Powdered donut cake from Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings (page 93) by Yossy Arefi

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Notes about this recipe

  • bbbtravels on April 25, 2026

    This cake lives up to its name and tastes just like an old-fashioned donut. I've made it 3 times and haven't yet ventured away from the browned butter & cinnamon sugar topping. I've also made with Greek yogurt substituted for sour cream and it worked well.

  • QuinceHouse on March 11, 2026

    Very dominant nutmeg flavor.

  • Katastrofe on March 09, 2026

    So easy and so worthwhile. The kids loved ved it and we couldn’t stop eating it!

  • jmohart on March 04, 2026

    My first recipe from this book. Love the concept of easy weeknight cakes. This was easy to get mixed in one bowl, and baked without drama. I did the cinnamon sugar variation. I also had some cherry reduction that I drizzled on half as an experiment. As an avid baker, did it blow me away? Nah, but for an easy cake to throw together it was wonderful. Not everything has to be a masterpiece. Will make again!

  • KarenPR on February 24, 2026

    First bake from the book. Easy and tasty. Made in a 8x8 pan and it turned out thicker/higher than I like. I will try again on a slightly bigger pan.

  • Rachel_ on February 14, 2026

    I wonder if I would have liked this better if I swapped the sour cream for the Greek yogurt others mentioned here

  • shelbstirr on February 11, 2026

    This is so fast to throw together. I brought it to dinner with friends and they all loved it. I used Greek yogurt instead of sour cream because that’s what I had and it worked well. I only used half the nutmeg called for and I would reduce it even further next time, but I always reduce nutmeg because I find it to be an overpowering flavor. I will keep this in mind for a fast and easy dish for a potluck.

  • alysekstokes on January 29, 2026

    An all-time favorite cake for me. It comes together easily, is built mostly on pantry ingredients (I often make it with Greek yogurt when I don’t have sour cream), and it tastes like nostalgia.

  • cardan on September 15, 2025

    SO easy to make, which was great. The texture was really nice and the flavor of the cake was overall good, but I tried it with the vanilla bean glaze and found that it didn’t work for me. The glaze was far too sweet.

  • emilycaj on May 15, 2025

    Made a half batch in a standard sized loaf pan. Still took the full time to bake. Fun and good-- not as good as a powdered donut, though!

  • Pandan on October 23, 2024

    Always will remember this cake as the first one I made together with my two year old son. Very easy to throw together. I reduced the sugar in the dough to 110 g, sweet enough with the powdered sugar on top. I didn’t have enough sour cream left and substituted with some leftover double cream and buttermilk. The dough was very moist, maybe a bit too greasy due to my substitutions, but still very nice.

  • jenmacgregor18 on July 22, 2023

    This was easy to throw together on a Friday night to enjoy Saturday morning. Very much like a powdered donut, just as advertised. It hit the spot.

  • et12 on August 11, 2022

    Loved it! Really did taste like powdered donuts. Nice, moist texture. I just used powdered sugar as the topping. So easy to throw together.

  • kari500 on January 22, 2022

    Snowy day with no school, my daughter asked me to bake something. I’m trying to take a break from eating sweets, so I went with this because I don’t care for powdered donuts. Threw it together in about 10-15 minutes. Forgot the parchment paper but that wasn’t a problem, it released easily. I showed my daughter the suggested toppings, and she went for the maple coffee glaze, which is excellent. I had a small piece. This cake really does taste like powdered donuts (it’s the nutmeg, and for me it’s too much, but I figured that going in). I love this book.

  • hirsheys on August 29, 2021

    I made a half recipe of this today and it is lovely. I didn't cover the whole cake with powdered sugar, but rather, I'm just sifting a little over each piece. I'm not sure that it immediately makes me think of a donut (it's a little too fluffy and un-dense for that - donuts are usually a bit closer in texture, I think?) but it tastes right. I was worried about the amount of nutmeg (because I am sensitive to the flavor), but I think it could use even a little more. (It may get stronger tomorrow, though.) This cake was SO easy to make, easy to halve the recipe (baked it in a loaf pan), and so tasty. All of the recipes from this book I've made so far have been the same.

  • lou_weez on March 07, 2021

    Yum!! Nice flavour, not as donut-y as I thought it would be, but enjoyed by all.

  • Zosia on February 12, 2021

    Excellent cake. Tasted just like a powdered donut but with much better texture. My batter wasn't completely smooth before baking, nor were the batters of the other 2 cakes I baked from this book, but, as with the other cakes, the lumps baked out and the resulting crumb was even.

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