Cake Doughnuts

Cake Doughnuts

It’s Saturday….well at my house that means DOUGHNUTS for breakfast. Wheather we are working in the yard, or going yard selling….Totally Unhealthy Sugar cakes….are a tradition. (OK so I am sooo not happy about it…but heck, I do have to let my Hubbie make some of the calls in our home (he let me have nine kids…)
Well since adding 5 more short people…HELLO….our habit, ahem…” Tradition” is getting to be a pricey Saturday mornings…once you add juice…and candy bars …and whatever else the Mr. brings home….sooo HOMEMADE it is…
Found this puppy in my FABO-Bright-Orange-Circa-1979 Betty Crocker Cook Book!~

• THEY WERE CAKE to MAKE~!!!
• And the lil’ peeps and the Mr. gave me the “thumbs up”…It’s a go THUNDERCAT!….so sup’ Winco your sooo not on the list for Saturdays anymore! :0P

P.S. I doubled this and had WAY to much)
Items you Need: (

Vegetable Oil (for the Fry-Daddy)
3 1/3 cups Flour
1 cup Sugar
3 TBSP Baking Powder
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
2 TBSP shortening (butter flavored Crisco)
2 eggs
¾ cup milk

Heat Oil in deep-fat fryer or heavy kettle to 375 degree’s. Beat 1 ½ cups flour and remaining ingredients together on low speed scraping the bowel consistently, 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 more minutes…then add remaining flour.
Roll our dough on well floured service Roll gently to 3/8 inch think… Cut with Doughnut cutter…um I don’t have one ( I’m not that cool) so I used a cup and a lid to make the doughnut shapes…Slide Doughnuts into hot oil with a wide spatula. Turn doughnuts as they rise to the surface. Fry 1 to 1 ½ minutes on each side.
Remove from oil and let drain on paper towels. Serve plain or frosted…

Toppings:
Shake in Bag of Powdered Sugar…
Frost with canned or homemade frosting
Roll in chopped nuts or sprinkles…

Next week...I want to give the rising kind a whirl...Kripy Kreme...Bring It!