Name: Strawberry Delight Cake Donuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: 15.25 oz strawberry cake mix; ¼-½ cup strawberry frosting; ¼ cup vegetable oil; 2 eggs; ½ cup milk; ¼-½ cup freeze-dried strawberries ((crushed))

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These delicious strawberry donuts have all the flavor. With strawberry cake donuts, strawberry frosting, and the crunch of freeze-dried strawberries, they’re a delightful treat for any dessert lover. Perfect for a sweet breakfast or an afternoon snack, these donuts bring fruity goodness in every bite!

Strawberry Delight Cake Donuts on a light pink placemat on the counter with fresh strawberries.

Serves: 12
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15-17 minutes

Ingredients:

strawberry cake mix
strawberry frosting
vegetable oil
eggs
milk
freeze-dried strawberries-crushed

Strawberry cake mix, strawberry frosting, vegetable oil, eggs, milk and freezed dried strawberries on a light pink placemat on thecounter.

Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Step-by-Step Directions:

Step 1: Set oven to 350ºF. Spray donut molds with non-stick spray. Using a large bowl, mix cake mix, eggs, oil, and milk with an electric mixer until combined.

eggs, oil, milk, and cake mix in a large white mixing bowl on red and pick placemats on the counter.

mixed batter in a large white mixing bowl on red and pink placemats on the counter.

Step 2: Gently spoon the batter into the donut molds. Bake for 13-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes clean. Allow the donuts to cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes before carefully removing them and placing them on a wire cooking rack to cool completely. *Alternately, you can pipe the batter into the donut molds.

Donut batter in donut molds on pink and red placemats on the counter.

Step 3: Put ¼-½ of the strawberry frosting into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave the frosting for 10-20 seconds until it is slightly running and warmed.

Step 4: Dunk each donut into the melted frosting one at a time and immediately decorate with crushed freeze-dried strawberries. *Alternatively, drizzle the melted frosting over the top of each donut.

dipping donut into strawberry frosting in a white bowl on the counter.

Strawberry Delight Cake Donuts on a cooling rack.

Tips:

Alternatively, you can pipe the batter into donut molds.
Alternatively, you can drizzle the melted frosting over the top of each donut.
You can use additional frosting if you’d like.

Strawberry Delight Cake Donuts

These strawberry-flavored donuts are a delightful treat for any dessert lover.

Tara

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 17

Total Time 27

Servings

Equipment

donut mold

Ingredients

15.25 oz strawberry cake mix
¼-½ cup strawberry frosting
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
½ cup milk
¼-½ cup freeze-dried strawberries (crushed)

Instructions

Set the oven to 350ºF. Spray the donut molds with nonstick spray. Mix the cake mix, eggs, oil, and milk in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer until combined.
Gently spoon the batter into the donut molds. Bake for 13-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes clean. Allow the donuts to cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes before carefully removing them and placing them on a wire cooking rack to cool completely. *Alternately, you can pipe the batter into the donut molds.
Put ¼-½ of the strawberry frosting into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave the frosting for 10-20 seconds until it is slightly running and warmed.
Dunk each donut into the melted frosting one at a time and immediately decorate with crushed freeze-dried strawberries. *Alternatively, drizzle the melted frosting over the top of each donut.