I love making baked donuts and I've made several flavours already on my blog. I can't believe it's taken me so long to do Chocolate Orange Baked Donuts as chocolate orange is one of my favourite ever combinations! These Chocolate Orange Baked Donuts feature a chocolate orange sponge, orange icing and of course a piece of Terry's Chocolate Orange on top. They are moist, fruity, sweet and so delicious! My friends and colleagues absolutely loved them! The only special equipment you need for these Chocolate Orange Baked Donuts is a donut pan, but once you have that a world of donut flavours is at your feet so I highly recommend getting one (or two so you make 12 donuts at the same time like I do!)
How to make Chocolate Orange Baked Donuts...
I started by mixing together the caster sugar, milk, oil, orange extract, and eggs. Then I added the self raising flour and cocoa powder. I usually put the batter into a piping bag to make it a bit neater to dispense into the trays, but you can do it with a spoon too.
They baked for 12 minutes, then I left them to cool.
I made the glaze by mixing together the icing sugar, water, orange extract and orange food colouring. I put the glaze into a piping bag and piped it onto each donut, then while it was still wet I stuck on a piece of Terry's chocolate orange.
The Chocolate Orange Baked Donuts were so moist and light, with the perfect balance of chocolate orange flavour. Plus the chocolate orange segment on top just makes them even more yummy! Everyone I know loves chocolate orange, so a batch of these donuts was gone in a flash!
If you want you could make extra glaze and dip the whole top half of the donuts into it, but I quite liked the stripy drizzle look for these Chocolate Orange Baked Donuts. Or you could melt some chocolate orange segments and drizzle the chocolate over the donuts.
Do I need a donut pan to make this recipe?
The simple answer is yes! I highly recommend investing in a donut pan* (or two!), they are not expensive and they’re easy to obtain from Amazon, plus there are so many yummy baked donut recipes on my blog that you’ll be able to make with them!
Recommended equipment & ingredients*
| Donut tin | Mixing bowls | Cooling rack |
| Kitchen scales | Piping bags | Terry's Chocolate Orange |
| Orange food colouring | Orange extract |
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More chocolate orange recipes...
Chocolate Orange Baked Donuts
Ingredients
For the donuts
- 175 g Caster sugar
- 30 ml Vegetable oil
- 175 ml Milk cow's or plant milk will both work
- 2 Eggs large
- 25 g Cocoa powder
- 200 g Self raising flour
- 1 tsp Orange extract
- Butter or baking spread for greasing
For the glaze
- 225 g Icing sugar
- 2 tsp Orange extract
- 3 tbsp Water you may not need it all
- Orange food colouring
For decoration
- 12 Terry's Chocolate Orange segments
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 and grease two donut tins with the butter
- Mix together the caster sugar, milk, oil, orange extract, and eggs in a bowl with a whisk
- Add the self raising flour and cocoa powder and whisk in
- Divide the batter between the trays. You can put the batter into a piping bag to make it a bit neater to dispense into the trays, but you can do it with a spoon too
- Bake them for 12 minutes, then remove them from the tin (I use a spoon to prise them out) and leave to cool
- Make the glaze by mixing together the icing sugar, water, and orange extract until smooth. Add the water bit by bit as you may not need it all, you don't want the glaze to be too runny. Then add enough orange food colouring to create a bright shade
- Set the donuts onto a rack with a baking tray underneath to catch any drips of glaze. Pipe the glaze over the donuts then stick on a Terry's Chocolate Orange segment while the glaze is still wet
NB. This post is NOT in anyway sponsored by Terry's - I just love their product!
If you like this, check out more of my Donut recipes!
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Antonia
One of my all time favorite flavor combinations! These look amazing! Thank you for sharing your tasty creation with us, over at Fiesta Friday!
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
Thank you!
Avril Heron
Hi I stumbled across your page and I'm loving it can you use ordinary milk to make these orange donuts loving your recipes 😋
thebakingexplorer
Hi Avril, you can use any milk to make the donuts - cow's milk, oat milk, almond milk etc. I hope you enjoy them, let me know!
Jo Allison / Jo's Kitchen Larder
Chocolate orange is definitely one of the tastiest flavour combinations known to man 🙂 Your donuts look amazing Kat and I could definitely do with one or two now after cliff top walking in sunny Eastbourne today. Perfect treat for all the physical exertion 🙂 Thanks for sharing with #BakingCrumbs 🙂 x
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
I agree Jo, and thank you!
Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook
I haven't seen Terry in such a long time and your donuts make me miss the amazing chocolate. I love the combination of chocolate and orange - I hope you could send me some, Kat. 😀 Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday party!
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
It's such a fab combo Jhuls, I hope you get hold of some Terry's soon!
jenny paulin
These are so pretty to look at and so tempting too. I saw these over the weekend on IG with my limited wifi (was camping) and did a little oooooh to myself!
thank you for sharing with #Bakeoftheweek x
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
Ah thank you so much Jenny!
Amanda
I'm in love with that drizzle! And the little slice of chocolate, perfection! xo
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
Thanks Amanda!
Cat | Curly's Cooking
I absolutely love chocolate and orange and have made a variation of these myself before. Love the idea of the orange extract and your stripy frosting.
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
Thanks Cat, choc orange is so good!!
Carole from Carole's Chatter
These are so pretty! Please share this with the Food on Friday crowd over at Carole's Chatter. Cheers
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
I've shared them Carole, thanks for the invite!
Kate - gluten free alchemist
I can see why they were gone in a flash! I'd have been at the front of the queue..... delicious! x
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
Ah thanks Kate!
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain
I'm so glad you've now added chocolate orange combo to your donut recipes Kat - it's one of m favourite flavour combos - such a yummy classic. They look so good too with that yummy orange icing zig-zagged across the top 🙂 Thankyou for sharing with #BakingCrumbs Kat,
Angela x
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
Thanks Angela! I have so many more donuts ideas to come!