¾ cups sugar

6 tablespoons shortening

¾ cups brown sugar

2 egg yolks

1 whole egg

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 ¼ cup buttermilk

5 cups flour

½ cup butter

4 tablespoons cocoa

3 ½ cup powder sugar

½ cup milk

Start by creaming the sugar and shortening together. Then add eggs.

In a separate bowl combine all the dry ingredients and mix.

Add the combined dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with the buttermilk! Mix until combined – mixture should be sticky. Do not over mix or the Waffle Donut may be dense.

Preheat waffle iron according to its directions. Take a stick of butter and just lightly coat the waffle iron. To keep the sizes of your Waffle Donuts the same, I like to use a small cookie scoop. But, not big deal if you don’t have one. My scoops are approx 1 heaping tablespoon in size.

Instructions for the Chocolate Sauce

Melt together on low the butter and cocoa in a heavy sauce pan. Remove from heat and add the powdered sugar. Then add milk until desired consistency. Drizzle over the Waffle Donut and top off with some whipped cream!