My kids love it when I take out the donut maker! It is one of their favorite things to have for breakfast. This is probably what I will prepare for our Christmas morning here in Panama. It is quick, easy, tasty, and at least slightly better for you than the donuts from the donut shop!

This recipe is pretty easy and can be used with any flavor of cake mix. It makes about 36 donuts. You can even frost them afterwards or leave them as is. My kids like them plain and it is a little less messy, so that is usually how we have them. You can cook them in the oven in a donut pan or use a Babycakes donut maker like I do.

Cake Mix Donuts
2 3/4 cups Cake Mix (1 box or bag)
3/4 cup buttermilk _{(buttermilk substitute: 3/4 cup of milk plus a little less than 1 tablespoon of vinegar and let it sit for about 5 minutes - this is what I always use as I never have buttermilk)}
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons melted butter
Mix all the ingredients together.
Cook in the donut maker for one round (until the green light turns on) or at 425 degrees in the oven in your donut pan until golden brown.

We have made donuts with chocolate, strawberry, Funfetti, and white cake mixes. They all taste really good. This last batch, I even froze half of them and they came out wonderful. So these can be made well in advance and frozen until you need them.

Fill up the Babycakes donut maker bottom part until mostly full, close the lid and it will start cooking. Wait for the green light to come on and it should be finished.

They will come out looking like this. You use the little fork thing provided to remove them from the Babycakes and put them on the cooling rack. Then you can sprinkle them with powdered sugar, coat them in frosting, or eat them as is! So yummy!

I can even see some white cake mix colored with green and red food dye for Christmas morning. What a fun surprise for the kids. Just split the mix in half and do one in green and one in red. Sprinkle some Christmas sprinkles on top for an extra treat!

I love my Babycakes donut maker! It is well worth every penny that I spent on it. I highly recommend getting one if you ever have the chance. We use ours all the time to make quick donuts for a snack and breakfast. YUMMY!

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