Easy Cinnamon Donut Loaf

🍩 Easy Cinnamon Donut Loaf

Soft, buttery, and coated in cinnamon sugar — this tastes just like an old-fashioned cake donut in loaf form. No yeast, no frying!

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🛒 Ingredients

For the loaf:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1½ tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• ½ tsp nutmeg (optional but recommended)

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened

• ¾ cup sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup buttermilk (or milk + 1 tbsp vinegar)

For the cinnamon sugar topping:

• ¼ cup melted butter

• ½ cup sugar

• 1 tsp cinnamon

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
   Grease a 9×5 loaf pan.

2. Mix dry ingredients
   In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

3. Cream butter & sugar
   Beat until light and fluffy (2–3 minutes).

4. Add eggs & vanilla
   Mix until combined.

5. Alternate dry + buttermilk
   Add dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with buttermilk.
   Mix just until combined (don’t overmix).

6. Bake
   Pour into pan and bake 45–55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

7. Cinnamon sugar coating
   Let cool 10 minutes, remove from pan.
   Brush warm loaf with melted butter.
   Mix sugar + cinnamon and sprinkle generously over the top (or roll loaf in it for full coating).

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✨ Optional Add-Ons

• Add a cinnamon swirl inside (mix ¼ cup sugar + 1 tsp cinnamon and layer in middle).

• Drizzle with simple glaze (1 cup powdered sugar + 2–3 tbsp milk).

• Add mini chocolate chips for a fun twist.

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If you’d like, I can also give you:

• A glazed donut loaf version

• A maple cinnamon version

• Or a muffin-style baked donut version 🍁