Jelly Donut Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. Place sugar, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in a food processor; process for 30 seconds. Transfer to a large bowl., Beat in melted butter, eggs, milk, sour cream and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; gradually beat into sugar mixture., Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Spoon jelly over batter to within 1/2 in. of edges; top with remaining batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., In a large bowl, combine all frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Spread over cake; sprinkle with additional sugar and cinnamon. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

Steps:

• In the bowl of a mixer, combine 4 cups flour and salt. Add the yeast. In a small bowl, combine the milk and 2 tablespoons sugar. Add with the remaining milk to the flour. (If using dry yeast, mix the yeast with 2 tablespoons of the milk and 2 tablespoons sugar and let sit until foamy, about 5 to 10 minutes and add to the flour.)
• Add the eggs and butter to the flour mixture. Begin to mix the ingredients into a soft, but not sticky, dough. Add a little extra milk, 1 tablespoon at a time. Work in extra flour, 1 tablespoon at a time. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. (You can do this in a mixer fitted with a dough hook.) Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
• Punch down the risen dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for a few seconds. With a lightly floured rolling pin, gradually roll out the dough to about 1/2-inch thick. When rolling dough, let it rest periodically to relax. Cut out into 3 to 4-inch rounds with a lightly floured biscuit cutter. Re-roll the scraps to make more rounds. Place the doughnuts on lightly floured baking sheets, spacing them apart, and cover lightly with a dry towel. Let rise in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the risen doughnuts to a heavy pot filled 3-inches high with vegetable oil at 350 degrees F. Fry the doughnuts, a few at a time, until golden and puffed, turning frequently, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Lift the doughnuts from the oil using a slotted spoon and roll on a plate lined with granulated sugar and cinnamon mixed together. Let cool slightly and fill a pastry bag, fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip with jelly preserves. Insert the tip into the end of each doughnut and pipe approximately 1 to 2 teaspoons preserves into them and serve.

Steps:

• Make the dough: Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, the milk and yeast in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on low speed until combined, about 45 seconds.
• Cover the yeast mixture with the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, the sugar and salt; set aside until the yeast mixture starts to rise through the flour and the mixture looks craggy, about 45 minutes. Add the eggs and mix on low speed until just incorporated. Increase the speed to medium high and beat until the dough is smooth, uniform and starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl, about 5 minutes.
• With the mixer running, add the 3 sticks butter, 1 cube at a time, making sure each piece is incorporated before adding the next. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix 1 more minute. Transfer the dough to a separate large bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• Brush a 10- to 15-cup Bundt pan with the melted butter to coat. Place the dough in the pan, gently patting it down until it is even. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm spot until the dough fills two-thirds of the pan, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Bake the cake until dark golden brown, about 35 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 15 minutes in the pan, then invert onto the rack to cool completely, about 2 hours.
• Make the syrup and filling: Combine 1/4 cup each sugar, raspberry jam and boiling water in a bowl, stirring to dissolve the sugar; set aside. Invert the cake again and make eight 2-inch-deep, 1-inch-wide incisions evenly spaced around the bottom of the cake with a paring knife. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a 3/4-inch tip with the remaining 1 1/4 cups jam and pipe it evenly into the incisions. Let the cake sit 5 minutes, then invert back onto a plate and brush with the raspberry syrup. Let sit 5 minutes, then sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Generously spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with cooking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, milk, melted butter and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 38 to 43 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. While still in pan, poke holes in cake with end of wooden spoon, 2 inches deep and 1/2 inch apart down the middle of the cake, leaving 1-inch border on either side of the pan. Use wet paper towel to wipe ends of spoon after each poke.
• In small microwavable measuring cup, heat jam uncovered on High 30 seconds. Stir and continue to microwave in 15-second increments, stirring after each, until jam is hot and pourable, about 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds.
• Pour jam into holes in cake. Cool cake in pan 1 hour. Run metal spatula around outer and inside edges of pan to loosen cake. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Transfer to serving platter.
• In small bowl, beat Glaze ingredients with whisk until smooth; add additional milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until thin glaze consistency. Use pastry brush to brush half the glaze evenly over entire surface of cake. Let stand 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining half of glaze.

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix the sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
• Add eggs, milk and melted butter. Beat well.
• Add 3 cups of the flour, beating until blended. Add one more cup of flour and beat well. The dough should be soft and sticky but firm enough to handle. If you feel its necessary, add up to 1/2 cup more flour.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill for *at* *least* one hour.
• Remove your dough from the fridge and begin heating about 1" of oil to 360F in a large metal skillet.
• Working half the dough at a time, roll it out on a floured surface to about 1/2" thickness. Cut out circles using a doughnut cutter or large biscuit or cookie cutter. For the center, I actually use the cap off my martini shaker ;) to cut the holes.
• Gently drop the doughnuts in batches into the hot oil. Flip them over as they puff and turn them a couple more times as they cook. They will take about 2-3 minutes in total and will be lovely and golden brown all over.
• Remove from the oil and set them on paper towels or brown paper bag (that removes all the fat, you know).
• Douse them with sugar and cinnamon, icing, chocolate dipped with sprinkles or whatever you like.

