Carrot Cake Scones With Cream Cheese Icing
The recipe Carrot Cake Scones With Cream Cheese Icing is ready in roughly 45 minutes and is definitely a tremendous vegetarian option for lovers of Scottish food. One serving contains 624 calories, 16g of protein, and 25g of fat. This recipe serves 8. Easter will be even more special with this recipe. A mixture of salt, candied ginger, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. Plenty of people really liked this morn meal.
Instructions
Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 400°F. Grease pan with butter.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Use a pastry cutter to cut in butter until it is the size of peas.
Add buttermilk and stir until dough forms. Stir in carrots, raisins, walnuts, and ginger. Pat dough evenly into prepared pan. Score top lightly with a knife to make 8 wedges.
Bake until golden, about 15 minutes.
Let cool 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to completely.
For Icing: In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
Add milk by the tablespoon if too thick, until desired spreadable consistency is reached.
Cut scones along score marks then top with icing.