Answer:
Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.
I'm a small ring shaped fried cake, often with bavarian cream or fruit filling, and sometimes covered in icing and sprinkles.
What can you keep after giving it to someone?
In spring I look gay, Covered in a green array, The warmer it gets the more clothing I wear, As the cold grows, I throw away my clothes.
What can be seen but not touched?
What can never be put in a saucepan?