This is a recipe handed down from my Grandma Thayer. My family tradition is to make these old-fashioned cake donuts Christmas morning. Enjoy! Roll warm donuts in sugar and cinnamon, if desired.
Ingredients
- eggs: 2 piece
- white sugar: 1 cup
- buttermilk: 1 cup
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- butter: 2 Tbsp (melted)
- all-purpose flour: 4 cups
- baking soda: 1 tsp
- baking powder: 1 tsp
- ground nutmeg: 0.5 tsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- vegetable oil for frying: 0.5 cup
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
-
Beat eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer until whipped to a creamy color. Mix in sugar gradually until well blended. Mix in buttermilk and vanilla extract. Mix in butter.
-
Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt together in a separate bowl. Beat 1/2 of the mixture into the sugar mixture until well blended; beat in remaining 1/2. Let batter rest for 20 minutes.
-
Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
-
Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead as little as possible until it comes together. Roll dough out using a rolling pin until it is 3/8-inch thick; cut into donut shapes.
-
Lower donuts carefully into the hot oil and cook until light brown, 2 to 3 minutes, turning once. Remove from oil and let cool on a wire rack.
