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Preheat oven to 325 degrees, and grease doughnut baking pan and set aside. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and brown sugar in a medium bowl.
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Combine buttermilk, red wine, oil, vanilla and egg together in a small bowl. (Mixture will look a bit curdled)
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Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just combined.
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Pipe or spoon batter into the prepared doughnut baking pan, filling each doughnut mould two-thirds full.
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Bake for about 10-14 minutes or until skewer inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven and invert doughnuts onto cooling rack to cool. Allow doughnuts to cool completely before glazing.
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Glaze:
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Whisk together icing sugar, cocoa powder, salt in a medium bowl.
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Whisk together the red wine, milk, corn syrup, and vanilla in a small bowl.
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Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, and whisk together very well. If the glaze is too thin, add 1/4 cup more icing sugar. If it is too thick, add a couple of teaspoons of milk and whisk again.
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Dip each doughnut halfway into the chocolate glaze. Shake off any excess glaze and return to cooling rack. Top with sprinkles or decorations before the glaze dries.
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If adding other color icings on top of the chocolate glaze, let the chocolate glaze dry completely before adding other colors.
