Chocolate Frosted Sprinkle Donuts
Who needs a donut shop when you’ve got a box of cake mix and a can of pumpkin? These easy 2-ingredient baked Chocolate Frosted Sprinkle Donuts are soft, chocolatey, and topped with chocolate fudge frosting and colorful sprinkles. No frying, no complicated ingredients, and no need to change out of your pajamas. Now that’s our kind of breakfast treat!
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz box of Devil’s Food Cake mix
- 15 oz pumpkin (canned)
- 16 oz container chocolate frosting
- rainbow sprinkles (optional)
- Silicon Donut Pan (Amazon)
Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
Step-By-Step Directions
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly coat a silcone donut pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl, combine the Devil’s Food cake mix and pumpkin puree until well mixed.
Step 2: Spoon the batter into the prepared donut pan, filling each cavity about ¾ full. Bake for 10–15 minutes, or until the tops spring back when lightly pressed. Let the donuts cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 3: Place the chocolate fudge frosting in a microwave-safe bowl and warm it in short intervals, stirring until smooth and slightly runny. Dip the tops of the cooled donuts into the frosting, then immediately add rainbow sprinkles before the frosting sets.
*Caution-donuts will be hot when removing from oven.
🍋 Simply Made Suggestions
- Make filling easier: Spoon the thick batter into a piping bag or zip-top bag, snip off a corner, and pipe it into the donut molds.
- Cool completely: Let the donuts cool before frosting so the chocolate coating doesn’t slide right off.
- Warm the frosting: Microwave in short intervals, stirring between each, until it’s thin enough for dipping.
- Switch up the sprinkles: Use holiday colors for Christmas, Halloween, birthdays, or whatever you’re celebrating.
- Watch the baking time: Donut pans and ovens vary, so start checking after 10 minutes.
🍩 Before You Go…
Still craving donuts? Try our Pumpkin Donuts with Cream Cheese Icing for a cozy fall treat, or our Heart-Shaped Cake Donuts when you’re feeling a little festive. Because there’s really no such thing as too many donuts!
Chocolate Frosted Sprinkle Donuts
Equipment
- Donut mold pan
- large bowl
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz Devil's Food cake mix
- 15 oz can of pumpkin
- 16 oz chocolate fudge frosting can
- rainbow sprinkles (optional)
- non-stick spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly coat a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl, combine the Devil's Food cake mix and pumpkin puree until well mixed.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared donut pan, filling each cavity about ¾ full. Bake for 10–15 minutes, or until the tops spring back when lightly pressed. Let the donuts cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Place the chocolate fudge frosting in a microwave-safe bowl and warm in short intervals, stirring until smooth and slightly runny. Dip the tops of the cooled donuts into the frosting, then immediately add rainbow sprinkles before the frosting sets.
Notes
- Please note that the nutritional values apply only to the donuts. They do not include the values for the icing or sprinkles.
- Caution when removing donuts from the oven: The oven and pan will be hot!
Nutrition
Disclaimer: All nutrition values are per serving and approximate. They will vary depending on products and quantities used.
Nothing beats a great chocolate donut with sprinkles!! Yummy
Thanks, Jackie! We love them too!