Golden Eggs

Name: Golden Eggs
Total time: 1 h 13 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 spray Nonstick baking spray; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon nutmeg; ½ pound unsalted butter; 2 cups sugar; 5 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1¼ cups nonfat buttermilk; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 cup cinnamon sugar mixture

Delightfully sweet and tender egg-shaped cakes that taste like donuts but are actually baked. These golden treats are coated in cinnamon sugar and have a rich, buttery texture with hints of nutmeg and vanilla.

12 servings

1 hr 13 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•1 spray Nonstick baking spray
•3 cups all-purpose flour
•1 tablespoon baking powder
•1 teaspoon salt
•1 teaspoon nutmeg
•½ pound unsalted butter
•2 cups sugar
•5 large eggs
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•1¼ cups nonfat buttermilk
•8 tablespoons unsalted butter
•1 cup cinnamon sugar mixture

Cooking Instructions

1.
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Spray your molds with nonstick spray (I, obviously, use egg-shaped molds. You can use a muffin pan or any other small baking molds.)
5 min
2.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Set aside.
3 min
3.
In an electric mixer fitted with either the paddle or the whisk attachment, whip the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
5 min
4.
This can take up to 10 minutes, depending on the temperature of your butter.
10 min
5.
As you're whipping away, stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure all the butter is incorporated into the sugar.
2 min
6.
You can't make magic without a lot of patience. So keep whipping and keep scraping.
3 min
7.
Add the eggs one at a time, whipping after each one until the egg is fully incorporated into the batter.
5 min
8.
Scrape down the bowl every now and again as well.
1 min
9.
Add the vanilla.
1 min
10.
Once all the eggs are incorporated, alternate adding the flour mixture and the buttermilk, mixing slowly.
5 min
11.
After they are well incorporated but not overbeaten, take a rubber spatula and fold the batter a few times to make sure everything is evenly distributed and the batter is smooth.
2 min
12.
Distribute the batter into your molds, filling each cavity a little less than halfway.
5 min
13.
Bake for about 15 minutes. Baking time varies depending on the size of your mold, so check for a very light golden brown color and make sure the cake springs back when you touch it.
15 min
14.
Unmold your little cakes and while they are still warm, dunk them quickly in the melted butter, then dredge them in the cinnamon and sugar.
10 min
15.
One warning: people are going to call you a stinking liar. They will not believe that these precious morsels aren't fried like a donut. But that's the cost of making magic.
1 min

Ingredients

•1 spray Nonstick baking spray

•3 cups all-purpose flour

•1 tablespoon baking powder

•1 teaspoon salt

•1 teaspoon nutmeg

•½ pound unsalted butter

•2 cups sugar

•5 large eggs

•1 teaspoon vanilla extract

•1¼ cups nonfat buttermilk

•8 tablespoons unsalted butter

•1 cup cinnamon sugar mixture

Cooking Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Spray your molds with nonstick spray (I, obviously, use egg-shaped molds. You can use a muffin pan or any other small baking molds.)

5 min

Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Set aside.

3 min

In an electric mixer fitted with either the paddle or the whisk attachment, whip the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

5 min

This can take up to 10 minutes, depending on the temperature of your butter.

10 min

As you're whipping away, stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure all the butter is incorporated into the sugar.

2 min

You can't make magic without a lot of patience. So keep whipping and keep scraping.

3 min

Add the eggs one at a time, whipping after each one until the egg is fully incorporated into the batter.

5 min

Scrape down the bowl every now and again as well.

1 min

Add the vanilla.

1 min

10.

Once all the eggs are incorporated, alternate adding the flour mixture and the buttermilk, mixing slowly.

5 min

11.

After they are well incorporated but not overbeaten, take a rubber spatula and fold the batter a few times to make sure everything is evenly distributed and the batter is smooth.

2 min

12.

Distribute the batter into your molds, filling each cavity a little less than halfway.

5 min

13.

Bake for about 15 minutes. Baking time varies depending on the size of your mold, so check for a very light golden brown color and make sure the cake springs back when you touch it.

15 min

14.

Unmold your little cakes and while they are still warm, dunk them quickly in the melted butter, then dredge them in the cinnamon and sugar.

10 min

15.

One warning: people are going to call you a stinking liar. They will not believe that these precious morsels aren't fried like a donut. But that's the cost of making magic.

1 min