Birthday Cake Scones

It’s your birthday everyday with these amazing scones. Adding sprinkles to anything means it’s time to celebrate so why not put them in your scones? Add this scone recipe to your list to give to friends, family, or just an average Monday celebration!

Birthday Cake Scones:

Ingredients:

• 3 Cups All purpose flour

• 1/4 Cup Sugar

• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1 Cup cold butter cut into cubes

• 1/2 C whole milk

• 1/2 cup whipping cream

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1 Tablespoon clear vanilla extract

• 1 teaspoon almond extract (optional)

• 1/2 Cup rainbow sprinkles

• Vanilla Glaze—recipe below

  Vanilla Glaze

• Mix 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, 1/2 teaspoon clear vanilla extract and a pinch of salt to make glaze.

Now Let’s Make It:

1. Preheat oven to 375

2. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt

3. Using a pastry blender or two forks cut in butter until mixture is crumbly

4. Make a well in the center of flour and add milk, cream and extracts. Stir with a spoon and add sprinkles.

5. Turn dough onto a heavily floured surface and knead for 1 minute. Pat dough into a rectangle that about 1 inch thick and cut into triangles.

6. Transfer to a pan lined with parchment paper

7. Brush scones with cream then sprinkle tops with sugar and sprinkles

8. Bake until lightly golden around 20 minutes,

9. Drizzle with vanilla glaze