Why Cake Donuts and Yeast Donuts Are so Different (Video) (IMAGE)

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Why Cake Donuts and Yeast Donuts Are so Different (Video)

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Donuts are universally beloved. But there's a significant sensory difference between biting into a cake donut and biting into a yeast-raised donut. The ingredients are almost identical, and in both cases, the dough is deep-fried. In this video, Reactions takes on the secret chemistry of donuts: https://youtu.be/u68ZnxzWj5k.

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