Hot Cross Bun Butter Recipes

Hot Cross Bun Butter Recipes

CINNAMON BUTTER
Combine a little caster sugar, ground cinnamon and unsalted butter. Cut the buns in half and spread with lashings of mouthwatering Cinnamon butter. Then just grill or place buns in the oven until the Cinnamon butter has melted and the buns have warmed through.

LEMON BUTTER
Combine unsalted butter with a small amount of castor sugar, lemon rind and lemon juice. Mix the ingredients until the mixture is smooth and creamy and then spread the Lemon butter over warm buns for a taste sensation.

VANILLA BUTTER
Place unsalted butter, a little castor sugar and a few drops of vanilla essence in a mixing bowl. Beat until the sugar has dissolved. Cut the buns in half and spread with the creamy Vanilla butter. Grill or place the buns in the oven until the butter has melted.

HONEY & ORANGE BUTTER
For a great treat, combine unsalted butter with castor sugar, honey and orange rind. Beat until the sugar has dissolved through the mixture. Spread the Honey and Orange butter over warm buns, take a waft of the aroma and let the family

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Red Velvet Whoopie Cakes

RED VELVET WHOOPIES

125g butter, at room temperature

80g (1/2 cup, lightly packed) brown sugar

100g (1/2 cup) caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

30g (1/4 cup) cocoa powder, sifted

1 egg

1 tsp red food colouring

340g (2 1/4 cups) plain flour

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

330ml (1 1/3 cups) buttermilk

Cream Cheese Frosting
125g cream cheese, at room temperature

50g butter, at room temperature

230g (1 1/2 cups) icing sugar mixture

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp milk

Preheat oven to 190°C. Grease two Whoopie Pie Trays. Use an electric beater to beat the butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl until pale and creamy. Beat in the egg.
Stir in the cocoa, red food colouring and bicarbonate of soda to combine. Use a metal spoon to fold in flour and buttermilk, in alternating batches, until just smooth. The mixture should be a little stiff..
Using a 3cm ice cream scoop, place mixture into each cavity, smooth out the mixture to the sides of the pan.
Bake for 10 minutes or until firm. Cool slightly. Place on a wire rack to cool completely..
To make cream cheese frosting: Use an electric beater to beat the cream cheese and butter in a bowl until well combined. Add the icing sugar and beat until well combined. Add the vanilla and milk and beat until mixture is pale and creamy.

Spoon filling into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm round nozzle and pipe onto half whoopies  Top with remaining whoopies and press lightly to sandwich together