Lemon Buttermilk Donuts with Honey Cream Cheese Icing
Servings Prep Time
6 20minutes
Cook Time
7minutes
Servings Prep Time
6 20minutes
Cook Time
7minutes
Ingredients
Lemon Buttermilk Donuts
Honey Cream Cheese Icing
Instructions
Lemon Buttermilk Donuts
  1. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Spray the wells of a ***donut pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together cake flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk buttermilk, egg, melted butter, and lemon zest together. Add to flour mixture and stir until combined.
  4. Transfer batter to a piping bag or plastic zip bag. Snip off the tip of the bag and pipe batter into prepared donut pan, filling the wells 2/3 full.
  5. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until toothpick inserted into donuts comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove donuts to a rack to cool completely.
  6. Prepare Honey Cream Cheese Icing while donuts are cooling.
  7. Dip tops of donuts into icing and decorate as desired. Serve immediately.
Honey Cream Cheese Icing
  1. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth.
  2. Add vanilla extract and salt. Mix until combined.
  3. Add powdered sugar and mix on low speed until moistened. Turn mixer up to medium speed and mix until combined.
  4. Add honey and beat on medium speed until smooth. Add milk, a little at a time until desired consistency is reached. Beat until smooth.