Wanted: Type A personal assistant. Job duties will include: reminding me what day it is, reminding me how many days I have left to write a cookbook, eating pancakes, and listening to me talk to myself as I grocery shop.
Wanted: Dude dishwasher.
Wanted: Courage… to get back on my bike again.
Wanted: A sunny winter and a kitten for Christmas.
Wanted: Cakey doughnuts with none of the fuss and all of the glaze.
That one’s just too easy. Done and done.
I have to be honest… this post is a sort of dog-ate-my-homework situation.
I took about forty pictures of the making of these little darlings, then I realized that I hadn’t put my memory card back in my camera.
Not ideal. At all.
What makes a cake doughnut a cake doughnut? Tender light cake crumb cooked in hot fry oil.
Can a doughnut still be a doughnut if it’s baked in the oven and shaped like a muffin. Yea! I think so! What makes these doughnut muffins and not cupcakes is the glossy chocolate glaze. They’re fluffy and light. They’re springy. They’re not too sweet, and the chocolate glaze with sprinkles is pretty much perfect.
Chocolate Glazed Baked Doughnut Muffins
adapted slightly from Doughnuts (it’s new! i like it!)
makes 6 to 8 doughnut muffins
For the doughnut muffins:
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into about 8 cubes
1/4 cup whole milk, scalded
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg, beaten
For the chocolate glaze:
1/4 cup unsalted butter
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped (you can also use bittersweet, it’ll just be a sweeter glaze)
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
To make the muffins:
Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a standard muffin pan (you’ll only need up to eight of the muffin cups).
Whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, salt and sugar. Add the cold butter cubes and use your fingers to break the butter up into the dry ingredients. Work the butter (it’s ok if it gets warm from your fingers) until you have a coarse mean and the butter is broken down very well into the flour. Set aside.
In a small pan, heat the milk until almost boiling and remove from the flame. Whisk together yogurt, egg and vanilla extract. Add the warm milk and whisk to incorporate. Add the wet ingredients all at once to the dry ingredients. Stir together with a spatula until just incorporated. Be careful not to overmix as it may make the muffins dense.
Gently spoon batter into muffin tins. Muffins tins should be filled halfway. Bake in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the muffins are lightly golden brown and springy to the touch. Insert a skewer into the center of a muffin to test for doneness. If the skewer comes out clean, the muffins are done! Remove from the oven and let rest while you whip up the chocolate glaze.
To make the chocolate glaze:
In a small saucepan over medium flame, heat butter, milk, corn syrup, and vanilla extract until butter is melted. Remove from flame and add chopped chocolate. Stir until chocolate has melted. If the mixture begins to separate a bit… don’t panic. Whisk in the powdered sugar and the glaze should come together. Dip the muffin tops in the glaze while the glaze is warm. Let rest for 3 minutes then sprinkle with jimmies.
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Just had one of these for dessert- amazing! I’ve been craving a donut for a while and these completely hit the spot- not having to fry them was a definite bonus! I had quite a bit of leftover glaze and it would have been a shame to waste it, so I was looking through my cupboard and found some rice chex that I poured it over for another chocolate-y snack.
I just made these for father’s day and they were a hit! My nieces and nephews loved the chocolate icing and sprinkles (instant party) and were excited to lick them off the top of the muffin. I realized that I love nutmeg, and that I never really put together in my head that it was in doughnuts… so tasty.
I’m gonna make these for my friends! So excited
I just stumbled across your blog recently. You crack me up! I’ve printed off several recipes I’d like to try.
I LOVE chocolate cake doughnuts with chocolate frosting. To make these chocolate, would I just add cocoa powder? Any suggestions on how much to add?
Thanks!
Hi Joy!
I want to make these but, (don’t judge me here this internet is a safe space) I don’t like chocolate frosting. I love chocolate, just not poured over anything. Strange I know. Is there a way I can make it with a vanilla frosting? Do I just leave out the chocolate pieces?
Thanks!
Maggie
Joy-
If i wasn’t already doing exactly what you need your PA to do at my current job I would totally come work for you.
S.
these are SO. GOOD. NUTMEG! I made these in mini form, and with sour cream instead of yogurt. Perf.
I would like to apply for the type A personal assistant/pancake eater. I just found your blog and love your photography and writing style. Thank you for making me laugh this Tuesday afternoon!
these were good, even with regular whole wheat flour. Super easy birthday cake substitute
oh my god these look delicious and pretty! I like the dark chocolate with the bright pink sprinkles! hmm.
