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PRAISE BE: You can make a Hot Cross Bun Croquembouche with just supermarket ingredients.

When it comes to simple Easter desserts, it’s hard to be creative.

Popping a few Easter eggs on some cupcakes is ridiculously easy, after all.

But shaking it up is fun.

And what better way to do so than with a Hot Cross Bun Croquembouche tower.

It only takes five ingredients, and 20 minutes to make a tower that will impress all your friends and family.

Here’s how to do make Hot Cross Bun Croquembouche. Post continues after video.


Recipe.

Serves: 10

Time needed: 15 mins prep, 5 mins cook

Ingredients: 5

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients.

1 kg Sugar 200 grams Liquid Glucose 330 ml Water 6 Packets of Hot Cross Buns (assortment of flavours) 1 supermarket Creamy Chocolate Cheesecake (or similar)

Method.

1, In a saucepan, combine the sugar and water and bring to the boil

2. Once boiling, add the glucose and cook until golden brown

3. Remove thecheesecake from its packaging and place on a large platter or chopping board

4. Dip the bottom and left side of each Hot Cross Bun and place on top of the cheesecake base

5. Place the first 6 Hot Cross Buns in a circle and build each layer at a time on top of one another

6. Drizzle a spoonful of toffee over each layer to help set the tower together and enjoy!

This recipe was created by Jody Allen, a Stay At Home Mum blogger.

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