Mini Egg Easter Donuts
Give spring a warm welcome with Mini Egg Easter Donuts. Topped with a robin's egg blue frosting then speckled with whiskey and cocoa, these baked donuts are a delightful way to start the season.
Equipment
- 6 cavity donut pan
- mini paint brush
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 cup all-purpose flour unbleached
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1/3 cup milk room temperature
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt room temperature
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
Robin's Egg Blue Frosting
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 3-4 drops blue gel food coloring
Whiskey Speckle
- 1 Tbsp whiskey
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
Garnish
- 1 cup Cadbury Mini Eggs halved
Instructions
Donuts
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour donut pan then set aside.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar together in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk egg, milk, yogurt, melted butter and vanilla until combined.
- Carefully add wet ingredients to dry, stirring with a wooden spoon until just combined. Take care to avoid overmixing. Note: Batter will be thick.
- Pipe batter into donut pan, evenly distributing between the six cavities.
- Bake for 9 to 10 minutes. Donuts are done when tops spring back when pressed by a fingertip.
- Cool donuts in pan for 3 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely before adding frosting.
Robin's Egg Blue Frosting
- Beat butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes.
- Add powdered sugar and milk then beat until combined.
- Add gel food coloring, one drop at a time, and mix until desired shade of blue is achieved.
- Frost donuts with buttercream.
Whiskey Speckle
- Whisk whiskey and cocoa powder in a small bowl until smooth and lump free.
- Dip a small paintbrush into the whiskey mixture and flick the bristles with your fingertips to create a splatter effect on the frosting. Repeat until frosting resembles a speckled robin's egg.
- Garnish with Cadbury Mini Eggs.