Mickey and Minnie Easter Doughnuts
By Erin
These adorable Mickey and Minnie Easter Doughnuts are perfect for Easter breakfast, brunch, or just a fun treat to enjoy! These little doughnuts are so cute, they’re almost too cute to eat… almost. 😉
Mickey and Minnie Easter Doughnuts Makes 12 doughnuts
Chocolate Doughnuts:
2 Cups flour
2⁄3 Cups sugar
1⁄2 Cup Hershey dark cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 Cup buttermilk
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons unsalted sweet cream butter, melted
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Chocolate Ganache:
2 Cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 3⁄4 Cup heavy whipping cream
Large squeeze bottle
Decorating ingredients:
24 chocolate wafers
Purple Candy Melts
Large squeeze bottle
Pink Fondant
12 mini yellow m&m’s
White edible pearls, small size
Bunny Ear Cupcake toppers
Wilton silicone Bow Mold
Edible Glue
Pink Bows:
Using the pink fondant, pinch off about 1⁄2 teaspoon of fondant and roll into a ball. Press the fondant into the larger bowtie, mold and allow to set for 5 minutes. Carefully remove the fondant from the mold and place onto a cookie sheet. Make 12 more bows and allow to air dry for 2 hours.
Using the edible glue, brush onto the bottom of an edible pearl and place onto the bow. Allow to dry while you make the doughnuts.
Chocolate Doughnut Directions :
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a doughnut pan with baking spray.
Using a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt until combined. Whisk in the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla until combined.
Fill each cavity 3⁄4 full and bake in the oven for 8-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool before placing onto a wire rack.
Using a small pot, bring the heavy whipping cream to a simmer.
Pour over the chocolate chips in a medium bowl and allow to sit for a minute before whisking until smooth.
Pour the ganache into the squeeze bottle.
Decorating the Doughnuts :
Using a small knife, cut a small slit into the top corners of the doughnuts.
Push two melting wafers into the side of the doughnut to create the ears.
Place doughnut onto the wire rack and carefully using the chocolate ganache, pour over the top half of the doughnut.
Allow the ganache to drip off the doughnut and set for about an hour.
Once that hour is up, carefully pick up a doughnut and push in the bunny ears. Do this on half of the doughnuts for Minnie Mouse.
Using a microwave safe bowl, follow the directions on the back of the purple candy melts and melt completely.
Pour the melted candy melts into the second squeeze bottle.
Pour the melted candy melts over the bottom half of the doughnuts and lightly tap the wire rack so that any extra candy melts drips off the doughnuts.
Carefully place some edible pearls onto the bottom of the ‘Minnie’ Mouse doughnuts Place two yellow m&m’s on the ‘mickey’ doughnuts.
Allow the candy melt to harden before enjoying!
ENJOY!
