Mini Donut Pancakes

Back when we were still all crazy about National Donut Day, I had a strange idea. As I was browsing for dinner options in the supermarket, I noticed those sinful boxes of frozen eggo pancakes in the frozen breakfast aisle, and then I remembered they made them in MINI version! So I took the box home, let it defrost for a while, and took one out to see what I could do with it. I haven't really seen or eaten one of these guys in a long time but I used to loooove them as a kid. So I punched a hole out of the middle of one of them, covered it with frosting, poured on a handful of sprinkles, and voila! Mini donut pancakes! They also look like mini donut bagels, too! In fact, more so like the bagels. These were actually SO easy to make and aren't they just adorable? Not half bad tasting, either! Here are the ingredients:

 

Punching a hole out with my thumb. Or you could use something like a small cookie cutter instead. Just be aware that they fall apart preeeetty easily, so use a light hand on it!

 

Laying down the frosting

 

 

And finally, the final product. I'm drooling just looking at them now.

 

  

I also thought it could be fun to make these as a special treat for a friend who could be celebrating a birthday or other life achievement. Just stick a pretty candle in there and you're good to go!

 

Now hop to the store and try these at home! <3

 Pretty plates purchased at Urbanic

Plates designed by Meri Meri

Happy National Donut Day!

It's here it's here! My favorite sugary day of the year! There's something just SO happy about little fried balls of dough that are covered in sprinkles and frosting. I've fully embraced this evergrowing trend, and I love it! I thought it would be fun to make little mini donuts after I discovered this cute little donut maker I forgot that I had, and then I thought they would look SUPER cute on top of cupcakes!

I took the funfetti vanilla cupcake recipe from Magnolia Bakery and the recipe called for two types of flour - cake flour as well as self rising flour, and let me tell you - wow. They are jumbo and so fluffy! I'm going to do that with all of my cupcakes from now on! The frosting is store bought, which I'm not proud of, but hey, I had to cut corners somewhere. The donut recipe is a basic one that you can find if you look up "baked mini donuts" and it includes nutmeg, which I'm not a huge fan of, but they were tasty!

Also, thanks to Urbanic for having the loveliest backdrop for my cupcakes, Toot Sweet for the little plates, and to Meri Meri for the adorable temp tattoos that I used as decoration for my table!

 

I can't get over how itty bitty these guys are! I'm obsessed!

Sources:

Paper and Plates- Urbanic / Toot Sweet

Temporary Tattoos- Purchased at Urbanic, designed by Meri Meri

Cupcake Liners and Sprinkles- Sur La Table
Recipe for cupcakes- via POPSUGAR

AND FINALLY... congrats to the winner of the Instagram contest that I've been co-hosting with Karen of Little Sweet Thing! The lucky lady won herself some of my favorite pieces that Karen makes, including donut earrings, a donut ring, AND donut bobbi pins! Yay! Hope you enjoy!

Best Donuts in LA

LA has become somewhat of a mecca for good donuts. In every part of the city, there seem to be both old and new donut shops that have lines out the door. I've decided to compile a list of my absolute favorite donuts and where to find them. Of course, there are so many it was hard to choose! Where do you like to buy your favorite breakfast treats?

{ where to find them }

01. sidecar doughnuts    02. kettle glazed

03. dk's donuts         04. california donuts

05. fonuts                          06. donut snob

Happy National Donut Day!

 Donuts In This Photo Were Made By Donut Snob

 I'm a little late to the party, but I just wanted to dedicate this post to my favorite treat in the whole world: donuts! I went out to my favorite café and bought myself a baked strawberry donut which was delish! Did anyone else go out and celebrate and if so, what donut did you treat yourself to today?

 

 Just because I love 'em so much, here are some photos of some of my favorite donuts around LA!

Dk Donuts

1614 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404

 

 Fonuts

8104 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048

 

Donut Friend

5107 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90065

Babycakes, How I Love Thee.

When I woke up this morning, I had a reminder in my inbox about the GiltCity sale for Babycakes NYC Cupcakes & Cookies, and judging by the fact that I had no plans today, I figured it would be a great day to use that coupon and to check out the storefront.

I'm still drooling over the maple donut and chocolate chip cookies. The store was much smaller than I thought it would be, but was adorable. I loved the little sign outside and the girls' uniforms by Built By Wendy are to die for. If I ever open my bakery, wearing a cute uniform will be high up on the list of priorities.

If you still act right now, for $11 you can get two cupcakes and 6 cookies. Run, don't walk, people!

http://www.giltcity.com/los-angeles/lababycakes