Crumb Cake Donuts

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 65.

	this recipe	typical
dairy	62%	54%
egg	26%	26%
liquid	62%	62%
leavener	3%	2%
salt	1%	1%
sweetener	69%	104%
fat	43%	24%

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

67 g	1/3 cup (67g) packed light or dark brown sugar
67 g	1/3 cup (67g) granulated sugar
4 g	1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
113 g	1/2 cup (8 Tbsp; 113g) unsalted butter, melted
140 g	1 cup + 2 Tablespoons (140g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
250 g	2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
8 g	2 teaspoons baking powder
2 g	1/2 teaspoon baking soda
4 g	3/4 teaspoon salt
3 g	1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 g	1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
56 g	1/4 cup (4 Tbsp; 56g) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
100 g	2 large eggs, at room temperature
135 g	2/3 cup (135g) packed light brown sugar
122 g	1/2 cup (120ml) milk, at room temperature
120 g	1/2 cup (120g) plain yogurt or sour cream, at room temperature
9 g	2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
	optional: confectioners’ sugar for dusting

Method: 6 steps, published by sallysbakingaddiction.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Second time making these! Made half the recipe both times. The first time, we were away, and I forgot to bring vanilla. I also forgot to add the brown sugar to the donut batter! They were still delicious! Today, I made sure to add the vanilla and brown sugar, ” — a cook, 5.0★

“Saw this recipe in the Sally’s Father’s Day ideas email. Had to make some! Didn’t have a donut pan so opted for muffins. They were great!! Perfect texture and addictive flavor profile! I added a cheesecake filling which really complemented the already exc” — a cook, 5.0★