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Dirt Bombs

Add a Review Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

By Susan Bronson

Recipe by Susan Bronson, Rhinelander, Wisconsin

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Updated on Aug. 26, 2025 Jump to Recipe Save Saved Saving

When you can't decide between making doughnuts or muffins, why not have both? Dirt bombs are baked like muffins but taste just like delicious cinnamon-sugar cake doughnuts.

I love a fresh doughnut bought warm from the bakery. Although I won’t say no to chocolate icing and sprinkles on a fried pastry, I love simple cake doughnuts too—especially lightly spiced ones covered in cinnamon sugar. However, my opinions change when I can’t make it t

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