{"id":15959,"date":"2018-03-14T04:00:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/?p=15959"},"modified":"2024-09-25T17:24:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T21:24:42","slug":"rainbow-chocolate-donuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/rainbow-chocolate-donuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Chocolate Donuts for St. Patrick’s Day Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

My favorite baked chocolate donut with a frosting rainbow on top. <\/em><\/p>\n

I used Pillsbury’s vibrant vanilla colored frosting to make the process a little easier. It didn’t make any sense to me to make a whole big batch of homemade buttercream just to frost 8 donuts. But if that’s what you’d rather do, go for it! Check out my favorite vanilla buttercream recipe right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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These rainbow donuts are so much fun for St. Patrick’s day!<\/h2>\n

A FEW THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT THIS RECIPE:<\/h3>\n
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  • You could certainly glaze the donuts before frosting them. That would be my personal preference if I had had a little more time when I was making these.<\/li>\n
  • I LOVE using Pillsbury’s vibrant vanilla colored frostings, especially for holiday treats. The colors are beautiful and they are perfect for little projects like this– when I’m not frosting an entire cake, but I still need some frosting for fun, artistic details. You could always make your own buttercream of course, but Pillsbury’s frostings are a great, colorful option. I always have some on hand for recipes like this.<\/li>\n
  • Piping on the rainbow isn’t as tricky as it may seem! I took a couple of process pictures so you can see the steps:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    1. Use zip top bags with the corner snipped to pipe stripes of rainbow colors on to plastic wrap.<\/h3>\n

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    2. Gently roll the plastic wrap around the colors to form a cylinder. Twist the ends to seal.<\/h3>\n

    3. Snip the one of the ends and slip it inside a piping bag fitted with a large star piping tip.<\/h3>\n

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    4. Practice piping on a mat before you pipe frosting on the donuts! It might take a few tries before you find the swirl you like.<\/h3>\n

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    What’s my favorite part of this recipe?<\/h2>\n

    I think it’s fun to do something a little different, like piping a rainbow! Decorative frosting is not my strength, but it’s fun to play around with it sometimes. And I always love working with bright colors.<\/p>\n