Old-Fashioned Iced Cake Donuts

Donut lovers, you're gonna want to make these better-for-you Iced Cake Donuts immediately.

Makes 12 servings 
260 calories / 6F / 48C / 4P / per donut

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups white, whole-wheat flour 
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1⁄8 tsp. sea salt
• 1⁄4 cup melted coconut oil
• 1/2 cup raw honey
• 1⁄4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup cooked sweet potatoes (peeled and mashed)
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs

Icing:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 4 Tbs. pasteurized egg whites
• 1 tsp. clear vanilla extract

Topping per donut:

• 1/2 tsp. sprinkles 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a large bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and sea salt; set aside.

3. In a separate bowl, beat together the melted coconut oil, honey, pure maple syrup and applesauce for three minutes. Add the mashed sweet potatoes and vanilla extract; mix well. Beat in one egg at a time. Then add the flour mixture and beat on low until just combined.

4. Pour the batter into a piping bag or large ziplock bag and cut a hole in the end. Spray a donut pan (here’s the one we use) with cooking spray and pipe the batter into each donut mold. Bake for 15 minutes. Let cool in pan for 2 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack. Let cool completely before frosting.  

5. Beat the powdered sugar, egg whites and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until well combined. Dip each donut into the icing and then return to cooling rack. Once the icing is firm, dip each donut a second time and then top with sprinkles. Enjoy!

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