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Can we all take moment and just have a doughnut… Please?
Cause I mean, it is Friday and I am FRIED. My brother just tried to talk me through transferring files on to my hard drive and I feel so confused my brain can’t take any more.
I shot so many recipes this week that I am having a huge freak out moment. I NEED to back these photos up ASAP. I back up my files regularly, but not as often as I should. So I FaceTimed with Kai to help me organize my hard drive…I think I sort of get it… but then not really.
UGH.
I hate tech stuff.
Also, he says I need a new hard drive because I’ve used up almost all the space on my current drive. You guys, you don’t even want to know how much I paid for my first hard drive. Like another one, really? NOOOO.
Double also, Kai says I take too many photos. I have to say, I think he might be right. Never enough storage space. Both in real life… and on the computer.
Triple UGH.
But let’s talk about fun, fun, fun stuff!!
Stuff like these Baked Buttermilk Pumpkin Doughnuts with Hot Cocoa Glaze!
Typically I’m all about a really good fried doughnut. In fact, for a while I was completely and 100% percent against baked doughnuts. To me, a baked doughnut is just a cupcake shaped like a doughnut. I mean, cool and all, but not cool enough for me to be like, yes – I need that! Plus, the doughnut pan takes up space in my kitchen…space that I am quickly running out of!
So why the change of heart?
Well… my thoughts about baked doughnut still haven’t changed, BUT, I love these doughnuts (that I secretly think should be called cupcakes). They are totally fun and hey, let’s be honest, they wouldn’t be nearly as cute if they were a cupcake. Cupcakes are out… doughnuts are in. Didn’t you know?
OKAY, so you guys are going to kill me but I have been sitting on this easy, somewhat healthier dessert ALL MONTH LONG. I originally planned for these to go up the first Friday in October, but I just kept pushing it back and back because Halloween things seemed more urgent. See this post, this post, this post, this post AND this post…I went a little Halloween crazy this year!!
But finally, the day has come to share these pumpkin doughnuts.
These pumpkin doughnuts that I love! They are moist, pumpkiny and dripping with the most delicious hot cocoa glaze that will surely warm you up inside. Ahh….wait, are you guys even cold yet or is that still just me?
Did I mention that as I was hiking early Wednesday morning it totally snowed on me? Cause that happened. It was the first official flakes to land on my face of the season. I can’t say I am ready for that yet, but I didn’t HATE it. And then it continued to snow, and snow…like full on, covering the ground, the trees and especially the mountain tops! I have to say… it was pretty!
Anyway, these baked buttermilk pumpkin doughnuts are exactly what you need today. Whether you’re freezing your butt off or not, you need these doughnuts. Even if only because you made it through the week!
They are so simple and easy, just mix everything all up in a bowl, bake, dip in glaze, cover in toasted pecans and more chocolate (if you’re into it) and EAT. Personally I’m a huge fan of eating these warm out of the oven while the glaze is still melty, but you can let them sit too. Either way they are perfect.
The buttermilk keeps them crazy moist, the pumpkin keeps them tasty, and the hot cocoa glaze just seals the deal…but of course you knew that!
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That hot cocoa glaze situation, it’s real… and it’s awesome!
PS you can also find a really fun video on just how to make these doughnuts over on the Colorado Home & Lifestyles site. Check it out here!
These are on my to-do list! I just made apple cider donuts (baked) and brought them to work, where they were a HIT! I can only imagine bringing these! I’m thinking I will have to invest in another donut pan! btw, I got the Norpro 6 donut pan and really like the finished donuts.
Oh thank you! Hope you love the doughnuts!!
Just made these and they turned out awesome! Thank you so much for the recipe. However: in the directions for the glaze, though, it says to use salt and vanilla. I don’t see the amount on the ingredient list. Am I totally missing something? I just kind of guessed at it, but I’d like to know for next time!
Hey Laura!!
I just fixed the recipe, SO sorry about that! It is 1 teaspoon vanilla and a tiny pinch of salt. Thanks so much for letting me know and SO happy you love the doughnuts! Hope you had a great weekend and a fun Halloween!
I’m not a massive fan of pumpkin but can I just say that these look AMAZING!
Your photography has captured all the colours in such a good way that I’m literally about to raid my kitchen for pumpkin so I can bake these right away!
Thanks Tieghan 🙂
haha! Thank you so much, Payton!! 🙂
Hope you had a fun Halloween!!!
Hello gorgeous, these doughnuts are absolute perfection!! 🙂
Google Drive or Dropbox could fix all your photo storage needs :p
Also, these doughnuts look aces and I feel I should buy a doughnut pan now.
Girl! You need to get hooked up with Google Photos. It doesn’t work perfectly with iPhone, but it will backup photos like a boss and also has unlimited storage space.
Baked or not…these look so beautiful and decadent…that hot cocoa glaze has me swooning! xo
Where have these doughnuts been all my life?? Yum x 1,000, lady!
hehe! Thank you so much! Hope you are having a great weekend!
This is more towards your comments about photo backups. In addition to a backup drive I use Dropbox which has a 10gb website download limit and a 1tb storage limit for the Pro level. At $9.99/mo. You can have it automatically back it up for you depending what the storage limits on your computer are. I use it because I have far more data in photos than I do in hard drive space on it. I had BOTH my physical backups die the same week but it was after I got cloud storage so it saved my butt. Having a physical one is good for mobility without internet but having cloud storage is great for redundancy. Dropbox also offers to keep deleted files for a while which is great.
As far as taking too many photos that’s probably true, most digital photographers do because we don’t treat it like film. It costs nothing right? Except space. Cull things you aren’t using or that weren’t great to begin with, it’ll free up space. I have my camera set to burst mode so at minimum I usually get to lose half of them when I upload. I like having the option of duplicates but I know to delete them.
Oh thank you so much for all this info, it is very helpful!
Hope you are having a great wekened!
Love these, Tieghan! Total amazingness!
Thanks Tori!
My goodness these sure look so good! I am totally craving sweets right now. ♡♡
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Thanks Bella!
Pumpkin donuts + hot chocolate = GENIUS!!!
hehe! Thank you so much, Sarah! 🙂
Have a great weekend!
You had me at buttermilk pumpkin but HOT COCOA GLAZE! Yup. Need these. I however don’t own a doughnut pan so these may come out in a different form. Ooops. 😉
Hey, Hi!! 🙂
And umm…I promise, cupcakes/muffins/bread all works all the same!! hehe! Have a great weekend!
Oh yum! I have to agree with you, I’ve always been pretty anti-baked donut too. But now I really just want to buy a doughnut pan because they are just so gosh darn cute. You know? And if I do buy one, I will FOR SURE be making these in there first thing.
Haha! Thank you! But you don’t NEED that pan, you can make cupcakes or even bread! Have a fun weekend!
Girl ALL your posts are so fabulous!!! Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us! These could be “by the poundful” dangerous! LOL
haah! Thank you so much for you kind words! Have a great weekend, Michelle!