Cake Mix Donuts are the easiest way to make donuts for a quick family breakfast! These strawberries and cream donuts are baked in the oven in no time, and then topped off with a delicious powdered sugar glaze.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but we rarely have much time to make it. Which is why I LOVE quick, easy, and delicious breakfast recipes. I love make-ahead french toast, quiche you can make in a crockpot, and now I’m adding Cake Mix Donuts! These are so worth waking up for!
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Why You Need to Make Cake Mix Donuts
- Easy Donuts – Using cake mix to make donuts? Yes, you can do that, and it’s so easy!
- Quick – You’ll be surprised how fast these are to make. Pop them in the oven and you can have them on the table in about 30 minutes!
- Strawberries & Cream – The strawberry flavor is just perfect for a deliciously sweet morning treat.
Using Box Cake Mix for Donuts
Cake mix is a savior for new bakers (or anyone who doesn’t have time to spend in the kitchen). It’s not just for making cakes anymore! I love using it for things like fun flavored bundt cakes and cake mix cookies, but never knew I could use it for one of my favorite breakfast foods too.
Turns out you can use cake mix to bake donuts at home. It’s so easy and quick, much better than trying to fry them or make them from scratch!
Ingredients
- Cake Mix – Grab a standard box of strawberry cake mix for these strawberry donuts.
- Eggs
- Butter (melted)
- Heavy Cream
And for the donut glaze, you’ll need powdered sugar, more heavy cream, and finely chopped strawberries.
Easy Baked Donuts for Breakfast
When we talk about making donuts, your mind probably goes immediately to the traditional fried kind. Where you have to make the dough, get all your equipment together, and deal with the stress of making fresh donuts one at a time. I don’t know about you, but that’s too much for me!
But with this recipe, you can bake donuts in just about 10 minutes and have them ready for the family. It’s so much easier this way!
Strawberries and Cream
I adore this strawberry donut flavor with the powdered sugar glaze. It’s so tasty, so sweet, and so fruity. Something about the strawberry makes me feel like I’m being a little bit healthy here! It’s a great flavor to start the day.
But you could easily change this recipe into other flavors simply by switching out the cake mix. We’re using strawberry here, but you could also buy vanilla, chocolate, or even birthday cake mix to make these donuts! That would be something fun to experiment with for family breakfasts.
Cake Mix Donut Recipe Tips
- Use a donut tin to make these. You can find one most places where cookware and bakeware is sold.
- Grease the tin before filling it with batter so they don’t stick while baking.
- The donuts will rise as they bake, so don’t overfill the tin.
- Make the glaze while the donuts are cooling on a rack.
- To glaze, just dip each donut face-down in the icing.
- Serve cool or warmed up!
How to Store Homemade Donuts
These cake donuts should be stored in an airtight container at room temperature. They’ll last 3-4 days, but will be best if eaten in the first 2 days. Don’t keep them anywhere too warm or the glaze will melt off. If you want to warm them up before eating, just pop them in the microwave for 10-20 seconds.
You and your family will love these strawberry cake mix donuts!They’re so easy to make and just so fun to eat. Enjoy!
Try these other delicious breakfast foods:
- Vanilla Lavender Scones
- Baked Chocolate Donuts
- Cinnamon Sugar Biscuit Bites
- Sheet Pan Chocolate Croissants
- Air Fryer Donuts
- Croissant French Toast Casserole
Strawberries and Cream Cake Mix Donuts
Ingredients
For the Donuts
- 15.25 ounces Strawberry Cake Mix 432 grams (1 box), such as Betty Crocker
- 2 large eggs 100 grams
- 2 tablespoons melted butter 28 grams (¼ stick)
- ¾ cup heavy cream 170 grams
For the Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar 226 grams
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream 14 grams, plus more if needed
- 1 cup finely chopped fresh strawberries 167 grams
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- In a large bowl, stir the cake mix, eggs, butter, and cream together by hand until well combined.15.25 ounces Strawberry Cake Mix, 2 large eggs, 2 tablespoons melted butter, ¾ cup heavy cream
- Pour batter into greased donut pan, making sure to not overfill. The donuts will rise quite a bit!
- Bake for approximately 8-10 minutes or until you can insert a toothpick and it come out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack. Repeat as needed until all of the batter has been baked.
- While donuts cool, make the glaze: Beat the powdered sugar, cream, and chopped strawberries with a hand mixer until well combined. Make the glaze thicker or thinner by adding more or less cream.2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon heavy cream, 1 cup finely chopped fresh strawberries
- Dip each donut face down into the glaze and then allow to cool until the icing hardens a bit. It might not harden all the way because of the strawberries, but it will firm up quite a bit.
Last step! Don’t forget to show me a pic of what you made! Upload an image or tag me @thecookierookie on Instagram!
Becky’s tips
- Use a donut tin to make these. You can find one most places where cookware and bakeware is sold.
- Grease the tin before filling it with batter so they don't stick while baking.
- The donuts will rise as they bake, so don't overfill the tin.
- Make the glaze while the donuts are cooling on a rack.
- To glaze, just dip each donut face-down in the icing.
- If you want to warm them up before eating, just pop them in the microwave for 10-20 seconds.
Nutrition Information
Can i use half and half or milk instead of heavy cream in the donuts?
You can, it could mess up the texture though!
I went a bit crazy with the batter but they are delish.
Happy to hear you enjoyed it!
I wonder if you can use freeze dried strawberries puréed into a powder for the glaze?
I don’t see why not!
These look amazing!! What did you use for the white glaze drizzled on top?
A vanilla frosting!
Hi, I love that you came up with cake mix doughnuts! How many days in advance could I bake them? I’m planning a brunch for 30-40 people and I have the opportunity to use a 100 donut wall, which means that buying them it’s about 80 bucks! But since I have to cook a few dishes, i would like to save time and cook stuff days before!
I’d say 2-3 days in advance at the very most. I hope you and your guests love the recipe!!
Just wanted to stop by and say you are an amazing woman and your recipes make my grandchildren smile. Thank you so much and we love you!
Sincerely, Brenda
Oh my goodness, this comment made my day! Thank you so much for the kind words. Means more than I can say. Have a great week!!
I can’t see the actual recipe.
This sounds really delicious and something new to try. Thank you for sharing this.
Simon
Let me know if you try it!
What did you use to drizzle over the top after the glaze?
Hey Lauren…it’s a little white chocolate. Can’t get enough :)
Oh goodness these doughnuts look delicious! Perfect for national doughtnut day!
Thanks Kita!