Chocolate Baked Donuts

I love chocolate. Maybe you can relate? Sometimes, I find myself in the mood to bake something rich and chocolatey, but I don’t necessarily want an entire cake sitting around at my house (a dangerous situation for someone who is home as much as me, ha).

These chocolate baked donuts are the perfect treat. They are ultra rich but not necessarily overly sweet.

The baked donuts are a spongey, moist cake and then they get topped with a chocolate glaze (and sprinkles if you’re fun). But, the recipe below only yields six baked donuts—a standard pan size. But, if you want to make a dozen, just double the recipe.

I used “special dark” cocoa for the donuts photographed here, so they look especially dark. But any baking cocoa will do well for these chocolate baked donuts.

Make sure to lightly butter or spray your pan before filling.

You could absolutely top these chocolate baked donuts with a different glaze or even nothing at all, and they are still a fun treat. Happy baking!