Snowman buns
SERVES
12
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
30
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
15
MINUTES
CUISINE
COURSE
Baking
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a 12-hole bun tin with large bun cases.
Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Slowly add the eggs, alternating with a few spoons of flour. Add in the remaining flour and the spices, zest, and vanilla. Combine all the ingredients — making sure to scrape the edges of the bowl well so that the butter and sugar mixture is completely mixed with the rest of the ingredients.
Spoon the mixture evenly between your bun cases. Bake for about 15 minutes until golden on top.
Once cool enough to handle, place on a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the icing, whisk the icing sugar, egg white, and juice until smooth and shiny. Ice the buns once cool.
To make the snowmen, mould 24 white fondant balls, 12 a little smaller than the other dozen. Sit the smaller ones on top of others using the white royal icing you made as a 'glue'. Fashion 12 red scarfs, and 12 hats, gluing these on as well. Add a face to each snowman and place them onto your iced buns.
Ingredients
For the buns:
200g butter
190g golden caster sugar
4 eggs, lightly beaten
200g self-raising flour
½ tsp cake spice, sieved
½ tsp vanilla
zest of 2 oranges
For the icing:
225g icing sugar
white of 1 egg — or 2 tsp pasteurised egg white powder mixed with 2 tbs of warm water
1 tsp orange juice
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a 12-hole bun tin with large bun cases.
Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Slowly add the eggs, alternating with a few spoons of flour. Add in the remaining flour and the spices, zest, and vanilla. Combine all the ingredients — making sure to scrape the edges of the bowl well so that the butter and sugar mixture is completely mixed with the rest of the ingredients.
Spoon the mixture evenly between your bun cases. Bake for about 15 minutes until golden on top.
Once cool enough to handle, place on a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the icing, whisk the icing sugar, egg white, and juice until smooth and shiny. Ice the buns once cool.
To make the snowmen, mould 24 white fondant balls, 12 a little smaller than the other dozen. Sit the smaller ones on top of others using the white royal icing you made as a 'glue'. Fashion 12 red scarfs, and 12 hats, gluing these on as well. Add a face to each snowman and place them onto your iced buns.
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