Name: Mardi Gras Cake Donuts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 box Devil's Food Cake mix; 15 oz pumpkin ((canned)); 1 can of white frosting; green, purple, and gold sprinkles ((for decorating)); non-stick spray

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Want to join in on all the Mardi Gras fun without leaving home? Let the “Good Times Roll” with our delicious Mardi Gras cake donuts! They’re the perfect way to celebrate the festivities right in your kitchen!

Mardi Gras donuts on brown parchment paper on the counter surrounded by mardi gras decorations.

Serves: 10-12
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients:

Devil’s Food Cake mix
pumpkin; canned
white frosting
green, purple, and gold sprinkles
non-stick spray
donut mold

Devil's food cake in a large and white mixing bowl on the counter, canned pumpkin and a small white bowl, white frosting, green, purple, and gold sprinkles in individual glass cups with Mardi Gras decorations on the counter.

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 350º F and lightly spray donut molds with non-stick spray. Using a large bowl, mix cake mix and pumpkin puree.

Cake batter and pumpkin puree are mixed in a large bowl on the counter.

Step 2: Spoon cake batter into a greased donut pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the batter springs back when lightly pressed with a finger. Let the donuts cool slightly before moving to a wire rack or plate to cool.

Batter and donut molds on a dark blue baking sheet on the counter, ready to go in the oven. Surrounded by Mardi Gras, colored sprinkles and decorations.

Cool donuts on a white plate and a purple plate on brown parchment paper surrounded by white icing, gold, purple, green sprinkles, and Mardi Gras decorations, all on the counter.

Step 3: Warm the frosting in the microwave for 30-45 seconds. Dip one donut at a time into the frosting and immediately decorate it with Mardi Gras-inspired sprinkles. Continue with the rest of the donuts.

I dipped the donut into warm white icing in a white bowl on brown parchment paper on the counter.

Garnishing the donut with green sprinkles onto the frosted donut immediately after dipping it into white icing. It sits on brown parchment paper on the counter.

Garnished donut with green, gold, and purple sprinkles on the frosted donut immediately after dipping it into white icing. It sits on brown parchment paper on the counter.

Caution-donuts will be hot when removing from oven.

Tips:

The nutritional values do not include the frosting.

Mardi Gras Cake Donuts

Let the "Good Times Roll" with our delicious Mardi Gras cake donuts! They’re the perfect way to celebrate the festivities right in your kitchen!

Tara

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

Servings

Equipment

silicone donut mold

Ingredients

1 box Devil’s Food Cake mix
15 oz pumpkin (canned)
1 can of white frosting
green, purple, and gold sprinkles (for decorating)
non-stick spray

Instructions

Set oven to 350º F and lightly spray donut molds with non-stick spray. Using an electric mixer, combine the cake mix and the pumpkin puree.
Spoon batter into a greased donut pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the batter springs back when lightly pressed with a finger. Let the donuts cool slightly before moving to a wire rack to cool.
Warm the frosting in the microwave for 30-45 seconds. Dip one donut at a time into the frosting and immediately decorate it with Mardi Gras-inspired sprinkles. Continue with the rest of the donuts.
Caution: Donuts will be hot when removed from oven.