Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder in a bowl.
2 cups flour, ½ cup sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
In another bowl, combine milk,eggs, oil and vanilla.
1 cup milk, 2 eggs, ¼ cup oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla
Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir just until all ingredients are combined.
Spoon batter into a lightly greased donut pan.
Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for 7-9 minutes.
Remove donuts from oven and allow to cool in pan for a few minutes. Remove donuts from pan and continue cooling on a baking rack. When donuts are completely cool, add glaze.
Glaze
Combine powdered sugar, cocoa powder and milk into a bowl. Stir until smooth. The consistency should be runny.
Place one donut at a time face down in the glaze. Pick up and tilt donut so excess glaze can drip back into bowl. Place donut on a baking rack, glaze side up.
Add sprinkles right away. If you wait, the glaze will harden and the sprinkles won't stick.
1 Tablespoon colored sprinkles
Notes
Tips
Make certain oven is preheated
Use a nonstick cooking spray to grease donut pan
Spoon batter into donut pan.
Allow donuts to cool slightly in pan for a few minutes, then remove from pan and continue cooling on a baking rack.
Make certain donuts are fully cooled before adding glaze
If adding sprinkles, add before glaze sets up
Toppings Some options for sprinkling on top of glazed donuts include: