Comments on: Baked Donuts

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:53:53 +0000

In reply to Audrey. I hope you love them, Audrey! :)

By: Audrey

Audrey — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:03:04 +0000

Just made these they look good

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:13:38 +0000

In reply to Susan Shingler. Hi Susan! These are actually a cake donut. They are not like a typical grocery store donut. My sour cream donuts are much closer to the traditional grocery store donut. :)

By: Susan Shingler

Susan Shingler — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 03:09:01 +0000

In reply to Kat. Was a different kind of cake. Not like a donut in my opinion

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 04 May 2026 14:56:00 +0000

In reply to Kat. Hi Kat! What you are describing is exactly what these donuts were intended to be so it sounds like everything went right. My sour cream donuts are much more like a donut you will find in the grocery store. :)

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 01 May 2026 19:42:51 +0000

I was so hopeful these would be like store bought cake donut consistency, but they are bouncy, moist, and airy. Not necessarily bad, but more muffin like than cake donut. They also were so pale that I thought they were raw still, but no, toothpick test 100% clean. I am baking my 2nd 6 for longer hoping to get some color and maybe light crunch on exterior. The search for baked cake donuts continues!

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:57:08 +0000

In reply to LeeAnn Neumann. Yum! We're so happy the recipe was such a hit with your family, LeeAnn

By: LeeAnn Neumann

LeeAnn Neumann — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:43:05 +0000

These are perfect and quick! I added chocolate chips for my kids and blueberries for me, both dusted with powdered sugar. Thank you for this recipe!

By: Suzy

Suzy — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 01:52:14 +0000

In reply to Lauren. You make a buttermilk substitute mixing milk and white vinegar and letting it set for 5 minutes.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 02:23:07 +0000

In reply to nom nom cookie. You won't find many negative comments in the comments on Sam's recipes, because she doesn't publish her recipes until they are right.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:16:14 +0000

In reply to Lauren. Hi Lauren! You can make a buttermilk substitute using milk. :)

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:40:39 +0000

Hey there! I am not able to have buttermilk. Would regular milk work for this? Thanks!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:06:45 +0000

In reply to nom nom cookie. I think you are going to love these! :)

By: nom nom cookie

nom nom cookie — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:58:11 +0000

In reply to Holly. I hope there good because I haven't made them yet and I am super excited to try this and I'm just looking through the comments and there really positive so I'm going to try this recipe hope it goes good!!!

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:04:40 +0000

In reply to Linda Hanna. Hi Linda! It could be the pan here. It's not necessarily a problem as long as they taste good. :)

By: Linda Hanna

Linda Hanna — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:46:43 +0000

In reply to Emily @ Sugar Spun Run.

Thank you very much for the great recipe for baked donuts; and for the very clear instructions. Just made 12 and they are delish. I do have a question, is it normal for the top side to be light in color and the bottom a nice tan. I baked them for 10 minutes and they were done. If I had left the donuts in the oven for a few more minutes do you think the tops would have also browned? One other question can they be frozen? Whether browned or not browned this is a keeper of a recipe and I will make it again. l

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:33:33 +0000

In reply to Heather. Hi Heather! You could cut the recipe in half for just 6 donuts. I'm not sure how storing the dough in the refrigerator overnight will work. The donuts may end up a bit dense and gummy, but I haven't personally tried it.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:05:14 +0000

In reply to Sharon. I want to try this but it’s just two of us. If I only wanted to make 6 donuts, can I just half the ingredients or will that completely mess it up? Or can I refrigerate the remains mixture for another batch of 6 the following day? Thx!!

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:39:11 +0000

In reply to Linda Hanna. Hi Linda! We recommend greasing anyway just to be safe

By: Linda Hanna

Linda Hanna — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:16:00 +0000

Hi Miriam, I’m very interested in trying this recipe I do have a question, if using a nonstick pan do you still have to grease the pan? Thank you very much.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:29:05 +0000

In reply to Sharon. I'm so glad you enjoyed them so much, Sharon! Happy birthday to your grandson! :)

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:32:12 +0000

just made these today, so easy and so good. my grandsons birthday is tomorrow and he is not a fan of cake but loves donuts. going to make a tower of donuts. I will fill some and cost some in powdered sugar and cinnamon sugar.

By: Charissa

Charissa — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 21:30:31 +0000

In reply to Nikki.

perfect donuts

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 01:44:24 +0000

In reply to Mithila. I honestly haven't tried it so I can't say for sure how it would turn out. If you do try it I would love to know how it goes! :)

By: Mithila

Mithila — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:52:11 +0000

can I use cake flour in the place of AP flour and cornstarch?