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Vegan Lemon Cheesecake Doughnuts
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Baked Vegan Lemon Cheesecake Doughnuts

Gluten-free, Vegan, Dairy-free, Soy-free, Vegetarian, Egg free, Nut free
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Cooling and Decorating Time 20 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Servings: 9 Doughnuts
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, British, European
Calories: 245
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the doughnut batter
  • 1.5 Tbsp Lemon extract ~10ml
  • 220 grams Gluten-free plain flour
  • 1/2 Tsp Xanthan gum Omit if your flour blend already contains this
  • 1.5 Tsp Baking powder
  • 1 Tsp Baking soda
  • 40 grams Vegan butter Recommendation: Stork baking block
  • 220 ml Plant-based milk
  • 95 grams Caster sugar
For the topping
  • 20 ml Lemon juice
  • 100 grams Vegan cream cheese
  • 18 ml Plant-based milk
  • 2 Lemon (or plain) flavoured biscuits Recommendation: Freee foods lemon biscuits
  • 25 grams Caster sugar

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl x2
  • Microwaveable/heat-proof bowl
  • Whisk
  • Oven
  • Silicone doughnut tray
  • Mixing spoon
  • Sieve

Method
 

Preparing and cooking the doughnut batter
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 190°C (conventional) or 170°C (fan)
  2. Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl
  3. Melt the butter in an microwavable bowl
  4. Add the butter and lemon extract to the bowl containing the dry ingredients and mix together thoroughly until combined
  5. Add the rest of the batter ingredients to the bowl and whisk together until fully combined
  6. Grease a doughnut tray with olive oil (or melted butter if preferred)
  7. Carefully spoon the batter evenly into the doughnut tray
  8. Bake for 10-12 minutes (until golden)
  9. Once cooked, remove the doughnuts from the oven and leave in the doughnut tray to cool (this should take about 10 minutes)
Coating the doughnuts
  1. Whisk together the topping ingredients until a smooth mixture forms
  2. Spoon the cream cheese coating onto the top of the doughnuts and smooth out, covering the entire surface
  3. Crumble some biscuit over the top of the cream cheese topping
  4. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Store in an air-tight container for 1-3 days at room temperature
  • Base (without cream cheese topping) suitable for home freezing for up to 2 months