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A fried pastry that is usually ring shaped (but can be in various other shapes as well). Some are filled with jam, custard, cream, etc.. Raised donuts are made with yeast dough and have a light, fluffy texture. Cake donuts are made with batter and have a denser, cake like texture.
As defined by Mechanical Turk
on August 19, 2011