Steps:

• Bring milk to a simmer in a 1-quart heavy saucepan, then remove from heat and stir in granulated sugar and salt. Cool milk to lukewarm (about 90°F).
• While milk is cooling, dissolve yeast in warm water in a small bowl, stirring until creamy, then let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. (If yeast doesn't foam, discard and start over with fresh yeast.)
• Pour milk mixture into a large bowl and stir in 2 1/2 cups flour, 2 tablespoons oil, eggs, and yeast mixture with a wooden spoon to make a very soft dough. Spread 1 cup flour on work surface and put dough on top, scraping it from bowl with a rubber spatula. Knead dough, incorporating all of flour from work surface and adding just enough additional flour (if necessary) to keep dough from sticking, until smooth and elastic, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer dough to another large bowl and sprinkle lightly with additional flour, then cover bowl with a clean kitchen towel and let dough rise in a warm draft-free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Turn out dough onto a floured surface and roll out with a floured rolling pin until 1/2 inch thick. Cutout rounds with 2-inch cutter. Stretch 1 round to 2 1/2 inches and put 1 teaspoon jam in center, then stretch another round to 2 1/2 inches and use it to cover jam, pinching edges of rounds firmly together. (Pinching will stretch doughnuts to about 3 inches in diameter.) Make more jelly doughnuts in same manner.
• Cut through filled doughnuts with floured 21/2-inch cutter, rotating cutter several times to help seal edges. Transfer rounds to a floured kitchen towel, then reroll scraps (only once) and make more jelly doughnuts in same manner. (If dough shrinks after rerolling, let stand 10 minutes.) Cover doughnuts with another kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place 30 minutes.
• While doughnuts rise, heat 3 inches oil (about 10 cups) in a deep 4-quart pot until it registers 375°F on thermometer. Fry doughnuts 2 at a time, turning occasionally, until puffed and golden brown, about 2 minutes per batch. (Doughnuts will bob in oil; hold them half submerged with a slotted spoon to brown evenly.) Transfer as cooked to paper towels to drain. Serve warm, dusted with confectioners sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Beat cake mix, eggs, milk, and butter until well combined. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Use an apple corer to poke holes along the middle of the cake, making sure not to poke all the way through. Remove cake from the corer before making the next hole. Leave a 1/2-inch border on the inner and outer edges of the pan.
• Microwave strawberry jam for 1 minute. Stir and continue microwaving in 15-second intervals until jam is melted and pourable. Pour jam into the holes and let cake sit in the pan for at least 1 hour.
• Run a table knife around the inner and outer edges of the pan to loosen. Invert cake carefully onto a serving plate.
• Mix powdered sugar and milk together until well combined. Brush glaze over the cake and let sit overnight so flavors can meld.

Steps:

• Fill a pastry tube with jam or jelly. After you have poured your favorite batter into cavities, carefully squeeze a strip of jam or jelly around the center of the batter. Avoid getting too near the edges of cavities. Latch cover and bake according to recipe. The batter will rise around the jelly!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 12-cup muffin pan or line with 12 muffin paper liners.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar.
• Lightly beat the eggs in a large bowl, then beat in the milk, oil and vanilla extract.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the beaten liquid ingredients. Stir gently until just combined; do not overmix.
• Spoon half the batter into the prepared muffin pan. Add a teaspoon of jelly to the center of each then spoon in the remaining batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes, until well risen and firm to the touch.
• Meanwhile, make the topping. Melt the butter. Spread the sugar in a wide, shallow bowl. When the muffins are baked, let them cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Dip the tops of the muffins in the melted butter then roll in the sugar.
• Serve warm or transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.

Steps:

• In a bread machine pan add the milk, water, beaten egg, melted butter, sugar, bread flour, salt, nutmeg, and yeast in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Set machine to the sweet dough cycle (see Editor's Note for using your stand mixer).
• Once the dough cycle is completed, turn the dough out onto a floured board and let it rest for 10 minutes.
• Roll the dough out to a 1/4-inch thickness. With a floured cookie cutter, cut into 2 1/2-inch rounds.
• Place 1/2 teaspoon jam or jelly in center of half of the rounds. Moisten edges with cold water; top with the remaining rounds, pinching edges together firmly. Place the sealed doughnuts on an greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled in a warm place, about 45 minutes.
• Heat oil in deep fryer to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C). Fry one layer of doughnuts at a time. Turn doughnuts as they rise to the surface until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from oil, being careful not to poke doughnuts. Drain onto paper towels and toss with sugar, if desired.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, combine milk, butter, 1/3 cup sugar, egg yolks, salt, yeast mixture and 3 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (do not knead)., Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead about 10 times. Divide dough in half. , Roll each portion to 1/4-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round cutter. Place about 1/2 teaspoon jelly in the center of half of the circles; brush edges with egg white. Top with remaining circles; press edges to seal tightly. , Place on greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes., In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Roll warm doughnuts in remaining sugar.