CategoryDifficultyBeginner

Fancying something sweet, why not try out this delicious easy bun recipe!

Yields16 Servings
Prep Time20 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time40 mins
Ingredients
 110 g Butter - at room temperature
 110 g Caster Sugar
 2 Free Range Eggs
 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
 110 g Self-raising Flour
 2 tbsp Milk
For the icing:
 300 g Icing Sugar
 Food Colouring (optional)
 3 tbsp Water
 Cake decorations of your choice – hundreds and thousands etc.
Method
1

Preheat the oven to 180C.

2

Line your baking tray with paper bun cases.

3

Mix the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale.

4

Then beat in the eggs, little at a time and stir in the vanilla extract.

5

Fold in the flour using a spatula and add a little milk until the mixture is a soft drooping consistency.

6

Spoon the mixture into the paper cases – only fill them half full.

7

Bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

8

To check if cooked, insert a skewer into the middle of the buns and if clean when removed, the buns are cooked.

9

Leave to cool for 10 minutes.

10

For the icing, sift the icing sugar into a bowl and gradually stir in water until it becomes a smooth mixture.

11

Optional: Stir in food colouring.

12

Then drizzle over the buns, decorate, and leave to the side until the icing hardens.

13

Enjoy!

We would love to see you making your buns and decorating them!

Don't forget to tag us @nearby_ni on Instagram/TikTok and @NearbyNI on Facebook!

Ingredients

Ingredients
 110 g Butter - at room temperature
 110 g Caster Sugar
 2 Free Range Eggs
 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
 110 g Self-raising Flour
 2 tbsp Milk
For the icing:
 300 g Icing Sugar
 Food Colouring (optional)
 3 tbsp Water
 Cake decorations of your choice – hundreds and thousands etc.

Directions

Method
1

Preheat the oven to 180C.

2

Line your baking tray with paper bun cases.

3

Mix the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale.

4

Then beat in the eggs, little at a time and stir in the vanilla extract.

5

Fold in the flour using a spatula and add a little milk until the mixture is a soft drooping consistency.

6

Spoon the mixture into the paper cases – only fill them half full.

7

Bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

8

To check if cooked, insert a skewer into the middle of the buns and if clean when removed, the buns are cooked.

9

Leave to cool for 10 minutes.

10

For the icing, sift the icing sugar into a bowl and gradually stir in water until it becomes a smooth mixture.

11

Optional: Stir in food colouring.

12

Then drizzle over the buns, decorate, and leave to the side until the icing hardens.

13

Enjoy!

We would love to see you making your buns and decorating them!

Don't forget to tag us @nearby_ni on Instagram/TikTok and @NearbyNI on Facebook!

Easy Bun Recipe