Copycat Krispy Kreme Jack-O-Lantern Doughnut
This festive orange beauty is a filled shell decorated like a pumpkin. It’s a soft vanilla doughnut filled with vanilla-spice buttercream and topped with orange frosting and a jack-o-lantern face.
🍩 Ingredients
Doughnuts
2 ¼ tsp yeast + ¾ cup warm milk
¼ cup sugar + ¼ tsp salt
2 tbsp butter (melted)
1 egg + 1 yolk
2 ½ cups flour Oil for frying
Vanilla-spice filling
¾ cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp cinnamon + pinch nutmeg
2 tbsp cream
Topping
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp milk
Orange gel food coloring
Black and green icing pens
🧁 Instructions
Make and fry shells as above (no center hole). Cool completely.
Filling: Whip ingredients until light and fluffy.
Glaze: Whisk powdered sugar, milk, and food coloring for a smooth orange glaze.
Assemble: Pipe filling into each shell using a small tip. Dip top into orange glaze and draw jack-o-lantern face and stem.
💡 Pro Tips
Use a bamboo skewer to draw clean pumpkin lines before glaze sets.
Chill 15 min so the faces don’t smudge.