• Preheat your oven to 425F / 220C and gather all of your ingredients and supplies. The butter and milk should be at room temperature before starting the recipe.

For the Donuts

• Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, white sugar and cocoa powder.
  120 grams Cake Flour, 1 tsp Baking Powder, 0.5 tsp Salt, 70 grams White Sugar, 1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
• Melt the butter in the microwave (takes approx 20 seconds) then add to the mixing bowl along with the milk and apple sauce. Mix until fully incorporated.
  15 grams Plant Based Butter (unsalted), 90 ml Plant Based Milk, 50 grams Apple Sauce
• Add the donut batter to a tipless piping bag or ziploc bag. Spray the donut cavities with a spray oil and evenly pipe the mixture between the cavities.
• Tap the pan on the counter to level the batter then bake in your oven for 8-10 minutes. Allow the donuts to cool in the pan before removing them on to a plate (they don't take long to cool down).

For the Buttercream

• While the donuts are cooling, make the buttercream. Add the butter and half of the icing sugar to a mixing bowl and whisk together until combined.
  100 grams Plant Based Butter
• Add vanilla bean paste, the remaining icing sugar and a splash of water. Top Tip - do not add all of the water at once as you may not need all of it, depending on the humidity in your kitchen.
  300 grams Icing Sugar, 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste, 40 ml Water
• Add a few drops of green food colouring until you achieve the desired pastel green colour. Continue to add water to the buttercream until it reaches a medium consistency that is soft enough to pipe but still holds its shape.
  Avocado Food Colouring
• Add the piping tip to a tipless bag then add half of the buttercream to the bag. Pipe grass on each of the donuts by holding the piping bag above the surface of the donut, squeezing the bag slightly and pulling away to create short strands of grass (check out the video for the full bag setup and piping tutorial). Finish the donuts by adding some Easter candies on top.
  Assorted Easter Candies