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.

Author: Weelicious

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 12 donuts

Calories: 176 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 cup - all purpose flour
1 tsp - baking powder
¼ tsp - baking soda
½ tsp - salt
1 tsp - cinnamon
2 tablespoons - unsalted butter
1 - egg
⅓ cup - light or dark brown sugar
¼ cup - whole milk
¼ cup - sour cream or whole milk greek yogurt
1 tsp - vanilla extract
¼ cup - light or dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons - granulated sugar
¼ cup - unsalted butter
½ cup - all purpose flour
½ tsp - cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place all of the crumb topping ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
Place the first 5 ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine.
Place the 6 remaining ingredients in a large bowl or a standing mixer and beat for 2 minutes on medium speed or until creamy.
Add the dry ingredients a little at a time until throughly combined making sure not to over beat.
Grease donut pans (or muffins tin). If you only have one pan you can repeat after the first set of donuts bake.
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.
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.
Bake doughnuts for 13-15 or until topping is just about to turn golden.
Allow doughnuts to sit for 5-10 minutes for topping to set and cool before enjoying.

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