Print Recipe
Cocktail-Inspired Old Fashioned Donuts
A splash of bourbon, a few maraschino cherries, and some orange zest make these cake donuts taste just like an old fashioned cocktail. Cheers to a delicious dessert recipe (for adults only)!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Donuts
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings
serves
Ingredients
Course Dessert
Cuisine Donuts
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings
serves
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Coat six 3- to 3 1/2-inch indentations of a donut pan with cooking spray; set aside. In a medium bowl stir together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, and bi carb soda. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
  2. In a small bowl whisk together egg, cherries, sour cream, 1 tablespoon bourbon, and cherry juice. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture; stir just until combined (do not overmix).
  3. Spoon batter into a gallon-sized resealable bag. Snip off one corner and pipe batter into the prepared donut pan indentations. Lightly coat a sheet of plastic wrap with cooking spray. Place plastic wrap, coated side down, over donut batter. Chill for 2 to 24 hours.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove plastic wrap. Bake about 15 minutes or until donuts are light golden brown and spring back when lightly touched. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Carefully invert pan to remove donuts.
  5. Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine icing sugar, remaining 1 tablespoon bourbon, and enough of the milk to make a thick glaze.
  6. As soon as donuts are cool enough to handle, dip or spread with bourbon glaze and sprinkle with orange zest. Serve warm.
Recipe Notes

NUTRITION FACTS (Cocktail-Inspired Old Fashioned Donuts) Per serving: 339 kcal , 11 g fat (6 g sat. fat , 1 g polyunsaturated fat , 3 g monounsaturated fat ), 58 mg chol. , 381 mg sodium , 55 g carb. , 1 g fiber , 38 g sugar , 4 g pro.

Share this Recipe