I enjoy Steph from Steph’s Bite by Bite. Her blog is really fun and full of creative recipes, but she balances out her food splurges with a healthy workout schedule. I have to say it is awfully thoughtful of her to have included Work It Out Wednesdays in between her recipes in order to recover from tempting goodies such as her S’mores Cinnamon Rolls, Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pies, and Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough Dip. Sometimes she throws in something crazy like a Strawberry Breakfast Margarita that is surprisingly healthy. But today she’s taking us down a rocky road… filled with doughnuts!
One year ago: Chicken Parmesan Quesadillas
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Rocky Road Doughnuts
makes 12 incredible doughnuts
For the Doughnuts:
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup dark cocoa powder
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon espresso powder
1 egg
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla
For the Marshmallow Frosting:
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup marshmallow crรจme
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
For the Topping:
1 1/2 cups almond meal
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray doughnuts pans with cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl combine flour, dark cocoa, baking powder, sugar, and espresso powder. Add in the egg, buttermilk, applesauce, and vanilla whisking until batter is smooth. Spoon batter into doughnut pans filling 3/4 of the way full. Bake doughnuts for 10-12 minutes. Let cool in pan for a few minutes then turn out on to cooling rack to cool completely.
In the bowl of a stand mixer beat the butter, marshmallow crรจme, and vanilla for a few minutes until blended and fluffy. Add in the powdered sugar a little bit at a time. Then add in the tablespoon of milk beating for just a minute to thin out the icing (add more milk if icing is too thick).
Place ground almonds on a small plate or bowl. Dunk the tops of the doughnuts in the almonds.
Pour a cup of coffee and get your doughnut on.
Frosting adapted from Kraft