I tried them out and, well, mine aren’t that great. The glaze was amazing, but my muffins are kind of dense and gummy even though they’re completely done. Maybe it had to do with using skim milk? Or the fact that I only had flavored yogurt?
Ok, those chocolate glazed baked doughnuts look fabulous! If only I had all of the ingredients and the time to bake them right now. But I better get back to my work.
Wanted: hugs and kisses
Wanted: an old black and white Audrey Hepburn movie
Wanted: chocolate self-saucing pudding baking in the oven
Wanted: rain outside warmth inside
I’ll be your dude dishwasher!
Not only do I want those in my mouth I also want to respond to the personal assistant ad ;) I could just sit at the counter and provide for quality control measures – tasting, sampling, generally consuming… oh and put up a calendar to remind you of the day. I could be great at that!
I love doughnuts. That is all.
holy wow!!
that’s all I can say.
This is totally off-topic (although your doughnuts delicious!)…have you ever made a candy corn flavored cupcake? I’d really like to try, but all I see are the vanilla ones that look like candy corn, not taste like it. Any ideas?
Dear lord, Joy. I think I’ve just about died and gone to heaven. Sweet nail polish, too.
Doughnut muffin? Yes. With chocolate glaze? YES. With cute pink sprinkles? YES YES YES!
Holy heck, do those muffins look amazing. Anything with chocolate and a touch of pink is heavenly, I’m pretty sure.
Yay!!! You are writing a cookbook! Can’t wait! These sound amazing. I think you’re on to something. My favorite cake donut is blueberriy with white glaze. Think it’s doable, too?
Yum! I’m not particular about semantics. Whatever you want to call it is fine by me.
Great recipe! I wish I had met you while we were both at Blogher –I’m a big fan :-)
I love anything muffin and with the idea of a doughnut and pink sprinkles…lovely..
Glad you are back on your bike. Enjoy!
Really. Can I apply? Problem is, you’d have to move to Hawaii so I can eat your pancakes. Deal?
I can eat these muffins too.
But tell me. Are they REALLY REALLY REALLY as good as regular doughnuts? I mean, take out the whole “this is going to make me fat” card, and tell me. Honestly. Because I want to make them, but I don’t want to be disappointed.
so scrumptious looking. I will gladly be your personal assistant, but how do you feel about moving to seattle or northern california??
These look glorious!! I mean, basically perfection. Glazed doughnuts were always my fave and I LOVE the color of the sprinkles :)
Holy balls of fabulousness!
They look heavenly. Have to try them tonight and bring them to work tomorrow. Seems like the perfect recipe for me as I don’t like the frying thing about doughnuts but love them to much to pass them off.
And love your nail polish btw. And would love to fullfill your first wanted. Just have a boss who has to be convinced to leave me on my own. ‘Cause i’d be perfect. I love kittens. I love pancakes and could eat them every day and even don’t mind doing the dishes. Though wouldn’t be a good substitute for all the other chores men are good for.
Wow. I must give them a chance. A BIG chance.
Wow… doughnuts that aren’t super terrible for you. I’m in shock.
I hope you can get your courage to get back on the bike. I really do.
i wish i could be your assistant. i already do these duties in my daily life for my older sister. remind her of things and then joke about everything so she doesnt get frustrated when things dont keep to schedule. these are adorable i wish i could make them, but theres a lot of things on that list i dont have in the kitchen and theres a small number in my bank account that says i cannot buy the extra fun stuff. keep baking so i can drool over your lovely pictures.
I just want to stare at these cupcakes all day long. Is that weird? Do you ever make something and just look at it in awe, Joy? Because you should.
I work at a bookstore and I think I’m a-gonna have to order that Doughnut book. I made some doughnuts not too long ago with pumpkin spice glaze. Mmm. They were a hit!
I would love to be your personal assistant. You could totally pay me in food. I’d be cool with that. If only we lived in the same state. When is this cookbook coming out? I need a copy!
These are so cute! I had been wondering about making baked doughnuts in a muffin pan since I’m doughnut-pan-less….this answers my question! Also, I would take Rachel (a couple comments above) up on her offer. A live-in barista?? Dang…
this recipe is my dream come true. thank you, joy. thank you.
Please let me move in with you. I will be your wonderful, Type A assistant who eats pancakes all day long. And I will make you coffee. And espresso. Cappuccinos. Whatever you like (I’m a barista). As long as I can taste some of this deliciousness..
MMMMMMMMMMM!!! And since they have yogurt, it’s almost like they’re good for you! :o)
Drool…
These look SO cute and I’m betting they taste good too! I may have to try these out one day with my kids.
