These were to be mini baked donuts but they grew into more of mini bundt cakes so that is what I am unofficially calling them. Mini Lemon Donuts Bundt Cakes with Lemon Glaze.
Since I'm sure you will want to make mini donuts - the recipe below makes 2-3 dozen mini donuts. These are seriously bite-sized. I figure you could eat about 10 as a serving. Just enough to polish off in an evening to share with a friend or two. I would recommend that if you were going to take these to a party or something, make more. At least a double batch. Obviously.
Couple of notes. When you are blending the wet ingredients with the coconut oil your mixture might look like it's curdled. It hasn't and all is fine. It's just the coconut oil being difficult. It does that. Do your best to whip it into shape - I beat the mixture (before adding dry ingredients) on high-ish speed for a minute or two. But don't get too bothered about it. Once you add the dry ingredients it will be all good to go.
As with any cake-type batter don't over mix the wet and dry ingredients. You want a smooth batter because you will be piping it into your donut molds. But if you over mix you will get tough little donuts and that is just not fun.
Don't do what I do, do what I say.
I used a piping bag without a tip to get the batter into the molds which filled the molds about 3/4 full. As you can see, my donuts don't look like donuts. So use a tip that has a slightly smaller opening than just the bag end and fill the molds less - about 1/2 full. Bonus - you will get more donuts this way!
Lemon Donuts with Lemon Glaze
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 11/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Egg replacer equivalent to 1 egg prepared as directed by package (1 teaspoon powder with 2 tablespoons warm water)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup soy or other non-diary milk
- zest of one lemon
for Glaze
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (juice from about half a lemon)
- 1 cup icing sugar
- dash of vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Prepare mini donut pan with cooking spray.
- Prepare egg replacer as directed by package, set aside
- In a small bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt
- Using a hand-held mixer and a large bowl, or a stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat sugar and melted coconut oil until well combined.
- Add soy milk, egg replacer, vanilla and apple cider vinegar and continue to mix on high speed for 1 minute. This is where it the mixture may look like it has curdled a bit.
- Add flour, baking powder, lemon zest and salt. Mix until just incorporated, but do not over mix.
- Fill a piping bag with the dough and pipe into donut molds. Fill molds to about half full.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes at 350F until golden.
- Remove from pan and place on a wire rack until cooled.
for Glaze
- Mix lemon juice, vanilla and powdered sugar. Add more powder sugar for a thicker glaze if desired.
- Drizzle glaze on donuts. (Donuts should be completely cool before glazing). Do this while donuts are still on the wire rack as the glaze will drip. The glaze will harden after a few minutes.
Notes
Hi, I'm Trish. I share quick and healthy recipes designed to get you through your busy days, balanced with a generous serving of sweet and decadent treats for weekends and special occasions. You will find vegan, gluten-free and plant-based recipes here too. Thanks for visiting!
luminousvegans says
These sound splendid. I love incorporating lemon into desserts especially during the summer months. The fact that these are mini-sized could be dangerous for my belly 🙂
Trish @infinebalance says
Agreed. It's hard to eat just one, and because they are so small, well, one person can eat a lot... not that I would know. Just what I've heard. 😉
Poppy says
Awww they're so cute!
Trish @infinebalance says
Thanks for stopping by & nice to meet you! One thing I love about the potluck is I get to meet so many new bloggers!
The Vegan Kat says
Lemon and donuts - a perfect combo! 🙂
Trish @infinebalance says
🙂
Kat Dornian says
This might just be the key recipe for Pac Man's birthday in a couple of weeks. Thanks!
Trish @infinebalance says
I have to know... are we talking the real Pac Man - as in the video game I played as a kid? So cool and I think totally fitting?
Annie says
Love these! So cute! Thank you so much for participating in the Potluck!
Trish @infinebalance says
And thankyou Annie! Love this event. Brings so many great bloggers together.
Rinku Bhattacharya says
These look scrumptious and cute! Thanks for stopping by the blog.
Trish @infinebalance says
Absolutely! Nice to meet you!
Richa says
I love how summery these look.. so soft and perfect!
Trish @infinebalance says
I do what I can to convince mother nature that I'm ready for summer already! We had frost last night ~ in May!
Cat says
These look so good. I don't have a mini-bundt pan, so I'm going to try them as cupcakes. That should work, right?
Trish @infinebalance says
That's a great idea actually. I might try it too!
Becky Striepe says
Mmmmm....donuts! These look amazing!
Trish @infinebalance says
Thanks Becky! Thanks for stopping by.
Starr says
Um, but I like the Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes with Lemon Glaze, so can I just do what you do and ignore what you say? 😉 They look scrummy!
Trish @infinebalance says
LOL -- I was afraid I lost some "baker" points for inadequately shaped donuts. 🙂
Something rather indulgent about popping an entire bundt cake in your month.
Maggie Muggins says
Yum! Your mini donuts/bundt cakes look super cute! I've been craving citrus flavors like nobody's business lately, these are right up my alley.
Trish @infinebalance says
I know what you mean! Citrus just feels like spring. It's necessary right now!
Vix says
These look delicious! Can you tell me what pan you used? I definitely need one of those...
x Vix
vixbakes.com :: vegan baking + raw desserts
Trish @infinebalance says
Sure - its a mini donut pan. You can see the actual pan in this post.... https://www.infinebalance.com/2012/02/13/be-my-valentine-mini-vegan-doughnuts/
Allison (Spontaneous Tomato) says
These look awesome! I totally need a pan like that... I have a mini donut pan for flatter small round-ish donuts, but not for tall mini-bundt-looking ones like this... That lemon glaze looks soooo delectable. 🙂
Trish @infinebalance says
LOL It's a plain ol' mini donut pan but this is what happens when you over fill them!
spinachrevolution says
I have been looking for more excuses why I should buy a donut pan, and now I have a perfect excuse, I need to make these lovely lemon delights. It looks so good. Thank you for the recipe.
Trish @infinebalance says
Glad I could be of service 🙂 ... I know I'm always looking for an excuse for new bakeware!
steph@stephsbitebybite says
Perfect for spring and perfectly sized to pop in my mouth!
Keely @ Gormandize says
I just love baked doughnuts - so I'm definitely bookmarking these lemony ones to make! Thanks for bringing them to the potluck.
Teresa says
Wow! Anything lemon and I am in heaven. Especially lemon glaze! These look super and you are right-bite size is perfect. Then the glaze to donut ratio is higher. 🙂
Devin says
Is it ok to use ground flax seeds instead of egg replacer?
Thanks!
Trish @infinebalance says
Absolutely.
I Tablespoon ground flax seeds with 3 tablespoon water will work.
Amelia says
I just made these in full-size donut form, I love this recipe so much. I used a whole lemon in the glaze, might have been a bit much, but I like the extra fresh lemon flavor 🙂
Trish @infinebalance says
Awesome! I think the more lemon the better