There are three kinds of people. Those who prefer cake doughnuts, those who prefer yeast doughnuts, and those who think they are the same. Well, there are a couple of differences between the two types of doughnut. Yeast doughnut is produced with yeast-leavened dough, and is light and chewy. A cake doughnut, in its turn, contains chemical leaveners like baking powder or baking soda, and it’s characteristically dense, making it more suitable for coffee dunking. Based on this difference, it is generally quicker to make a cake doughnut than a yeast doughnut, which requires some time to proof.

Of all the stages, frying is the most essential because it prepares the doughnut to adequately take up glaze and coatings in order to achieve the desired final appearance. However, for baked doughnuts, they place a microwave applicator over the first half of the fryer before they flip the doughnut, and this helps to expand the doughnuts to the fullest and make them absorb less fat.

Doughnuts are generally considered unhealthy because of the amount of trans-fat that frying incorporates into them. Even though the baked counterpart is not altogether exonerated from being calorie-laden, it is a healthier option because it requires little amounts of oil to make. Also, you can choose doughnut recipes that have honey as a substitute for sugar and those that replace dairy milk with plant-based milk like oat milk, which has fewer calories and is also suitable for consumers with allergies or lactose intolerance, as well as vegans. Even though these alternatives might cause a slight change in taste and texture, they are still as delicious as the traditional ones.