These Colorful Mini Doughnuts Will Brighten Your Day

Take inspiration from the world of art and fashion with these fun, marbled mini doughnuts. Let kids get creative with colors like pink and orange for Valentine's Day, green for St. Patrick's Day, or a full rainbow for Holi, the festival of colors.

Marbled Mini Doughnuts with a Dip-Dye Twist

What you'll need:

• 14 or 15 miniature glazed cake doughnuts (such as Hostess)
• 1 cup Creamy Vanilla Frosting (recipe, below) or purchased creamy vanilla frosting
• Food coloring
• Coarse sparkling sugar and food-safe luster dust

How to make them:

1. Microwave the frosting in a microwave-safe bowl on 70% power, stirring every 30 seconds until it reaches a smooth, glazing consistency (about 1 to 1½ minutes). Be careful not to overheat.
2. Pour 2 tablespoons of the warmed frosting into a ramekin. Add 1 to 2 drops of your chosen food coloring and mix. If you'd like additional colors, repeat this step with more frosting in separate ramekins, leaving some white frosting in the bowl.
3. Drizzle 2 teaspoons of one or two colored frostings into the white frosting in a circular design. Dip a doughnut into the frosting, lifting it straight up to let any excess drip off. Place the doughnut, frosting side up, on a wire rack set over wax or parchment paper. Repeat with the remaining doughnuts, adding more colored frosting to the white as needed, but avoid stirring the frosting.
4. Top the frosted doughnuts with sparkling sugar and luster dust for a shimmering finish.

Velvety Vanilla Frosting

Yields 1¾ cups

Ingredients List

• ½ cup softened butter
• Pinch of salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2½ cups powdered sugar, divided
• 1½ tablespoons milk

Instructions

1. Whip butter with salt and vanilla extract until smooth.
2. Gradually beat in 1 cup of powdered sugar.
3. Add milk and mix well.
4. Slowly incorporate the remaining powdered sugar until fully combined.

This article was first published in the February/March 2021 edition of Dinogo Magazine.