Yeast donuts, cake donuts, baked donuts…what’s the difference?…Texture. Cake donuts, like the buttermilk old fashioneds in the top pic, are crunchy on the outside, soft and tender inside. Yeast donuts (the chocolate glazed ones) are lofty and soft inside and out. Baked donuts (strawberry buttermilk ones in the pic) are soft with a texture more delicate than a muffin, similar to a pancake interior. A texture for every palate!