Birthday donuts: This delicious donut is easy, simple, and absolutely tasty. The texture of the donut is fluffy and without the glaze, it is not overly sweet. I can guarantee that this donut will be the star at the breakfast table.

Why I love this Birthday donuts?
My sister and I had a blast making these donuts, glaze and of course, decorating them. Who doesn’t like playing with funfetti? I hope you, your family, and your friends have a lot of fun making the donuts just as my sister and I did. This recipe is:
- A great recipe to make with the kids: The kids will have so much fun decorating the donuts, but ask an adult to handle putting the donuts in the oven.
- Perfect for breakfast: They are the best treat for a fun breakfast or snack.
- Easy: For the donuts, I use cake mix. which saves a lot of time.
Ingredients to make this recipe
Donuts:
- 1 box funfetti cake mix, I used the Rainbow Cake Mix from Duncan Hines, 15.25 oz
- ¾ cup milk, I used 2% but you could use whole milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or any vegetable oil you like
- ½ cup sprinkles (I like using rainbow jimmies)
Glaze:
- 1 cup powder sugar
- 2 tablespoons salted melted butter, you could use unsalted if you prefer.
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon meringue powder
- Optional: ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles
Instructions for the Birthday Donuts:
Donuts:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spray oil on a donut pan.
- In a large bowl with a hand mixer, combine all the ingredients. Mix until all ingredients are blended.
- Pour the batter into a piping bag. (This step makes it easier for pouring into the donut pan)
- Cut the end tip of the piping bag when ready to pipe.
- Pipe each of the prepared doughnut pan to 2/3 full.
- Bake for 8 minutes.
- The donuts should be golden brown, and when insert a toothpick it comes out clean.
- Allow the donuts to cool off for 2-3 minutes in the pan.
- Take the donuts out of the pan on a cooling rack.
- Repeat steps 6 to 10 until you have used all the batter. I like to re-oil my pan in between each batch.
Glaze:
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients for the glaze.
Assemble:
- Dip half of each donut in the glaze.
- Sprinkle the rainbow sprinkles if you desire.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Baker’s Notes
Substitution: Vegetable oil can be substituted with salted melted butter
Storage
Store the birthday donuts into an air-tight container at room temperature for 3 to 4 days or in the fridge for up to 1 week.
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Birthday donuts
Equipment
- Donut Pan
- Hand mixer
- Mixing Bowls
- Measuring Cups
Ingredients
Doughnuts:
- 1 box funfetti cake mix I used the Rainbow Cake Mix from Duncan Hines, 15.25 oz
- ¾ cup milk I used 2% but you could use whole milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or any vegetable oil you like
- ½ cup rainbow sprinkles (I like using rainbow jimmies)
Glaze:
- 1 cup powder sugar
- 2 tablespoons salted melted butter ou could use unsalted if you prefer.
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon meringue powder optional
- ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles optional
Instructions
Doughnuts
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spray oil on a donut pan.
- In a large bowl with a hand mixer, combine all the ingredients. Mix until all ingredients are blended.
- Pour the batter into a piping bag. (This step makes it easier for pouring into the donut pan)
- Cut the end tip of the piping bag when ready to pipe.
- Pipe each of the prepared doughnut pan to 2/3 full.
- Bake for 8 minutes or until the donuts are nice and golden
- The donuts should be golden brown, and when insert a toothpick it comes out clean.
- Allow the donuts to cool off for 2-3 minutes in the pan.
- Take the donuts out of the pan on a cooling rack.
- Repeat steps 6 to 10 until you have used all the batter. I like to re-oil my pan in between each batch.
Glaze
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredientsfor the glaze.
Assemble
- Dip half of each donut in the glaze.
- Sprinkle the rainbow sprinkles if you so desire.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Wow amazing recipe! Perfect for birthdays , my daughter would love them!
These look amazing! I definitely think I need these for breakfast on my next birthday! 🥰