I would totally be your assistant, but we would have to work something out…I live in Texas.
Hope you find your inspiration and all that your looking for, especially a dishwashing dude!
Wow, these look SO good! And I’d totally be your Type A personal assistant : )
You know what I love most about this post (besides your lovely nailpolish)? It totally gives me an excuse to eat cupcakes for breakfast! I know, you said they are muffins, not cupcakes, which I totally appreciate because any way I can get chocolate at 7am works for me!
Dear Joy,
I love you. I love your blog. And with every ounce of love in my heart, I am giving you courage: I am sending it psychically 2,600 miles. AND, I am giving you homework. And I did homework so I could give it to you. Tomorrow morning in LA it supposed to be a sunny 69 degrees, and feel like 69 degrees. I want you to take your bike to the Chandler Bikeway, and ride. I’m hoping that the path is a smooth and easy as it seems to be in the pictures on the web. And if you can’t ride your bike, I want you to at least spend some time with the public art statue by Gary Lee Price, called “Family Outing,” and meditate on the girl on the bicycle. And remember what that feels like; what it was like before you fell down and went boom, and all ouch-y. You can do this.
Teale
PS- Seriously. You can do this. It’s time.
Oh YUM! I love everything about these! so pretty too!
p.s love the nailpolish :)
I want these…immediately. I LOVE the contrast of pink with the dark chocolate- so despite not having your memory card in you still ended up with awesome pictures. Question- Have you ever heard of the Tassajara cookbook? Amazing 1970’s Hippie type cookbook—in love with the Turkish Coffee Cake Cookie bars–they will change your world, sort of like how this blog has changed mine- also triple layer cornbread. Check it out. I feel like an ad now- good day!
Just love your cakes! They look pretty girly.
We want to see the dude! ^^
I can help you with your first wanted item. I will be your assistant! :D
Agree with ^ comment, I love your nails! And these donut/muffins look super yummy, too bad I dont have a deep fryer!
1. I like your nails
2. you are a VERY bad influence
I would totally be your assistant, if those are the duties. Do you pay in actual money or baked goods?
i’m your sometimes assistant. I’m only a snarky text away.
I’ll be your assistant for free as long as you send over that dish dude from time to time. I hate doing dishes. I love making them dirty!! But I hate doing dishes……
These look delish! Now, where does one get whole wheat pastry flour, and if you can’t get it, what do you use then?
Mary, does your store carry King Arthut Flour? If they don’t cary the pastry flour, try the white whole wheat (it’s a lighter less cardboardy whole wheat).
xoxox,
Lizzie
You are writing a cookbook?! That just made my day. I use your recipes all the time and can’t wait for the book to come out. Keep up the great work!
my daughter will love you!!
Oh, Joy! These look so good, and just the pick-me-up one needs after a bad week.
I hope you make it back on the bike soon, can’t let the #@$&%*s win!
These look delicious! Love the hot pink sprinkles with the chocolate! Yummers!! great job!
Ooooo….can I be your personal assistant? Oh, except I live in Seattle. Well, when you need your Seattle appointments lined up give me a shout!!
I would also like to be your assistant, especially if there’s some dude to do the dishes :) These look so delicious. Love the chocolate glaze and pink sprinkles!
no! wait! the dish dude is my dude! hands off.
I cant wait to make these. I made your OMG doughnuts and they were a hit…. super stoked! Thanks Joy!!!! PS I want a Kitten for Christmas too!!!
Um, I’d like to be your assistant. Definitely. I’m a great planner/organizer/reminderer and I ADORE pancakes. I’m actually making some now :-D Oh, bonus? I LOVE grocery shopping!
These are so beautiful and delicious looking and just all around AMAZING – had to repost them and spread the love!!! Um, you are awesome.
These look too good to be true, I love the pink sprinkles!
Woot. The hot pink sprinkles. They get me all hyped and fist-pumpy.
Somebody needs to invent savory sprinkles so that all of my meals can become an edible party, like these doughnuts.
i’ll hop on that train!
hey those cupcakes only have 2 tbsp of butter! weird, but great! and yogurt! Yum!
I adore the glaze! I adore the butter in the glaze! Thanks for this!
-Amalia
oooooooh…I can’t wait to try this! I love glazed donuts..HATE to fry things…this will be nice :)
love,
Cathy B. @ brightbakes
Yeah ditto on all the wanteds.
I shall make these soontimes.
I must ask..where on earth do you get your inspiration?!! I love your posts!
With sprinkles and the word doughnut, I’m in. Hope you’re feeling up to getting back on your bike soon!
