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Baked Chocolate Doughnut Holes

Ingredients

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For the doughnuts:

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 6 tablespoons sour cream
  • 6 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil

For the glaze:

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • Sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a mini muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking soda.
  3. In a small bowl, beat together the vanilla, egg, sour cream, buttermilk and oil until well combined.
  4. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry until just combined. Don’t overmix or you’ll have tough doughnut holes.
  5. Use a medium cookie scoop to drop the batter into a greased mini muffin tin. Alternately, use a tablespoon and fill the muffin tin is ? of the way full.
  6. Bake for 8 minutes or until the tops spring back when you touch them or a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  7. Let cool completely before removing from the muffin tin.
  8. Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth while the doughnuts are cooling.
  9. 9. Once cool, dunk the tops of each doughnut into the glaze and then spoon sprinkles over the top to stick in the glaze. Alternately, roll the entire doughnut hole in the glaze and coat with sprinkles, toss in powdered sugar or eat plain.