MULTICOLORED DONUT

This invention relates to a method of preparing donuts that comprises the steps of: €¢ providing a first dough having a first color; €¢ providing a second dough having a second color, said second color being visibly different from the first color; €¢ combining a layer of the first dough with a layer of the second dough to produce a layered dough; €¢ folding the layered dough at least one time to prepare a multilayered dough; €¢ cutting dough pieces from the multilayered dough; €¢ cooking the dough pieces, said cooking comprising contacting the dough pieces with hot oil having a temperature in excess of 150°C for at least 3 seconds. The donuts obtained by this method exhibit a unique striped color pattern that is visible both on the surface of the donut and inside the donut. The invention also pertains to donuts that can be obtained by the aforementioned method.