Far Out Baked Galaxy Cake Donuts
Cake donuts are easy to bake and fun to decorate.
With a box of cake mix and some simple ingredients, you can whip up a batch of far-out donuts in no time.
Galaxy-Glazed Baked Cake Donuts
Instead of purchasing a box of donuts for your next sleepover, bake up some galaxy donuts.
Kids can help create otherworldly glaze swirls.
Perhaps you’re planning a space brunch or space-themed bridal shower.
Those both sound like events I’d love to attend.
Maybe you plan to have a day of watching space movies.
Whatever the case, there’s no reason needed to make galaxy donuts.
All you need to do is bake donuts using a box of cake mix and a
Put the cake batter into a bag and snip the end to fill the
Be sure to read our notes in the recipe card regarding temperature adjustments depending on your
Once you’re ready to decorate the cake donuts, it’s time to launch your creativity!
Go wild with the colors because there are no rules when it comes to making your galaxy unique.
Maybe the colors you want to use are for a galaxy not yet discovered.
To infinity and beyond with the glaze options!
More Galaxy Desserts:
- Galaxy bark candy recipe
- How to make galaxy cupcakes
- Galaxy party popcorn snack recipe
- No-churn galaxy ice cream
- Quick and easy galaxy fudge
- Mini galaxy shortbread bites
Galaxy Donuts Recipe
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 15.25 oz chocolate cake mix 1 package
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 egg
Icing Ingredients
- 3 cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup half and half
- 1 tbsp half and half
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Wilton royal blue food coloring
- Wilton pink food coloring
- Violet food coloring gel
- Wilton black food coloring
- Wilton Silver Stars
- White pearlized jimmies
Instructions
Donut Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325℉ and generously grease a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add cake mix, water, oil and egg to a mixing bowl and mix well. Pour into a large, gallon size, resealable bag. Seal. Snip the tip and pipe batter into prepared pan. Fill pans about half full of batter. Bake for 11-13 minutes or until done. Let set in pan for 5 minutes before removing from pan and cooling on a wire rack. Let cool completely before icing.15.25 oz chocolate cake mix, 1 cup water, ¼ cup oil, 1 egg
Icing Directions:
- In a large mixing bowl, add sugar, half and half and vanilla. Whisk well until combined making sure mixture is "ribbony" when lifted with whisk. Divide into four separate bowls. Color each bowl a separate color. Pour each color into a shallow bowl or dish and swirl with toothpicks to mix colors.3 cup powdered sugar, ½ cup half and half, 1 tbsp half and half, 2 tsp vanilla extract, Wilton royal blue food coloring, Wilton pink food coloring, Violet food coloring gel, Wilton black food coloring
- Dip donuts into icing and twist to swirl colors. Lift and let drizzle a bit before flipping over and letting drip onto a wire rack. Add sprinkles and stars.Wilton Silver Stars, White pearlized jimmies
- Repeat until all donuts are frosted.
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Do you like to bake cake donuts?
Who in your family would love galaxy donuts?
These galaxy donuts look delicious! Great for a party.
These look amazing. THe galaxy decorations on top are so fun and whimsical the kids will adore them
These look amazing. THe galaxy decorations on top are so fun and whimsical the kids will adore them
I absolutely love the colors on these donuts! What a fun and tasty treat.
I absolutely love the colors on these donuts! What a fun and tasty treat.
I have never made cake donuts but my granddaughter would love these
These look so cute and yummy!
These are so beautiful, I really want to try to make them.
These are so beautiful, I really want to try to make them.
These looks so good but can you taste the coloring in the icing? I know every time I have had something with a dark icing like that, you can taste the bitterness of the coloring!
These are beautiful!! I’d eat them every day. 😍
The icing on these donuts is amazing!!!
These are beautiful!! I’d eat them every day. 😍
I need to read this site more. Such clever ideas. I have a donut make so will try these.
Those donuts are so delicious looking! Almost too pretty to eat!
I love cake donuts. These look pretty and delicious.
These donuts have an otherworldly look, and would be great for a party!
I’m amazed by the icing. It really has that ‘outer space’ look in the colors.
These donuts are so pretty!
I like the little stars and the colors you put on the donuts.
Thanks for the contest.
The donuts look so yummy!
These Galaxy donuts look out of this world. Pardon the pun. They look delicious.
What a fun recipe. These look so pretty
These galaxy donuts look so good . yummy
I like the galaxy donuts recipe and I would love to try this recipe.
This recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
I like the galaxy donuts recipe and I would love to try this recipe.
This recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
I love cake donuts. These donuts are fabulous!
Love this! I didn’t know they made donut pans, and the glaze colors are really pretty! Going to try this soon!
Love this! I didn’t know they made donut pans, and the glaze colors are really pretty! Going to try this soon!
Donuts are my favorite food but I’ve never made cake donuts before. I’ve made boston cream donuts and glazed donuts, but I totally need to try my hand at these. They’re so fun!
I had to try and modify this recipe four times before I got the right mix. I tried with 1 cup water- it was too much and came out like soft cupcakes and crumbled far to easily to dip in frosting. I tried 1/2 cup of water and flavor was not right. The only way I could make it work was with 1/2 to 3/4 cup of milk instead of water and add 1/2 tablespoon of cocoa powder, in addition to 1 egg and 1/4 cup vegetable oil. Bake at 350 degrees F for 13-14 minutes.