’ll ever taste! If you like a classic coffee cake or crumb cake, this is the recipe for you. These donuts make a great after school snack treat, dessert or even special breakfast.

Ingredients
For the donuts
For the crumb topping
Instructions
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Step 2
Place all of the crumb topping ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
- Step 3
Place the first 5 ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Step 4
Place the 6 remaining ingredients in a large bowl or a standing mixer and beat for 2 minutes on medium speed or until creamy.
- Step 5
Add the dry ingredients a little at a time until throughly combined making sure not to over beat.
- Step 6
Grease donut pans (or muffins tin). If you only have one pan you can repeat after the first set of donuts bake.
- Step 7
Place the batter in a pastry bag or a large zipper bag and using scissors, cut off 1/2 inch tip to create a pastry bag twisting the top of using a zipper bag to press the mixture out. Pipe the batter into doughnut pan.
- Step 8
Sprinkle a heaping tablespoon of the crumb topping on each doughnut and gently press to adhere. Use your finger to make sure center of doughnut is uncovered.
- Step 9
Bake doughnuts for 13-15 or until topping is just about to turn golden.
- Step 10
Allow doughnuts to sit for 5-10 minutes for topping to set and cool before enjoying.
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