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As part of our family’s Halloween tradition, I make these delicious frosted doughnuts to serve with warm, spiced cider. Grated apples give them a scrumptious flavor and texture. —Katherine Nelson Centerville, Utah

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Spiced Cake Doughnuts Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + chilling Cook: 5 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 22 Servings

30 5 35

Ingredients

1/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup grated peeled apples
Oil for deep-fat frying
BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
Colored sprinkles

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and mace; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in apples. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. doughnut cutter. In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels.
In a small saucepan, bring brown sugar and butter to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Pour into a small bowl; let stand for 10 minutes. Add cream; beat until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition until frosting achieves desired consistency. Frost doughnuts; top with sprinkles. Yield: 22 doughnuts.

Originally published as Spiced Cake Doughnuts in Taste of Home October/November 2006, p41

Big Batch Baked Goods

We enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas

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Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2010 by Kayla Sue

We LOVED these donuts. A bite of these sure beats Dunkin' D's anyday! I lost this recipe, but I'm so glad to have found it again. I'm goign to make them the day after thanksgiving when we are putting up our Christmas tree :D

Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2009 by plnemec

Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2008 by blessedwoman__SoOregon

I just made these Christmas Eve. They are awesome. I did not frost them, just cinnamon-sugar and powdered sugar. I will use the frosting recipe for a cake.