Spiced buns with carrot decoration

With a velvety crumb, these Easter buns can be decorated with cream cheese icing and citrus zest for enhanced flavour

Spiced buns with carrot decoration

SERVES

12

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

15

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

25

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 135g self-raising flour

  • 90g golden caster sugar

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon

  • 2 tsp ground ginger

  • 150ml light olive oil

  • 2 tsp vanilla

  • 150g carrots, grated

  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten

  • To decorate:

  • 80g marzipan

  • natural orange and green food colouring

  • 200g cream cheese

  • 50g icing sugar, sieved

  • 2 tsp honey

  • zest of 1 lemon

  • zest of 1 orange

  • 1 tsp vanilla

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