Lemony Glazed Cake Doughnuts

Whisk baking powder, 2 cups flour, and 1 tsp. salt in a medium bowl to combine.

Whisk egg yolks, yogurt, granulated sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth. Mix in dry ingredients with a spoon or rubber spatula until dough comes together and is smooth with no spots of flour remaining.

Turn out dough onto a well-floured sheet of parchment or waxed paper (you can be generous with the flour since you’ll brush off excess later). Dust dough with more flour, place another large sheet of parchment or waxed paper over, and roll to ½" thick. Remove top sheet of parchment and brush off any excess flour with a dry pastry brush.

Punch out circles about 3½" in diameter with a biscuit cutter, large glass, or mug. Punch out centers from dough about 1" in diameter with a small biscuit cutter or bottle cap (or poke a hole with a chopstick, then gently pull open to widen the center hole). Reroll any scraps and punch out additional doughnuts and holes.

Fit a large pot with deep-fry thermometer and pour in oil to a depth of 1½". Heat over medium-high until thermometer registers 350°. Fry doughnuts, turning once, until puffy and browned (somewhere between golden brown and mahogany), about 2 minutes per side (time will be slightly less for doughnut holes). Transfer to a wire rack and let cool 10 minutes before glazing.

While doughnuts cool, whisk powdered sugar, lemon zest, a tiny pinch of salt, and ¼ cup water in a small bowl until smooth. Dip each side of doughnut into glaze, letting excess run off before returning to rack. Eat as soon as you can’t stand the suspense anymore.