Chef Janet’s Signature Spice Cake Doughnut Recipe

The same recipe Janet has been making every Christmas morning for her family for the last twenty years, or so.

“I have tried all kinds of doughnut recipes, and this one is the doughnut of my dreams. I’m not sure why I am so enamored with doughnuts, but I love them fresh and hot from the fryer.”
— Chef Janet

And she's right; These donuts are warm, fluffy on the inside, cripsy on the outside and just perfectly sweet.

This recipe always brings back such special memories for us and we are so glad to share it with you now.


We hope you enjoy them with your family, and those you love, just as we have all these years.

Ingredients:

  • 3 1/2 cups flour

  • 1 tbsp + 1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder

  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

  • 1/2 tsp ground allspice

  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger

  • Pinch of five-spice powder

  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

  • 1 cup milk

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

  • 1 cup granulated sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • Vegetable oil, for deep-frying

  • 2 cups granulated sugar or powdered sugar, for dredging

 

 Intructions: