Carrot Cake Scones With Cream Cheese Icing Recipe
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Category
Dessert
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Cusine
American
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How to make?
Ingredients
For Scones
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, diced
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 cup grated carrots, squeezed between two paper towels to get out excess moisture
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup diced candied ginger
For Icing
4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Milk
Directions
Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees 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.
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.
