Tim Horton's Style Chocolate Cake Doughnuts

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsweetened dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• vegetable oil (for frying, 6-8 cups)
• 6 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 teaspoons corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. in a small bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, buttermilk, and melted butter to blend. stir into dry ingredients until well blended. chill until cold, at least 1 hour or up to 3 hours.
• 2 scrape dough onto a generously floured surface. with floured hands, pat dough out to about 1/2 inch thick. with a 3-inch doughnut cutter, cut out doughnuts. pat together scraps of dough and cut again. (alternately, shape dough into ropes about 5 inches long and 1/2 inch thick; join rope ends to form doughnuts.) place doughnuts on a well-floured baking sheet.
• 3 meanwhile, fill an electric deep-fryer to the fill line or pour about 4 inches of oil into a 5- to 6-quart pan; heat to 375°f place one doughnut at a time onto a wide spatula and gently slide into oil, frying up to three at a time. cook, turning once, until puffy and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes total (to check timing, cut first one to test). with a slotted spoon, transfer doughnuts to paper towels to drain. repeat to fry remaining doughnuts.
• 4 when cool enough to handle, dip the top half of each doughnut in warm mocha glaze and place on a plate. let stand until glaze is set, about 5 minutes.
• 5 mocha glaze - in a heatproof bowl, combine 6 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate, 1/2 cup whipping cream, 1 tablespoon butter, 2 teaspoons corn syrup, and 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder. bring a few inches of water to a boil in a pan; remove from heat. place bowl over water and let stand, stirring occasionally, until smooth, about 10 minutes.