Baked Red Velvet Cake Donuts Holes are the most amazing donut you will have, EVER! Filled with Cream Cheese Buttercream and dipped in chocolate ganache.
I was never a huge red velvet fan until I met my husband. Now I just love Red Velvet cake, cupcakes, donuts and my new favorite these Baked Red Velvet Cake Donut Holes.
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Want to know what makes these donut holes irresistible? Each bite captures the rich flavor of classic Red Velvet cake—soft red chocolate cake, luscious cream cheese icing, and a sweet ganache finish, creating the perfect balance of flavors.
I’m not really sorry if you end up eating the whole batch in one sitting—morning or afternoon. I fully intended to save some to take to a friend that evening, but between me, the kids, and a few friends dropping by, all 48 donut holes disappeared.
I did manage to set a few aside for my parents as an early Valentine’s treat, and they absolutely loved them!
These are incredibly easy to make, so don’t be intimidated by the directions. The 30–40 minutes they take are worth the effort to make a batch.
After the donut holes have cooled, pipe in rich Cream Cheese Buttercream for a creamy surprise inside. Finish by dipping each one in silky ganache for the perfect sweet touch.
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Red Velvet Cake Donuts Holes
Ingredients
Red Velvet Donut Holes
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large egg
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
Cream Cheese Buttercream
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 4 ounce chilled cream cheese
- 1 1/2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract
- 2 /14 cups confectioners sugar
Ganache
- 3 tablespoons butter cut into ½ inch squares.
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips dark chocolate is my preference, but semi-sweet is also good
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
Instructions
Red Velvet Donut Holes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium mixing bowl sift together flour, cornstarch, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl cream together sugar and melted butter, add in eggs one at a time. Then mix in dry ingredients, once combined, mix in buttermilk, vanilla extract and food coloring. Mix well until well combined.
- Grease your donut hole pan with cooking spray, if you don’t have a donut hole pan use a mini-cupcake pan and line with cupcake wrappers or spray pan.
- Fill each donut hole pan or cupcake holder 2/3 full. Bake in the oven 350 degrees, 9-12 minutes or until completely cooked all the way through.
Cream Cheese Buttercream
- Using an electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese until light and creamy, mix in vanilla extract. Beating on low, gradually add in the 2 cups confectioners’ sugar until well combined.
- Once combined, beat on high for 1 to 2 minutes. Then transfer frosting to a Ziplock or piping bag with a small round tip, really any tip will do, set aside.
- Fill cooled donut holes with Cream Cheese Buttercream. Then dip in ganache.
Ganache
- In a double boiler over medium heat combine butter, chocolate chips, and corn syrup. Stir until completely melted and well incorporated.
- Once glaze is done and donuts are cool and filled, dip the tops of the donut holes into the glaze and turn over, and set on the counter. Glaze side up. Allow glaze to harden, 10-15 minutes or like our family, serve right away….yum!
Drooling! These look deliciously decadent! Definitely going to have to make some of these for the hubby! Thanks for the recipe!
Could you turn these into normal donuts?