Waking up to Red Velvet Scones is the perfect way to show someone you care.
Red Velvet Scones
2016-01-14 05:11:51
Yield: 12 scones • Preparation: 25 minutes • Bake: 15 minutes • Cool: 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons cold salted butter, cut into pieces
- ¾ cup cold heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon red liquid food coloring
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon white sparkling sugar
- 1 recipe Mascarpone Cream (recipe follows)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Spray wells of 2 (6-well) heart-shaped baking pans* with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt, whisking well.
- Using a pastry blender, cut butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
- In a liquid-measuring cup, combine cream, food coloring, and vanilla extract, whisking to blend. Add to flour mixture, stirring to combine. (If dough seems dry, add more cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough is uniformly moist.) Working gently, bring mixture together with hands until a dough forms and is evenly red.
- Using a levered 3-tablespoon scoop, divide dough evenly among wells of prepared pans. Pat dough into wells to create a level surface. Sprinkle scones with sparkling sugar.
- Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the centers comes out clean, approximately 15 minutes. Let cool in pans for 5 minutes. Remove scones from pan.
- Serve warm with Mascarpone Cream.
Notes
- *We used Nordic Ware Platinum Mini Heart Baking Pans with 6 (½-cup) heart-shaped wells.
- • To prevent food coloring from staining hands, wear latex gloves when mixing dough.
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Mascarpone Cream
2016-01-14 05:22:05
Yield: 1 cup • Preparation: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 (8-ounce) carton mascarpone cheese
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine mascarpone cheese, cream, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat at medium speed with a mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Store in a covered container in the refrigerator until serving time.
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From TeaTime January/February 2015
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These are melt-in-your-mouth good! I added about 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips to a batch.