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If you love Penguins and Donuts, you HAVE to make these!
How cute are these guys? My son used to collect everything penguin- he would have been over the moon if I made these back then.
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Makes 12 donuts
Donut Ingredients:
2 2/3 C flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp nutmeg
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 C sugar
1/2 C milk
1/4 C melted butter
1/2 C sour cream
2 large egg (room temp)
1/4 C vegetable oil
Black food coloring
36 orange M&M’s
24 small edible eyes
1 squeeze bottle
2 disposable piping bag
Donut directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Use a baking spray to prep your doughnut pan.
Set the pan to the side.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
Whisk together the whole milk, sour cream , and eggs into a separate bowl.
Whisk in the melted butter, vegetable oil, and vanilla
Gradually whisk in the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir just until combined
Scoop batter into 1 disposable piping bag
Fill in donut pan with batter
Bake at 400 degrees for 9 minutes.
Allow doughnuts to cool a few minutes in the pan.
Transfer the donuts to a wire rack to completely cool.
Donut icing ingredients:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 – 3 tablespoons water
Directions:
Whisk all ingredients together in a stand mixer, using the water to adjust for desired consistency.
Dip donuts into the white icing and place onto white rack to harden for 15 minutes
Mix in a few drops of black food coloring into the remaining white icing
Scoop about 3 tablespoons of icing into the last piping bag
Mix in 1/2 teaspoon of water into the remaining black icing to thin it slightly
Pour icing into the squeeze bottle
Pipe a line on the donut for the body of the penguin
Make sure the leave the bottom white still
Pipe a small dot onto the “M” side of a orange M&M and place onto the top part of the middle on the donut
Pipe a dot onto two edible eyes and place onto the donut for eyes
Pipe a dot onto two more orange M&M’s and place onto the bottom of the donut for the feet
Allow black icing to dry for 30 minutes before enjoying!
What is your favorite type of Christmas Animal? Let us know in the comments below!