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I may be in the minority with this opinion but I prefer apples over pumpkins when it comes to fall weather treats and drinks. Give me an apple spice cake donut over a pumpkin spice donut any day. This post and apple spice cake donuts recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.

Three apple spice cake donuts stacked on a stone tray with apples and cinnamon sticks blurred behind the donuts in the background.

If you are looking for more donut recipes you can try my baked strawberry donuts, keto cinnamon sugar donuts, or blueberry donuts.

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Ingredients
How to Make Apple Spice Cake Donuts
Tips
Baked Apple Spice Cake Donuts Recipe
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Ingredients

To make a dozen of these apple spice cake donuts you will need a box of apple spice cake mix, applesauce, ground cinnamon, apple pie spice, and sugar. See recipe card for exact measurements.

How to Make Apple Spice Cake Donuts

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray your donut pan with non-stick cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl, add the cake mix, applesauce, apple pie spice, and cinnamon. Mix until you have a smooth batter. Fill each donut slot on the pan with batter. Bake the donuts for 10-12 minutes. If you press your finger down onto the top of the donut and it bounces back up they are done. You can also check for doneness with a toothpick. Once your donuts are done baking, remove the pan from the oven and let them cool a little. When you have completely cooled off donuts then you can coat them with the cinnamon sugar mix. In a Ziploc storage bag, add your granulated sugar and ground cinnamon. Place a donut in the bag and gently shake to coat. If you try coating more than one donut at a time you could cause the donuts to crumble.

Tips

If you coat the donuts while they are still warm (but cool enough for you to handle without getting burnt) they are just as delicious served warm. You can also choose to dip the donuts in a little melted butter before coating them with the cinnamon sugar topping.

If you can't find apple pie spice in your stores you can easily make your own with cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg.

No donut pan? Make apple spice cake muffins instead. Just grease the pan with non-stick cooking spray, add the batter to each cup filling them ¾ full, bake at 350 degrees for about 18-20 minutes. Dip the tops of the muffins in melted butter and then in the cinnamon sugar coating.

Baked Apple Spice Cake Donuts Recipe

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12 donuts

Ingredients

1 box spice cake mix
1 & ½ cups applesauce
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon apple pie spice

Topping

1 cup Dixie Crystals granulated sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Optional

6 tablespoon unsalted butter melted

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray the donut baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, add the cake mix, applesauce, apple pie spice, and cinnamon. Mix until you have a smooth batter.
Fill each donut slot on the pan with batter. This can be done by spooning the batter into the donut wells or pour the batter in a large Ziploc storage bag and snip a very small corner off of the bag and squeeze the batter into the wells.
Bake the donuts for 10-12 minutes. If you press your finger down onto the top of the donut and it bounces back up they are done. You can also check for doneness with a toothpick.
Once your donuts are done baking, remove the pan from the oven and let them cool a little. When you have completely cooled off donuts then you can coat them with the cinnamon sugar mix.
If you choose to dip the donuts in the melted butter before coating them you would dip them first and then go to the next step.
In a Ziploc storage bag, add your granulated sugar and ground cinnamon. Place a donut in the bag and gently shake to coat. If you try coating more than one donut at a time or shake too hard you could cause the donuts to crumble.