Donut Bar

Yesterday I mentioned the donut bar I put together for some friends and I figured I should give some more details so you guys can set up your very own! (Warning: this will feed a crowd, so you may not want to just set it up for you and your roommate unless you really want a sore belly!)

Supplies: (food)

Glazed or plain donuts (the plainer the better)

Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Maple Buttercream Frosting

Caramel Sauce

Peanut Butter Sauce

Crumbled chocolate sandwich cookies

Crumbled Bacon

Sprinkles

Sugary cereals

Peanuts

Chocolate Chips

Butterscotch Chips

Chocolate Mint Chips

Cherry Pie Filling

Cool Whip

Supplies: (non food)

Small slow cooker

Squeeze bottles

Tiny bowls/spoons for toppings

Plastic table cloth

Plates/knives/forks for eating

Recipes:

Chocolate Fudge Frosting

1/2 c butter, 1/3 c milk, 1/4 c cocoa powder, approx 1 lb powdered sugar

Heat everything but the sugar on the stove to a boil, stirring regularly. 

Stir while boiling for 2-3 minutes, then remove from heat and beat in powdered sugar. 

Frosting sets fairly quickly, I made this ahead of time and transferred it to my slow cooker bowl to reheat right before starting the donut bar.

Maple Buttercream Frosting

3 T softened butter, 1/4 c cream, 1/2 lb powdered sugar, 2 T maple flavoring

Beat all ingredients together and refrigerate until needed. Frosts the best slightly cooler than room temp. Add more cream to make it softer or more powdered sugar to make it set firmer.

Caramel Sauce

5 T butter, 3/4 c brown sugar, 1/3 c cream, 1 t vanilla

Heat butter, brown sugar, and cream until it boils, stirring regularly.

Stir while boiling for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Let cool slightly and put in tupperware. Right before starting the donut bar, reheat in microwave until you can pour it easily. Funnel it into squeeze bottle.

Peanut Butter Sauce

1/4 c peanut butter, 1/8 c cream, 1 c powdered sugar.

Mix all ingredients together until desired consistency is reached. Funnel into squeeze bottle and refrigerate until needed.

My creation, in 4 parts: Chocolate frosting with caramel sauce, chocolate frosting with peanut butter sauce and cookie crumbles, maple frosting with caramel sauce, maple frosting with bacon crumbles. It was pretty awesome :-)