Oh Joy- yum. They look awesome.
Good luck with the kitten, just ask Santa.
As for the sun, talk to mother nature about that one, Santa doesn’t do weather. :)
Anything donut sounds good to me. Oh my.
These look like perfection in chocolate-covered muffin form. Seriously. The sprinkles definitely made the dish, too. I’m bookmarking this for sure–I’m thinking for breakfast next time the in-laws come to visit for a weekend :)
PS–If you need someone to remind you daily to get working on the cookbook, I’ll be happy to. The sooner you work on it, the sooner I can buy one!
These make me immediately starving this morning. I want to eat 4 in a row.
She warned me! I turned my friend onto your blog a few months ago and she warned me about these. I just got into a size small shirt and a size 8 dress and you go and bake delicious fluffy must have chocaltey goodness!! *sigh* I’ll let you know how these turn out. :)
P.S. I got on the bike for you saturday. you can do it. baby steps, but you can do it.
Wow! Your version looks sooo good. I bought the same book last week after trying the easy recipe that didn’t make the book and I can’t stop trying the recipes either! (Really a comfort to know I’m not the only one Lara Ferroni has turned into a doughnut …em…crazed maker.) Yep, tried the fried ones then started baking them, muffin tins, shaped moulds, free form, filled. Sorry that the memory card escaped for some of the photos. but the ones you have are delightful. Did you brave the torture of making a second batch just for us?*snicker*
These doughnuts look amazing! You always make me smile first thing in the morning too. Thanks for sharing!
Umm… How do I send you a kitten in the mail? and if not, can I stand in for the kitty?
*endless baked treats! muhahahahahahahaha! Ehem.* =^.^=*
yum! i am totally for baked donut muffins
Um….do we have time to make these before work this morning?!
You make these look so easy to make. And it’s a given that they look scrumptious. Can you send me one of everything you make? ;)
I’m a great taste-tester but not so good at baking.
I so wish I had these this morning.
Are these muffins palatable if I make it 24 hours ahead of time without any heating up?
I’m thinking of skipping the Choc glaze and top with some chopped walnuts and brown sugar before baking. Probably stirring in some raisins in the batter too…. mmmm…
they’re definitely best the day they’re made, but if you keep em covered well, they can wait 24 hours.
Wonderful idea, I have to try them as soon as possible, the glazing looks perfection!
I worked at a brunch place that served mini doughnut muffins dunked in butter and coated in cinnamon sugar. Grabbing one at the end of a shift was always a highlight of my day…and now I can make them at home! Thanks for the recipe!
p.s. just made your black and white cookies for a friend’s birthday tonight – they got RAVE reviews!
nomnomnom. these look good! dreamin of vanilla pudding filling right now. :) i love donuts with filling.
and the problem with the card… same here! last week i nearly cried because of 50 pictures that doesn’t exist. narf.
by the way – great nail polish :)
you rock.
Your donuts look positively adorable. I love the pink sprinkles and the blue. So pretty to look at.
These look adorable! Next time I have a donut craving I may try this out.
Those donut-cupcake-muffin-delights look completely amazing (and that frosting is so glossy I can almost see your kitchen reflected in it)! I’m going to finish the dishes, go to bed, and dream about a plate of these magically appearing on my counter in the morning. In my dream they are fat free so I can eat all of them myself. Oh yeah…. and the sprinkles rock!
I concur:
“Wanted: Type A personal assistant. Job duties will include: reminding me what day it is, reminding me how many days I have left to write a cookbook, eating pancakes, and listening to me talk to myself as I grocery shop.” Check, except she/he has to be willing to work for food, and not worry about calories.
“Wanted: Dude dishwasher.” DOUBLE CHECK – some eye candy might inspire me!
“Wanted: Courage… to get back on my bike again.” Check, and the Bollywood dance classes, so I can afford to eat the Baked Chocolate Glazed Doughnut Muffins!
“Wanted: A sunny winter and a kitten for Christmas.” Sunny, yes, kitty might pose a problem with my possessive dog, Daisy.
“Wanted: Cakey doughnuts with none of the fuss and all of the glaze.” QUADRUPLE CHECK!!!
i’ve been reading your blog for a while and i can safely say (based on your blog persona anyway) that i would be your assistant in a second!
i’m a maniac in real life.
jaykay.
Is it a coincidence that I am eating a donut and reading this post on making a donut muffin, lol? Love the recipe. Would love to apply for that job! I love to have friends that love food and talk and cook it. How fun would that be.
