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A close up of Cinnamon Roll Baked Doughnuts

For the last couple of years, I thought that Krispy Kreme and Dunkin Donuts were in a marketing war of giving away free donuts for a self-proclaimed National Doughnut Day–wrong! Although it makes a lot of marketing sense for them, this sweet holiday (the first Friday of June) was actually established in 1938 as a fundraiser for the Chicago Salvation Army to help the needy and to honor the Salvation Army Lassies of World War I. These brave women visited the front lines giving doughnuts to the troops to help cheer them up. Hence the term “dough” boy. Duh — I really need to brush up on my WWI history! Anyway, I saw a National Donut Day sign just last week at the DD and decided that I really wanted to make these Cinnamon Roll Baked Doughnuts from Top with Cinnamon that I’ve been drooling over in honor of the donut day.

A close up of Cinnamon Roll Baked Doughnuts

I think baked doughnuts (or donuts?) are especially fun to make — I love using my donut pan! Cinnamon Roll Baked Doughnuts are sort of like an upside down cake, with its brown sugar-cinnamon topping baked right into the sweet dough. Drizzled with a powdered sugar glaze and sprinkled with walnuts, a couple, or three, of these are great with a cup of steamy coffee.

A close up of Cinnamon Roll Baked Doughnuts

These doughnuts only take a few minutes to bake and disappear almost as quickly! Oops! I hope you enjoy baking these tasty treats and enjoy today’s mini-history lesson on National Doughnut Day!

A close up of Cinnamon Roll Baked Doughnuts

Cinnamon Roll Baked Donuts | Life, Love, and Good Food

Cinnamon Roll Baked Doughnuts

Cinnamon Roll Baked Doughnuts remind me of upside down cakes, with a brown sugar-cinnamon topping baked right into the sweet dough.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Sweets
Cuisine American
Servings 18 doughnuts
Calories 154 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cinnamon topping

  • 6 tablespoons butter divided and melted
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 5 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Doughnuts

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup milk

Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts for garnish

Instructions
 

Cinnamon topping

  • Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan and add cinnamon, brown sugar, milk, cornstarch and vanilla. Heat and stir just until it bubbles. Remove from heat.
  • Well-grease doughnut pans with non-stick cooking spray. Pour around 3/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon topping into each well of the doughnut pans.

Doughnuts

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Whisk together 4 tablespoons melted butter, egg, and milk in a small bowl.
  • Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl (flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg). Pour in butter/egg/milk mixture and stir until just combined--don’t over mix.
  • Fill a pastry bag with the batter and pipe on top of cinnamon topping in doughnut pan, filling each cavity about 2/3 full.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes. Invert immediately onto a wire rack to cool before glazing.

Glaze

  • Combine powdered sugar and milk (or cream) until desired consistency; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cooled donuts and sprinkle with nuts, if desired.

Notes

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 125mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15g

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Keyword baked doughnuts, cinnamon, cinnamon roll
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