I love this time of year when the temperature drops and it's perfectly acceptable to make and eat all kinds of pumpkin things! I've been meaning to try my hand at cake donuts for sometime now and these pumpkin ones were calling my name. Unlike yeast donuts that require a few rises and fry up nice and fluffy, these cake donuts come together pretty quickly (with a small chilling period) and are more dense and moist in texture. The outside gets all craggy and crispy which is perfect for collecting all the sugary glaze. Such a delicious combo of textures and perfectly flavored with pumpkin and spices. We loved these!! Note: I tried making a few of these in the air fryer as an experiment and was amazed at the difference in texture. Not in a good way. The air fryer ones were much tougher and not craggy and crispy. So stick with frying these in oil and you won't be disappointed.
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