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Hot Cross Bun Buttercream

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Prep Time
5m
Serves 12
Serves 12
easy
Easy

About the bake

We've created a special buttercream recipe especially for Easter. Inspired by the classic hot cross bun, this buttercream contains orange rind and all spice to give it that extra tasty punch. Use it for cupcakes, cakes or sandwich between cookies- the sky is the limit. 

5 ingredients1 step
  • Egg-Free Recipes
  • Vegetarian

Method

  1. Step 1

    Beat everything together in a bowl until creamy and pale. 

    Ingredients for this step

    • 1 tspNielsen-Massey Orange Blossom Water
    • 100gCream cheese (full fat)
    • 100gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar
    • 50gButter (unsalted)
    • 1 tspMixed spice

Ingredients

  • For the Buttercream

    • 1 tspNielsen-Massey Orange Blossom Water 
    • 100gCream cheese (full fat) 
    • 100gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar 
    • 50gButter (unsalted) 
    • 1 tspMixed spice 

Utensils

  • Whisk or wooden spoon
  • Bowl
  • Zester

Nutritional information per 20g serving

  • Energy 92cal
  • Fat 5.9g
  • of which Saturates 3.7g
  • Carbohydrates 8.5g
  • of which Sugars 8.2g
  • Protein 0.7g
  • Salt 0.07g

1 Baker Ratings

looks yum! kinda wishes the cream cheese was not full fat...... still its yum!

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