Devil’s Food Donuts

Name: Devil's Food Donuts
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes About 1 1/2 Dozen Donuts
Ingredients: 3 1 ⁄ 4 cups (14 oz.) bread flour, sifted; 3 ⁄ 4 cup cocoa powder; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. baking soda; 3 ⁄ 4 tsp. kosher salt; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1 cup sugar; 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted; 3 oz. bittersweet chocolate, grated; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 3 ⁄ 4 cup buttermilk; 2 eggs, plus 2 yolks; Canola oil, for forming and frying; 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, grated; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 ⁄ 4 cup heavy cream

Serves
makes About 1 1/2 Dozen Donuts

TODD COLEMAN

These donuts puff up visibly when they are ready to be removed from the frying oil.

Ingredients

3 ¹⁄₄ cups (14 oz.) bread flour, sifted
³⁄₄ cup cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
³⁄₄ tsp. kosher salt
¹⁄₂ tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup sugar
4 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
3 oz. bittersweet chocolate, grated
2 tsp. vanilla extract
³⁄₄ cup buttermilk
2 eggs, plus 2 yolks
Canola oil, for forming and frying
3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, grated
2 cups confectioners' sugar
¹⁄₄ cup heavy cream

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Instructions

Step 1

Whisk flour, powders, soda, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl; set aside. Combine sugar, butter, bittersweet chocolate, vanilla, buttermilk, eggs, and yolks in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment; beat until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add dry ingredients and mix until a soft, sticky dough forms.

Step 2

Heat 2" oil in a 6-qt. saucepan until a deep-fry thermometer reads 350°. Using lightly oiled hands, roll about ¼ cup batter into a loose, sticky ball; pat gently into a disk. With your thumb, make a 1½" hole in the center of dough; carefully slide into oil and fry, flipping once, until puffed and golden, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a baking sheet with a wire rack; repeat with remaining dough and let donuts cool completely.

Step 3

Mix unsweetened chocolate and confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Bring cream and 2 tbsp. water to a boil in a 1-qt. pan over high heat. Pour cream over chocolate; let sit for 2 minutes without stirring, then whisk until smooth. Dip tops of donuts in glaze and return to rack until glaze is set.

Whisk flour, powders, soda, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl; set aside. Combine sugar, butter, bittersweet chocolate, vanilla, buttermilk, eggs, and yolks in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment; beat until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add dry ingredients and mix until a soft, sticky dough forms.
Heat 2" oil in a 6-qt. saucepan until a deep-fry thermometer reads 350°. Using lightly oiled hands, roll about ¼ cup batter into a loose, sticky ball; pat gently into a disk. With your thumb, make a 1½" hole in the center of dough; carefully slide into oil and fry, flipping once, until puffed and golden, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a baking sheet with a wire rack; repeat with remaining dough and let donuts cool completely.
Mix unsweetened chocolate and confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Bring cream and 2 tbsp. water to a boil in a 1-qt. pan over high heat. Pour cream over chocolate; let sit for 2 minutes without stirring, then whisk until smooth. Dip tops of donuts in glaze and return to rack until glaze is set.