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Triple Chocolate Old Fashioned Doughnuts

A chocolate twist on the classic old fashioned doughnut.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Garnishing10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Chocolate Old Fashioned Doughnuts

  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2/3 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon espresso powder
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

Dark Chocolate Glaze

  • 1 tablespoon special dark cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water, hot

Garnish

  • dark chocolate covered pretzels, crushed

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
  • In a large bowl, whisk together 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk, 2/3 cup of sour cream, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, 1/4 cup of whole milk, 4 tablespoons of melted butter and 2/3 cup of brown sugar
  • Place a mesh sifter over the bowl and add 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of espresso powder, 1/3 cup of cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour into the sifter
  • Sift the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients
  • Mix the ingredients until just combined
  • Grease your doughnut pan
  • Fill each cavity 2/3 of the way
  • Bake the doughnuts for 8-12 minutes (depending on the size of your doughnuts) or until they feel springy and set to a light touch
  • Transfer the baked doughnuts onto a cooling rack 
  • While the doughnuts are cooling, make the dark chocolate glaze by whisking 1 tablespoon of special dark cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons of canola oil, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 1 cup of confectioners sugar and 2 tablespoons of hot water in a small bowl until smooth and glossy
  • Once the doughnuts have come to room temperature, dip them into the chocolate glaze (top side down) and then return them to the cooling rack
  • Sprinkle the tops with crushed pretzels while the chocolate glaze is still soft
  • Allow the garnished doughnuts to sit on the cooling rack for about 15 minutes so the chocolate glaze can set up
  • Store in an airtight container at room temperature