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Red Velvet Scones

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cold butter diced
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons dry buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 teaspoons Red Velvet Emulsion
  • 3 tablespoons Ghirardelli sweet ground chocolate and cocoa
  • 2 eggs

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 1 oz cream cheese
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 4 drops white Americolor food coloring

Instructions

  • Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together.
  • cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Add cream, buttermilk, vanilla, red belvet emulsion, chocolate and eggs.
  • Knead mixture on floured surface, add flour as needed.
  • Roll scone dough 1/2 inch thick.
  • Cut with cookie cutter.
  • Place scones on parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Place baking sheet with scones in fridge for 10 minutes.
  • Bake at 400 degrees 10-12 minutes.
  • Prepare icing
  • Mix cream room temperature cream cheese with powdered sugar, along with heavy cream, corn syurp and food coloring until smooth.
  • Pipe icing onto cooled scones, add sprinkles if desired before icing hardens.