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Birthday Cake Scones

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Prep: 10 minutes
Bake: 25 minutes
Chill Time: 20 minutes
Total: 55 minutes
Servings: 8 Scones

Ingredients

  • 300 g Pastry Flour 2½ cups
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • ½ tsp Baking soda
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 90-100 g Rainbow sprinkles ½ cup
  • 1 cup Funfetti or White Chocolate chips
  • ½ cup Unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 large Egg beaten
  • cup Heavy cream

Glaze

  • tbsp Orange juice No pulp
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar
  • ½ tsp Lemon extract
  • pinch Salt

Instructions

  • Put your stick of butter in the freezer, leaving it there for about 20-30 minutes before starting.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment or silicone mat
  • Mix together your dry ingredients: flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and sprinkles with a fork.
  • Take your semi-frozen butter and grate half of it over your flour mix. Fluffing it in to the flour after you've done half and then repeating with the second half.
  • Mix in your funfetti or white chocolate chips, then make a well in the center of your bowl.
  • Pour in your beaten egg, vanilla and heavy cream.
  • Bring in the sides of the well into the center, forming a rough and shaggy dough. You want to handle the dough as little as possible, while still bringing it together.
  • When you have most of the dough forming, you will probably have a little bit of loose flour at the bottom of the bowl. Take that and put it on top of the dough and fold the dough over on itself 2-3 times.
  • Take your dough and place it on your parchment or silicone. Press it out into about a 1 inch thick disc or square.
  • Using a sharp knife, cut your dough into 8 triangles or squares. Make sure to cut straight down and not use a sawing motion.
  • Arrange your scones on the pan with 1-2 inches between them, and then place your baking tray in the freezer.
  • Preheat your oven to 425°F
  • When your oven is ready and your scones have been in the freezer for 20-30 minutes, take them out and place them in the oven on the center rack. As soon as they are in, reduce the temperature to 375°F.
  • Bake for about 22-25 minutes, scones will be golden brown and fragrant.
  • Remove scones from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
  • While scones are cooling, whisk together the glaze.
  • Once scones are no longer hot, pour glaze over tops and sprinkle additional sprinkles on top.