Cake Donuts

Steps

1. Cream the butter and sugar together until light.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time until smooth.
3. Stir in milk.
4. Sift together the dry ingredients and add to the wet mixture. Mix until it forms a soft dough and comes together smoothly.
5. Add enough shortening to a pan or fryer to cover the donuts when melted (about 5 cm deep). Heat to 370 °F.
6. Turn dough onto a heavily floured surface. Flour the top well and work together to a smooth ball.
7. Roll out to 1.5 cm thick. Cut with a donut cutter, and set the pieces aside a few minutes. Re-roll the scraps and cut until all the dough is used.
8. Deep fry in shortening until brown, about a minute. Turn over, and fry until second side browns, another minute.
9. Remove to a wire rack set over a drip tray. Let cool while frying the remainder.