Baked Chocolate-Coffee Donuts

Ingredients

• teaspoon unsalted butter
• cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• tablespoon sbuttermilk
• 1/4 cup strong brewed coffee
• egg
• tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extra ct
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips, or to taste (Optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 6 cavity donut pan with 1 teaspoon butter and set aside.
2. Whisk flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Set aside.
3. Whisk brown sugar, 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk, coffee, egg, 1 tablespoon butter, and vanilla extract together in another bowl. Add milk mixture to flour mixture; whisk until blended and smooth. Stir in chocolate chips.
4. Pour batter into a large, resealable plastic bag, cut 1 corner, and squeeze batter into the prepared donut pan, filling each mold about 2/3 full.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until donuts spring back when lightly pressed, about 8 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 5 minutes; turn pan over directly onto rack to release donuts. Allow to cool for 5 minutes more.