Baked Red Velvet Cake Donut Holes

Do you want to know why these donuts holes are perfection? Because every bite has all the flavors of a delicious Red Velvet cake. With the red silk chocolate cake, the classic cream cheese icing, then finished off with the sweet ganache ending. It is a perfectly balanced bite.

I am sorry, well not really that sorry if you eat the whole batch in one morning or afternoon sitting. I made a batch thinking that I would have leftovers to take to a friend that night, well it didn’t happen. Between me, the kids, and a few friends stopping by, all 48 donut holes were gone. Well, I actually did set aside a few for my mom and dad as an early Valentine treat and they loved them!



These are so easy to make, don’t feel overwhelmed by the directions, the 30-40 minutes it takes to make these are well worth every second, especially if you are a bowl licker like me, you will be in heaven throughout the entire process.

Ingredients
Red Velvet Donut Holes

• 2 cups flour
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 large egg
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon red food coloring

Cream Cheese Buttercream

• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 4 ounce package chilled cream cheese
• 1 ½ teaspoons clear vanilla extract
• 2 ¼ cups confectioners’ sugar

Ganache

• 3 tablespoons butter, cut into ½ inch squares.
• ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, dark chocolate is my preferred type of chocolate chip
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup

Directions

1. Red Velvet Donut Holes
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. ......................................

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