Orange-Buttermilk Cake Doughnuts With Chocolate-Orange Glaze

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   For the doughnuts:

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   Preheat oven to 400 F.

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   Spray a doughnut pan lightly with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.

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   In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, buttermilk and egg. Set aside.

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   In a medium bowl, whisk together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, orange zest and salt. Pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir to combine.

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   Spoon batter into the doughnut pan wells so they're about two-thirds of the way full. Bake for 8-12 minutes, or until the tops of the doughnuts spring back when lightly touched. Then remove them from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for a minute or two. Then turn them out onto a cooling rack with wax paper underneath and cool completely.

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   To make the glaze: Combine all of the glaze ingredients in a shallow bowl. Then microwave them for 10 seconds at a time, stirring between, and continuing until melted.

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   Dip cooled doughnuts into the glaze (or spoon it over the doughnuts) and return the doughnuts to the cooling rack to dry.

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   Doughnuts are best served the day they are made.

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    Adapted from Not So Humble Pie.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.