This project was inspired by cafes in Japan that serve kawaii (cute) food. Many cafes in Japan have neatly decorated food, especially desserts. They are so cute that it’s impossible not to take pictures before eating them. I wanted to recreate a similar experience at home. If you try this out, make sure to take a snap<3
The donut recipe was adopted from Sally’sBakingAddiction.

Chocolate Donuts

Ingredient (Makes about 8 donuts)

• 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
• 2 tablespoons, unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup (65g) granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup (60ml) milk
• 1/4 cup (60g) Greek yogurt
• 1 large egg
• 2 Tablespoons (30g) unsalted butter, melted
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instruction

1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F (177 °C). Spray a donut pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, unsweetened cocoa powder, and granulated sugar together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
3. Whisk the milk, yogurt, and egg together until smooth. Add the melted butter and vanilla, whisking until fully combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix. The batter will be very thick.
4. Spoon the batter into the donut cups—I highly recommend using a large zipped-top bag for ease. Cut a corner off the bottom of the bag and pipe the batter into each donut cup, filling 2/3 to 3/4 of the way full.
5. Bake for 9-10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Allow the donuts to slightly cool before glazing.

Glaze

Ingredient

• 1/4 cup (60ml) milk
• 2 cups (240g) powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• A few drops gel red food coloring

Instruction

1. Combine the glaze ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat. Whisk until the glaze is smooth.
2. Remove from heat and immediately begin dunking the donuts, one by one, into the glaze. I simply dropped each donut into the saucepan and moved it around to coat evenly. Transfer each donut to a wire rack over a baking sheet to catch the glaze drippings.

Donuts taste best eaten the same day, though they may be covered tightly and stored at room temperature for 2 days.You can also freeze the donuts for up to 2 months. Thaw them overnight in the refrigerator and warm them up to your liking in the microwave.

Decorating

For decorating, I used:

• Hello Kitty Cookies
• Sprinkles
• White Chocolate Mousse
• Royal icing transfer
• Mint Leaves

I already had most of the decorations prepared from the previous projects. The only element I specifically created for these donuts were the royal icing transfer. The royal icing recipe can be found here.

I piped Hello Kitty’s bow with red royal icing and white flowers with white and yellow royal icing on parchment paper. I let them dry overnight in the refrigerator and placed them on the donuts.

Summary

Hello Kitty donuts turned out really cute. If you have small kids, I think they will love eating themed desserts like this. The taste was also good. The donuts were perfectly soft and cakey. The white chocolate mousse also went really well with the donuts. 

There are so many possibilities with decorating donuts. I will definitely try more themed donuts in the future.

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