THINGS TO PLAN AND DO

Bake seasonal buns, celebrate literary anniversaries, make a floral bath bag, holiday with the family.

By Rebecca Frank

PROUDLY HOMEMADE HOT CROSS BUN CAKES Make Good Friday the best Friday ever with these Makes 12 2 duck eggs or 3 large chicken eggs 90ml buttermilk 185g butter Zest of 1 orange 185g self-raising flour ½ tsp baking powder 70g ground almonds 185g light brown sugar 2 tsp mixed spice 120g sultanas 1 tbsp apricot jam or marmalade FOR THE ICING 60g cream cheese 40g butter 60g icing sugar Zest of ½ an orange EQUIPMENT Cupcake tin 12 cupcake cases Piping bag and nozzle 1 Preheat oven to 180C/Fan160C/350F. Beat the eggs in a bowl and then add the buttermilk. Melt the butter, add it to the bowl and mix well. Stir in the orange zest. 2 In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar and mixed spice, and stir in the ground almonds. Then fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture. Stir in the sultanas. 3 Spoon the…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2017 - Issue 58

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