Skip to content
Lightning McQueen Donut
Dessert

Lightning McQueen Donut

30 minServes 1Nutri-Score E€€
Adapt this recipe

what you need

Ingredients

1 person
  • donut (plain, unglazed or lightly glazed)Bakery1 piece
  • chocolate ganache (for the filling)Pantry60 g
  • donut holes (cut in half for the wheels)Bakery2 pieces
  • red icing (for the car body)Pantry80 g
  • blue icing (for the eyes)Pantry15 g
  • black icing (for the outline, tires, headlights and mouth)Pantry20 g
  • white chocolate (small piece for the final detail)Pantry10 g
  • gold flake (edible, for the final touch)Other1 g

per serving

Nutrition

788kcal

Carbs
118 g
Proteins
7 g
Fat
32 g
Adapt tools

what you’ll use

Tools

  • Piping bag
  • knife

step by step

Method

  1. Fill the donut with ganache

    • Make a small opening in the donut and pipe in the chocolate ganache.
    • Fill until the donut feels heavy, like motor oil inside.
    Step 1
  2. Prepare the wheels

    • Cut the donut holes in half.
    • Set them aside to use as the wheels.
    Step 2
  3. Coat the donut in red icing

    • Cover the donut with red icing to form the car body.
    • Stick the halved donut holes on the sides as wheels before the icing dries.
    Step 3
  4. Shape the car details

    • Add black icing around the wheels to make them look like tires.
    • Smooth and adjust the red icing so the shape reads as a car.
    Step 4
  5. Make the eyes

    • Pipe the eyes with white icing and fill them in.
    • Add blue icing for the eyeballs and shade them slightly.
    Step 5
  6. Add the outline and face

    • Pipe a black outline around the eyes and the car.
    • Add the headlights, blinker and the little smirk.
    Step 6
  7. Add the lightning bolt and number

    • Pipe the lightning bolt on one side.
    • Pipe the 95 on the other side.
    Step 7
  8. Finish with the final details

    • Place the small white chocolate piece as the last detail.
    • Finish with a touch of gold flake.
    Step 8