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Carrot Cake Doughnuts with Chocolate Bird Nests
Servings: 18 doughnuts
Ingredients
Doughnuts
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2/3 cup full fat sour cream
  • 1 cup carrots finely grated
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1⁄2 tsp all spice
  • 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose white flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1⁄2 cups icing (powdered) sugar
Bird's Nest
  • 1/2 pack dry vermicelli rice noodles
  • 6 squares semi sweet dark chocolate
  • 3-5 candy coated chocolate eggs per doughnut
Instructions
Doughnuts

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter or spray the Thinkkitchen Rosca donut pan.

  2. Using a Thinkkitchen Promix Stand Mixer, cream together the eggs, brown sugar and vanilla.

  3. Add the sour cream and mix again until combined.

  4. Add the carrots and spices, and mix again until well combined. Set aside.

  5. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and gently fold together. Do not overmix

  6. Pour the batter into a piping bag or resealable plastic bag and pipe batter into the Thinkkitchen Rosca donut pan. Fill each one about halfway or slightly under. Alternatively, you can spoon the batter into the doughnut pan.

  7. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. Using a Thinkkitchen Promix Stand Mixer, whip together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla.

  2. In batches, add the icing sugar until desired taste is reached. Continue to whip the frosting on medium speed for at least 3 minutes.

Chocolate Bird Nests

  1. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate in 20-second increments, stirring between each increment.

  2. Cut up the vermicelli noodles into 3-5 inch pieces. Pour the melted chocolate over and use your hands (I recommend using gloves) work the chocolate into the noodles until they are all covered.

  3. Line the ramekins with plastic wrap and gently press small amounts of the noodles into the ramekins to form a nest shape. Let harden in the fridge for 20 minutes.

  4. •Once the doughnuts have cooled completely, generously apply the frosting to the doughnuts. 

    •Gently pop the bird nests out of the ramekins and place in the center of the doughnut.

    •Fill the nest with 3-5 candy-coated chocolate eggs.