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Orange Creamsicle Doughnuts Recipe

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Orange Creamsicle Doughnuts are an easy to make, baked donut with a classic summer flavor. They are topped with a scoop of orange creamsicle buttercream and a paper straw.

Orange Creamsicle Donuts

Today is National Doughnut Day, so of course we had to eat doughnuts! We met some friends a park and I bought doughnuts to share. I wanted to make a doughnut with a summer flavor and decided on Orange Creamsicle Doughnuts. My original plan was to fry refrigerated biscuit dough to make the doughnuts. But the package of dough rolled out of the grocery bag, out of the back of my SUV and the aluminum edge of the tube dropped onto the top of my sandal clad foot where it left a bruise before bouncing off only to hit the pavement and explode.

Baked Vanilla Doughtnuts in pan

So, rather than going back to buy more dough, I changed my game plan and made baked mini doughnuts instead. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix in melted butter, buttermilk, egg and vanilla until just combined. Do not overmix. Put batter into greased mini doughnut pan. I piped it into the pan using a pastry bag. Bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes. Do not overbake the doughnuts or they will be too dry!

Homemade Mini Doughnuts on rack

Move them to a cooling rack. Then, continue filling the pan and baking doughnuts until the batter is gone.

Glazed Doughnuts on rack

Top the doughnuts with a glaze. Mix together powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons of half-n-half and vanilla. Add additional half-n-half, if needed. If you want a stronger orange flavor, add some orange extract to the glaze, as well.

Orange Creamsicle DoughnutsFinally, make the buttercream. Beat butter, shortening, vanilla and orange extract until creamy. Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating at low speed until well blended. Add half-n-half and marshmallow cream, beat until light and fluffy. Mix in orange food coloring.

Put a scoop of orange creamsicle buttercream on each doughnut. I used a small cookie dough scoop to make it look more like ice cream. Finally, I inserted a small segment of a colorful paper straw to each scoop of frosting.

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Orange Creamsicle Donuts Recipe

Orange Creamsicle Doughnuts Recipe

Ingredients

Vanilla Doughnuts:

  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Doughnut Glaze:

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 - 4 tablespoons half-n-half
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Orange Creamsicle Buttercream:

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons orange extract
  • 5 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup half-n-half
  • 1/4 cup marshmallow cream
  • Orange food coloring

Instructions

Vanilla Doughnuts:

  1. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  2. Mix in butter, buttermilk, egg and vanilla until just combined. Do not overmix.
  3. Put batter into greased mini doughnut pan. I piped it into the pan using a pastry bag.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes. Do not overbake.

Doughnut Glaze:

  1. Mix together powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons of half-n-half and vanilla. Add additional half-n-half, if needed.

Orange Creamsicle Buttercream:

  1. Beat butter, shortening, vanilla and orange extract until creamy.
  2. Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating at low speed until well blended.
  3. Add half-n-half and marshmallow cream, beat until light and fluffy.
  4. Mix in orange food coloring.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size: 1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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Comments

  1. Katherines Corner says

    June 12, 2014 at 8:20 am

    Perfect with a glass of milk yummmy. I invite you to share at the hop today. Hugs

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      June 12, 2014 at 8:49 am

      Thanks, Katherine!

      Reply
  2. Shae says

    June 10, 2014 at 7:22 am

    These are soo cute! They sound pretty stinkin tasty as well! Win/ Win!

    Reply
  3. Rhonda says

    June 9, 2014 at 11:03 am

    I love orange creamsicle!! These look awesome.

    Reply
  4. Dalila G. says

    June 8, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    OMGOSH!!
    How adorable are these little beauties?!
    I will be adding this recipe to my keeper file.
    I’m sure my hubby and my friends will think I’m a genius! LOL!
    Thanks Tonia for a super cute & de-lish doughnut recipe! 😀
    Pinned!

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      June 8, 2014 at 9:20 pm

      Thanks so much Dalila!

      Reply
  5. dina says

    June 8, 2014 at 4:23 pm

    oh my goodness–these are too cute!

    Reply
  6. Liz says

    June 8, 2014 at 10:28 am

    Nice recipes. Thank you.

    Reply
  7. Vanessa says

    June 7, 2014 at 8:41 am

    Oh yummy! This is one of my favorite flavors. They look delicious!

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      June 8, 2014 at 9:24 pm

      Mine too!! Thanks Vanessa!

      Reply
  8. Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says

    June 6, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    These are the cutest donuts I have ever seen Tonia!

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      June 8, 2014 at 9:34 pm

      Thanks so much Jocelyn!

      Reply

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