This tender cake donuts recipe features vanilla donuts studded with chocolate chips and chopped cherries. A silky, sweet cherry glaze makes these cake donuts taste over the top amazing!
What Are Cherry Chip Cake Donuts?
This cake donuts recipe is a little spin on a Cherry Chip Cake boxed cake mix. This is one of my favorite cake flavors, it is sweet, fruity, fun and tinted with a hint of pink. Cherry Chip Cake is cheerful, playful and absolutely lovely. Now, these donuts are not MADE with the cake mix, but merely inspired by that cake flavor!
WHERE IS THE CHERRY CAKE DONUT RECIPE?
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Are Cherry Chip Cake Donuts Baked?
Yes! These cake donuts are made by combing softened butter, vegetable oil, and sugar until combined. Eggs are added as well as vanilla. I combine my dry ingredients next and at that to the better next. The last thing to go into the batter is mini chocolate chips and chopped maraschino cherries. The donut batter is spooned into two donut pans and baked for just 10 minutes. This recipe did give me 18 donuts, so I did have to bake the batter in two batches.
Glaze For Cherry Chip Cake Donuts
The glaze for these donuts is silky, sweet, and amazing! All you need is powdered sugar, corn syrup (to make it drip and set just right), a little milk and maraschino cherry juice (hmmm, you have to the frosting for these cherry sugar cookies!). The glaze whisks very easily in one bowl. When the donuts have cooled completely, carefully dip the tops of the donuts into the glaze. Allow the glazed donuts to sit on wax paper until completely set. The donuts should be stored in a single layer in an airtight container.
Glazed donuts will last 1-2 days if set on the counter.
Want more donut recipes? Try these Almond Coconut Chocolate Donuts, Sweet Potato Donuts, and these Toasted Coconut Donuts!
Cherry Chip Cake Donuts Recipe
This tender cake donuts recipe features vanilla donuts studded with chocolate chips and chopped cherries. A silky, sweet cherry glaze makes these cake donuts taste over the top amazing!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) butter
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries
- For the glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 2-3 tablespoons of milk
- 2 tabespoons of maraschino cherry juice (or to taste)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray donut pans with non stick spray and set aside,
- In a bowl, beat the butter, oil, and sugar together until creamy. Add the eggs until combined.
- Beat in the baking soda, salt, and vanilla.
- Add the flour alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour. Mix just until combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips and the cherries (batter will be thick)
- Spoon batter into a large ziptop bag. Snip one corner and pipe the batter into the donut pan.
- Bake for 10 minute or until donuts spring back when touched.
- Allow donuts to rest for 5-7 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack. Cool donuts completely before coating with the glaze.
- To prepare the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, corn syrup, butter and milk. Stir in cherry juice. Dip the tops of each donuts into the prepared glaze. Allow the donuts to sit on wax paper until the glaze is completely set. Store donuts in an even layer in an airtight container. Donuts will keep for 1-2 days.
Nutrition Information
Yield
18Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 269Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 30mgSodium 200mgCarbohydrates 45gFiber 1gSugar 29gProtein 3g
Winnie says
I ENJOYED reading this post!!
I soooooooooo agree with your last sentenc .”…t.he feeling that there are so many recipes and not enough time to try them all!
Your donuts are making me hungry!
I don’t eat breakfast but I’d eat these donuts any time 🙂
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks Winnie! I had fun writing it! I don’t eat breakfast either, just drink coffee! My son actually ate about 11 of these!
Roos says
These look so great! I never made my own donuts because i can not find a donut pan over here. You can’t find them anywhere over here 🙁 i’m gonna try to find one on ebay!
Love from the Netherlands!
xo Rosie
Lemonsforlulu says
Rosie, I wish I could send you a donut pan. They are so fun. I bet you could use a mini muffin tin! Thanks Rosie!
Teresa Holman says
I don’t have a donut pan either, and was just wondering if I should try them in a muffin pan. Thanks! These look great! I always loved cherry chip cake.
Tanya Schroeder says
I think these would be fine as muffins, I would bake for at least 5 minutes longer, however.
Shiloh Barkley says
Fun reading all those!! Thanks for sharing!
Lemonsforlulu says
Awe, thanks Shiloh!
ChgoJohn says
What a great post! To begin, I started smiling as soon as I read the title in my inbox. I thought it read “Cherry DIP Donuts”. Then I got here, saw the pic, and still didn’t realize the “DIP” was a “CHIP”. It wan’t until after I read your revelations 🙂 and took a look at the recipe title that I realized that I have the reading abilities of a 6 year-old. See? Now you know something about me.