Looks delicious!! I just got an actual doughnut pan, so maybe I’ll break it in with these bad boys…love the pink sprinkles! :)
doughnut pan! definitely! do it!
You know, there are probably a handful of men (thousands…) who would be willing to wash dishes in exchange for pancakes and delicious-looking muffin-donuts. You should put out a flyer.
Application submission for Doughnut Muffin Tester… Any positions available? My hours are pretty flexible. I can work before and after I read my daily list of blogs but not during. I would take payment in the form of your soft pretzels (which I made, thrice) and any kind of baked vegetable or fruit bread. Preferably banana or zucchini.
After saying the name of today’s recipe out loud on the couch, I swear I heard my thighs expanding… or maybe it was my boyfriend saying “Yum! Make those!”
these are basically good for you.
YUM!! Im all over this one :)
I had the same response, why so late at night Joy? I have such an urge to bake, but it’s almost one in the morning here!
sigh. this is the first time i’m sad i won’t be in town….because i won’t be able to make these! they look killer…
oh my, these look so tasty and pretty! checking your blog right before bedtime is not a good idea haha
Your killing me :”””””(
Im a baker, and whenever I look at this blog (every day) I just want to give it up :(
UGH ….
may I ask, on Flickr you used to use a Canon 50D but recently I saw you using a Mark !!!
did you buy one ??
its my dream camera <3 .
give up!?!?!?! why one earth would you do that!? it’s just muffins. no biggie.
i’m borrowing the mark. it’s a dream camera. for sure.
If you hire me as your assistant, I’ll bring you a kitten. Maybe two. And I’ll be happy to eat pancakes and remind you what day it is….
Thanks for posting! Can’t wait to make these!
I have family in town this week so these might make it onto our brunch table one morning. Or I might hide and eat all of them myself. Not sure yet.
Your camera doesn’t all but slap you when you try to take a picture without the sd card? I swear mine calls me an idiot when I forget.
i should set my camera to *slap** when it doesn’t have a card in it. that would make things a lot easier.
Cake doughnut should be reversed and made into donut cake.
….I have just had an epiphany. DONUT CAKE. O_O
dude. you’re a smart one!
Doughnut cakes sounds pretty freakin’ awesome too
In a tube pan. Whoa!
I will be sending my resume along shortly, as my skills include shoveling down record amounts of sugary baked goods as well as reading and testing cookbooks for hours on end… yummy! And I just happen to have some plain yogurt on hand. Hmm. Guess what I’m making for my study party on Wednesday? :)
get a kitten!!! They’re seriously awesome and I would greatly enjoy seeing pictures of one in your posts :)
Great minds think alike! I posted some chocolate glazed donut muffins a week or so ago, along with some jam-filled and caramel apple donut muffins :) I needed an assortment, what can I say?
Love the hot pink sprinkles!!
I love it, here at joy the baker nothing is what it seems.
Smores in brownies, cookie dough becomes a convenient, bit sized straight from the freezer snack & doughnuts become muffins (which of course are a completely acceptable breakfast option)
Thank goodness there were doughnuts left after you discovered the missing memory card. Doughnuts without frying is genius. All the doughnut fun with fewer calories! Nice.
Good god… *drooling*
i like your nail polish. and the muffins look fancy too!
Ooooh these look fabulous and exactly something my boyfriend will love. Adding these to the must cook list. I love the glaze!
For Hire: One (remote) Type A personal assistant who loves pancakes, knows that today is Monday and tomorrow is Tuesday, and will be happy to listen to you via Facetime while you grocery shop. Of course, I don’t know how well pancakes will do once they’re FedEx’d to Kansas City…maybe you’d better find someone local ;)
Can’t wait to make these, they look like a painless route to doughnutty goodness!
my first thought reading the title of this post: umm what? this exists?
my second thought: heck yes!
amazing. i will definitely be making these. thank you!!
I will gladly take the job of Type A personal assistant. I just need to move across the country first. :) These look amazing – think I’ll have to make them this weekend.
They look great, it’s like a super muffin! And by the way, I’m quite the washer of dishes if you give me a little music and I push a pretty mean grocery cart and oh, I carry all the groceries home in enviro-friendly bags:)
I’d like to apply for that assistant position, please. My skills involve not only eating pancakes, but also muffins, donuts, donut muffins, and all other such delicious treats.
Bummer about the all those pics. Looks like you got some fabulous ones though!
Cake doughnuts are my favorite!! These look just perfect!
Why would you post this when I’m feeling so weak! Must. Not. Make. These. Tonight.
do it. doooo it!
ps. i’m sorry.