cake donut

Fried dough ring

A cake donut is a variety of donut that doesn't use yeast—it's leavened with baking powder or baking soda instead, giving it a denser, more crumbly texture than its airy raised counterpart.

The batter is mixed like cake batter rather than kneaded like bread dough.

Old-fashioned donuts and cruller-style donuts are typically cake donuts: I prefer a cake donut with my coffee—they're not as sweet.

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