Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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If you want to know how to make old-fashioned cake doughnuts, this recipe comes from my great-grandmother's wood stove cookbook, which has recipes dating back to the 1800s! These doughnuts are quite good, although they aren't exactly like the "old-fashioned cake donuts" at a popular "donut" chain. These are great with powdered sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon sugar, or plain, but be sure that the oil is hot enough before you cook them or they will take longer to cook and you'll wind up with a crustier surface. Also, I halved the recipe for this video, but I'm including both versions of the recipe below.

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ORIGINAL RECIPE

2 1/2 cups flour
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. baking powder
2 1/2 Tbsp. shortening (or butter, I use butter)
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk

HALF RECIPE

1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt + 1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/4 Tbsp. shortening (or butter, I use butter)
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup milk