Donuts Recipe ⋇ Grandma's Old-Fashioned Cake Donuts

This is a recipe handed down from my Grandma Thayer. My family tradition is to make these old-fashioned cake donuts Christmas morning. Enjoy! Roll warm donuts in sugar and cinnamon, if desired.

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup vegetable oil for frying

Cooking Directions

1. Beat eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer until whipped to a creamy color. Mix in sugar gradually until well blended. Mix in buttermilk and vanilla extract. Mix in butter.
2. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt together in a separate bowl. Beat 1/2 of the mixture into the sugar mixture until well blended; beat in remaining 1/2. Let batter rest for 20 minutes.
3. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead as little as possible until it comes together. Roll dough out using a rolling pin until it is 3/8-inch thick; cut into donut shapes.
5. Lower donuts carefully into the hot oil and cook until light brown, 2 to 3 minutes, turning once. Remove from oil and let cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

• calories595
• carbohydrateContent83.5 g
• cholesterolContent73.8 mg
• fatContent24.7 g
• fiberContent1.7 g
• proteinContent10 g
• saturatedFatContent6.2 g
• sodiumContent579.6 mg
• sugarContent35.7 g