Thanks, Tanya, for a great recipe and fun post — even if do you prefer Greek cuisine over Italian. 😉
Lemonsforlulu says
Ha ha, John that is funny!! Maybe I should make cherry dip donuts!! Greek, Italian, ah, same thing wink wink!
A Sweet Baker says
Thanks for sharing a little bit about yourself. It’s always nice to get to know the person behind the blog. Your recipe sounds perfect for my donut pans that I got for Christmas. 🙂
Lemonsforlulu says
I hope you try these in your pan! Thanks taking the time to read about me.
Brenda says
Enjoyed your list {LOVE Greek food too!} …..& wish I was enjoying one of these yummy donuts right now!! Mmm:) Thanks for sharing, pinning 😉
– Brenda @ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks Brenda! My son ate 11 of these, no lie! I could use some about now too!
sue @ Cakeballs, cookies and more says
loveed reading your foody facts
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks Sue, I enjoyed writing them!
Beth @ The First Year Blog says
Wow yum!! Love all of the donut recipes!
I am co-hosting a link party today called Tell Me Tuesdays! I’d love for you to come check it out and link up!!
Beth @ The First Year Blog
Lemonsforlulu says
Just linked up! Thank you!
kleinworthco says
I’m right there with you on the cupcakes. They make everything better. These donuts look awful good too!
Lemonsforlulu says
How can anyone resist cupcakes? Thank for reading my post!
Katie says
These are going to be perfect for a valentine’s breakfast. I am going to try to make them gf! Thanks for posting!
Lemonsforlulu says
They would be so fun for Valentine’s day!! Thanks Katie!
kalamitykelli says
Just saw your recipe on Jam Hands link up and it’s so seldom I see anything with Cherry Chips (one of my favorites) I pinned it right away! I have to order mine online but I don’t mind because they taste so darn good and I know these donuts will too!
Lemonsforlulu says
I can’t actually find cherry chips, so, this is a bit deceiving. However, if you actually used cherry chips in these donuts. these would be amazing!!! I’m going to get on line and order myself some now! Thank you!
Tash @ The Velvet Moon Baker says
These look so scrummy. I found you via Wednesday Extravaganza @ Hungry Little Girl
Lynn H@Turnips 2 Tangerines says
These look delicious!!!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thank you Lynn!
Jenny says
I’m going to try these in our never used donut maker. Hope they work. We’re having a snow day here, so it will be a breakfast treat for the kids. Found you at Tidy Mom.
Lemonsforlulu says
Hope they work for you!! Your kids will be thrilled! Thanks for stopping by!
Karyn - Pint Sized Baker says
5,6,7,8 all sound good to me! Can’t say I’ve ever had a beet… Thanks for sharing on Two Cup Tuesday at Pint Sized Baker.
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks Karyn!
Ruthie says
My mouth is watering just at the photo… maybe I need to go buy a pan just try them! My favorite combo 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing this at Super Saturday Show & Tell today… please come again next week and share again! xoxo~ Ruthie
Jutta Lenihan says
YUM! You need my mailing address to send me some 😉
Love your new page design a lot!
Thank you so much for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza – see you there next week with more deliciousness 🙂
Lemonsforlulu says
I’d love to send you some, but we ate them, sorry. I can make you more!
Ambreen says
Cherry chip donuts looks so yummy. It was really nice to read about you more 🙂
Lemonsforlulu says
Thank you Ambreen!
Christine says
Oh goodness, do those donuts ever look good!!! LOVE getting to know you better!
Thanks so much for partying with me last week at The DIY Dreamer… From Dream To Reality! I’m really looking forward to seeing what you share tomorrow evening!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks for hosting Christine!
Food Done Light (@FoodDoneLight) says
Love the combination of cherry & chocolate. Thanks for sharing on Thursdays Treasures
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks for hosting!
Karly Campbell (@Buns_In_My_Oven) says
Oh my gosh, these are SO pretty! I love the color!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks Karly!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thanks Karly! Perfect Valentines Day colors!
Karen T says
I love cherries….and these look so lovely and festive. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I actually have a donut pan….so, no excuses!!!!!
Tanya Schroeder says
Yay! I hope you like them!
t says
just checking: is 400 oven correct (have never baked donuts at this level).
Tanya Schroeder says
Yes, that is the correct temperature.