Crispy, cakey, chocolaty, coconuty, pop-in-your-mouth doughnuts that are super easy to make? What's not to love? More

Entenmann's excels at cake donuts. Frosted, glazed, crumb topped or coated with loads of confectioners' sugar, all of the varieties are pretty great. So this recipe for Entenmann's Chocolate Cake Donuts obviously came with some pretty high expectations. More

Inspired by Dunkin Donuts' Munchkins, these doughnut bites are actually cake doughnuts instead of the traditional yeast-raised doughnuts. You can squeeze a little jam into the finished doughnut holes. Especially great if you're celebrating a gluten-free Hanukkah! More

"The first time I read about Spalding's Doughnuts, all I could think was these sound remarkably like Georgie's," Ed told me. Georgie's was a personal favorite of Ed's—a Harlem doughnut shop that's been closed for about a decade now. Irregularly shaped, airy, full of stretchy nooks and crannies and an unusually thick, crisp crust, these are the kind of doughnuts that are the aesthetic opposite of the perfectly round factory-stamped shape of the major chains. More

Legend has it that Maine sea captain Hanson Gregory put the hole in the doughnut so to speak. Variations on the story abound, but my favorite version has Captain Gregory impaling the fried pieces of dough on his ship's steering wheel for easier snack access. Whether that's true or not is left to the ages, but what's undisputed is Maine's long standing love affair with the doughnut. More

Soft and tender, with a hint of spice, these doughnuts lack the heaviness that often accompanies cake doughnuts—you'd never guess that they're spud powered. More

While I've always loved apple picking, my favorite part isn't really the fresh fruit—it's the warm, cinnamon-dusted cider donut I devour on the way home. Crunchy on the outside, tender within, and boasting genuine apple flavor, nothing says "fall" quite like cider donuts. But could all of that authentic, farm-fresh flavor really be captured in a mix? More

This recipe, a big doughnut muffin cake coated with caffeine, is a little peace offering. More

Unlike San Francisco or Chicago, Portland is not one of the great doughnut towns. That said, the city still offers some hidden gems for those willing to look beyond the Tang-dusted and Cocoa Puffs-encrusted. Read on to see which glorious circles of dough we crave most in Stumptown. More

We stocked up on milk and busted out our stretchy pants to scour the city for the best places to satisfy your doughnut fix. We aimed for an even dozen but, as happens with doughnuts, we found that a thirteenth snuck onto our list. But really, a Baker's Dozen is always a good thing, particularly when it comes to doughnuts. More