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Today I’m sharing with you a really Easy Chocolate Valentine’s Donut recipe {PLUS a FREE Valentine’s Menu Printable!} to help you celebrate with the ones that you love. Whether a close friend, a parter, spouse, your kids… these donuts are a perfectly sweet way to say “I Love You”.
Can you all believe its February already?!?! I am a holiday person. Any reason to celebrate, whether a birthday, 4th of July or Valentines Day… I enjoy having fun with it. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and this holiday sure has changed meanings for me over the years. I’m married to my high school sweetheart, we’ve been together for almost 19 years {its actually more then half our lives} so we’ve shared many Valentine’s Days together. Now that we have our boys the holiday is very much about out family.
What used to be all about the two of us having a quite romantic dinner out has transformed into a fun at home family night. The 3 guys in my life are my world! Now I work to make it more playful and make the extra effort to make sure that they know how much they mean to me. I headed over to Walmart the other day to grab cards and came across the Hallmark Signature Valentine’s Day cards- boy are they gorgeous!!! Keep an eye out for the designated Signature area and check the back for the
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Speaking of Valentines inspiration, I have a FREE Printable Valentine’s Day Menu for you!! Its so simple, download the PDF I created then put it in any picture frame you have on hand. Use a dry erase marker on the glass part of the frame so that you can reuse the printable year after year! Its a really cute addition to the table.
Shall we chat donuts? Yes! I think so!!! I don’t think I’ve met any adult or child that would turn down a donut so I figured what a perfect sweet treat to help us celebrate Valentine’s Day! I also can’t say no to a really EASY dessert recipe so I created these Easy Chocolate Valentine’s Day Donuts using a box cake mix, a simple homemade vanilla icing and some really fun heart shaped candies. Truly the perfect ending to a delicious family meal.
I love a fun tablescape so I grabbed some decor at Walmart and the local craft store to create this adorable Valentine’s Day table. I displayed my framed menu, a Hallmark Signature Valentine’s Day card for my husband and one for my boys along with small gifts for each of them. I adore a bunting banner so thats hanging at the front of the table. Some fun pom pom balls hanging in the background and the glass drinking bottles that I made festive with a sticker! So simple but it really makes the kiddos feel special and thats what its all about!
Lets make donuts!!! Go ahead and grab yourself a non stick donut pan because once you see how easy it is to make cake donuts at home they will seriously be a staple around the house! This batch makes about 20-22 donuts {yup from ONE box of cake mix} so go ahead and share with friends too… theres plenty of these delicious chocolate donuts to go around.
- 1 box chocolate cake mix {i used Pillsbury Simply Pure}
- 1 stick softened unsalted butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 3 Tbsp water
- heart candies
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix the cake mix per the instructions on the box {this may vary depending on the box mix you purchase}.
- Spray your donut pan with non stick spray and fill each spot about 3/4 of the way up. Bake for 14 minutes.
- Pop them put onto a cooling rack. Repeat until all the batter is used.
- While the donuts are cooling you can go ahead and make the simple vanilla glaze. In a bowl whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla and water.
- Dip one side of the cooled donut into the icing then sprinkle with the heart shaped candies. Place on a pan or piece of foil to catch any icing that slips off.
Happy Valentine’s Day from My Family to Yours!
