Special Chocolate Doughnuts W/ Glaze

Total Time: 5 hrs 2 mins Preparation Time: 5 hrs Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• vegetable oil, to deep fry
• 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 combine all of the glaze ingredients,beat until smoothy.
• 2 with electric mixer,on medium speed,beat the eggs until frothy.
• 3 gradually,add in sugar continue to beat until thick and lemon colored.
• 4 add 1/4 cup vegetable oil and vanilla extract,stir well.
• 5 combine next 6 ingredients.
• 6 add to egg mixture alternatly with buttermilk,begining& ending with flour mixture.
• 7 cover the dough and refridgerate for several hours.
• 8 divide dough in half,using one half at a time,put on lightly floured surface.
• 9 roll dough out to 1/2" thickness& cut with floured 2 1/2" doughnut cutter.
• 10 heat 2-3 inches of oil to 375 degrees.
• 11 drop 4 or 5 doughnuts at a time.
• 12 fry until golden or around a minute,turn over to golden each side.
• 13 drain doughnuts well on paper towels.
• 14 dip in glaze,cool on wax paper.