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How to make a Doughnut Cake

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A doughnut cake can be a fun cake to make for any birthday celebration, no matter what age. Whether you are five or fifty you will love having this food cake that looks like a real donut. It’s really a simple, easy and effortless video tutorial on how to make a donut cake aka doughnut cake tutorial from scratch including how to make fondant sprinkles and sugar glaze for that glossy look.

A cake decorated like a giant donut.
How to make a Doughnut Cake, How to make a Donut Cake, Doughnut cake tutorial, Donut Cake tutorial

I made this sweet Cake for my little Rhea’s class teacher’s birthday.  Of course, Rhea was most excited about it than anyone else.

I chose to make a Doughnut because – it’s Hanuka this week and you eat Jam Doughnut for Hanuka..right? The Jam doughnut is more simple in shape; just a dome without the hole..!! So I made the regular Doughnut instead. Still a doughnut!! Ha….!!

A cake decorated like a giant doughnut.
How to make a Donut Cake

Here is my proud daughter with her teacher.

A person holding a birthday cake decorated like a giant donut.
How to make a Doughnut Cake

Is it Doughnut or Donut?

A Doughnut Cake is a super fun cake to make so I decided to take a video and share it with you. When it came time to add the tutorial I go… ah.. should I spell it as a Doughnut Cake or Donut cake? Of course, google to the rescue.

So, Google says, the Oxford dictionary spelling is, ‘Doughnut’. Apparently, the word ‘Donut’ is an American word or this confection. The spelling donut is only used in the US. Now, I grew up, of course, always spelling it as doughnut so… of course I called my tutorial doughnut cake tutorial. No matter how you spell it or how you pronounce it a doughnut is a donut is a doughnut!!

A cake decorated like a giant donut.
Doughnut cake tutorial

Step by step instructions

As always here are a few details of the cake.

Video on YouTube  – How to make a Doughnut Cake aka Donut Cake Tutorial 

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Glaze recipe for the doughnut cake / donut cake

  • The Glaze is just corn syrup with Bazooka Pink. I added pink because I wanted the pink a bit brighter than I had. You can use just plain corn syrup or omit the corn syrup all together.. I just liked the glazed look.
A cake decorated like a giant doughnut.
How to make a Doughnut Cake

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A cake decorated like a giant donut.
How to make a Donut Cake

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