Have you ever tried baking donuts? If not, now is the time to start. These Strawberry Coffee Cake Donuts are loaded with fresh, chopped strawberries, topped with coffee cake streusel and drizzled with glaze. Strawberry donuts have never been more pretty or tasty as these!
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The BEST Baked Strawberry Donuts recipe!
Did you know you can transform a simple cake mix into baked donuts? This simple, delicious recipe for Strawberry Coffee Cake Donuts is proof! Made with a basic strawberry cake mix, along with fresh strawberries and a few other ingredients you likely already have in your pantry and fridge, these strawberry donuts will be a new breakfast favorite!
Here’s how these simple, delicious Strawberry Cake Donuts come together:
How do I make batter for cake donuts?
Baking a batch of these donuts are pretty simple. The batter starts with a simple cake mix and adding a few additional goodies. You’ll also need donut pans, as these are pretty essential in the donut baking process.
I use and love these Wilton 6-cavity Non-Stick Donut Pans. I definitely recommend getting two pans as it’s convenient to have an extra pan to rotate out when the other batch is baking.
What’s the best way to add donut batter to a pan?
Once you have your batter prepared, spray the pan with non-stick baking spray and fill the donut cups (about 2/3 full). I recommend adding the batter to a resealable plastic bag (a gallon-sized Zip-loc bag works well) and then cut off the corner (about 1/2″ in.) with scissors. This will create a piping bag that will help fill the donut pan evenly without a big mess.
Top with some of the delicious streusel topping, and some additional chopped strawberries and get them baking. These donuts bake up beautifully, and will smell completely amazing as they come out of the oven!
How should I transfer the baked strawberry donuts?
Let them sit for a few minutes in the pan, and then gently remove from the donut pan with a butter knife or small rubber scraper.
Transfer to a cooling rack. Once cool, these babies are ready for glaze!
What ingredients do I need for donut glaze?
A simple donut glaze requires just three ingredients; powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. When mixing the glaze, add the milk gradually and sparingly to achieve your desired thickness.
Use a spoon to drizzle the baked strawberry donuts with the glaze. Give ’em as much or as little as you prefer.
If you loved these delicious strawberry coffee cake donuts, check out some of my other similar recipes:
- Pumpkin Coffee Cake Donuts
- Blueberry Muffin Donuts
- Red Velvet Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Chocolate Smores Donuts
- Coconut Glazed Chocolate Donuts
Love Strawberries? Here are a few recipes that you’ll be sure to love!
- Strawberry Shortcake Overnight Oats
- Strawberry Danish
- White Chocolate Covered Strawberries
- Easy Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie
- Strawberry Banana Bread
- Strawberry Coffee Cake
- Strawberry Danish Breakfast Braid
Here’s the easy recipe for these Strawberry Donuts:
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Strawberry Coffee Cake Donuts
Equipment
- Donut Pan These non-stick donut pans by Wilton are an amazing baking tool!
- Mixing Bowls These stainless steel mixing bowls are an essential cooking tool for every kitchen.
- Rubber Scrapers These Cuisinart rubber scraper spatulas are fantastic for fillings, batters, and so much more!
Ingredients
Streusel Topping
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3 Tablespoons butter melted
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray donut pans with non-stick baking spray. Set aside.
- With a hand or stand mixer, combine the cake mix, water, eggs and 3 Tbsp. melted butter. Mix until smooth. Fold in 1 c. chopped strawberries to the batter.
- Prepare Streusel topping: mix flower and brown sugar. Slowly add the 3 Tbsp. melted butter, and stir to combine. Mixture will be crumbly.
- Assemble the donuts by filling the donut pans 2/3 full of batter, sprinkle on about 1/2 Tbsp. of steusel, and sprinkle with the additional chopped strawberries. Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes. When done baking, let set in the pan for about 5 minutes to cool. Gently remove from the pan with a butter knife, and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Mix the glaze by combining the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Stir until smooth and drizzle over the cooled donuts. Enjoy!
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There isn’t a single thing I don’t like about these donuts, and they’ve got so much depth to them too! Strawberry cake, strawberries in the donuts, coffee cake topping and the glaze…they sound amazing!
Do you use the large or mini donut pan?
Hi Angela – I use a regular sized donut pan (not mini). However, the recipe will certainly work if you are making mini donuts – simply adjust the baking time accordingly. Enjoy! ~Erin
My kids would LOVE these! Oh boy do they look good! So glad that I am stopping over from Whimsey Wednesday!
Yummy!
Cathy
What a creative idea! Yum!
These look SO delicious! I might make them for Valentine’s day!!
Hello Erin,
There is something so girly yet so grown up about these donuts. On the one hand these would be perfect for my niece’s birthday (coming up next week) but I am in half mind to try it out for V-day breakfast instead. The coffee cake base will surely be a delight.
Thank you for this fabulous idea. I am pinning it. 🙂
These donuts brightened my spirits for sure! They look delicious! Thanks so much for sharing at Oh My Heartsie Girls Wordless Wedesday. Check back next week. You are my pick and will be featured!
These look amazing! I think I’ll make these for a valentine’s treat. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe with us.
Guess, I need to go buy me a donut pan… these look and sound absolutely divine….
I don’t have a donut pan, would this recipe work as a muffin?
Could you make muffins instead of donuts?
Just made these last week and it made around 21 donuts. The taste was phenomenal! They were very soft though like cake is supposed to be but they set up after a day. I am making them for church breakfast for Valentine’s day. Thank you again!
Can I make the glaze with almond milk or vanilla almond milk? I don’t like Milk :/
I used a muffin tin to make these and WOW. So good, I will definitely be making these again. My family loved them!
Strawberry Coffee Cake Donuts look amazing. The combination of strawberries and coffee cake in a donut is such a creative idea. Excited to bake these at home!