white chocolate cake doughnuts

Submitted by Katrina

"recipe courtsey of Emeril, these are like the best doughtnuts...way better than those of the chain donuts places"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 dozen
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 3 1⁄4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 beaten eggs
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 2 ounces melted white chocolate
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chocolate, glaze
• 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts

directions

1. Preheat the fryer.
2. In a mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and salt together.
3. In another mixing bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together.
4. Add the melted chocolate and butter.
5. Stir in the milk and vanilla.
6. Slowly add the sifted flour into the egg mixture, incorporate into a soft dough.
7. Cover the dough and chill for 2 hours.
8. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface.
9. Roll the dough out to 1/2-inch thick.
10. Cut the doughnuts out, using a 2 1/2-inch doughnut cutter.
11. Fry a couple of doughnuts at a time for 1 minute on each side.
12. Remove the doughnuts from the fryer and drain on a paper-lined plate.
13. Place the doughnuts on a wire rack.
14. Drizzle the warm doughnuts with the chocolate glaze and sprinkle with the macadamia nuts.
15. Place the doughnuts on a platter.

Reviews

[rosslare]

Fantastic doughnuts with white chocolate and macadamia glaze! Easy dough to work with, too.