6 Favorite Doughnut Recipes

Concentrated cider flavors these doughnuts inside and out. Cakey yet crisp, they are a divine fall treat.

Recipe: Glazed Cider Doughnuts

Make a batch of chocolate cake doughnuts even better when you drizzle them with a mocha glaze and top with coconut, chocolate, nuts, or sugary sprinkles.

Recipe: Chocolate Cake Doughnuts

Throughout the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, Sunset paired doughnuts with Halloween. Everything from after-school doughnut parties to "frying tables" at evening events and the gentle reminder, "Don't forget the doughnuts," for a Halloween party menu appeared in our pages.

Recipe: Rich Refrigerator Donuts

These gourmet doughnuts can be prepared ahead, requiring only a quick baking once your guests arrive.

Recipe: Sugared Chocolate Beignets

These pillowy maple-glazed doughnuts are spiced with cardamom. You can make the dough the day before you fry the twists; cover and chill.

Recipe: Maple-Glazed Cardamom Twists

Though doughnuts are amazing when eaten warm, they're also good fried ahead. That helps you focus on your guests when you make this traditional Hanukkah dessert at home.

Recipe: Marionberry Jam Doughnuts (Sufganiyot)