Hot cross buns! And a giveaway!

In our house we all love hot cross buns, so I was very keen to try out some from Bakers Delight over the weekend. We got three flavours; Choc Chip, Mocha and my favourite, Traditional. Yup, I like the plain things in life; vanilla is my favourite ice-cream too :) Anyway, I was keen to try something interesting and I think we invented something quite cute: the Hot Cross Bunny. Those ears weren't very successful though, but raspberry licorice sticks were the best I could do. The teeth were marshmallow quarters and the Smarties were stuck on with some icing. The kids loved the Choc Chip flavour, of course.We made Bread and Butter pudding for a pot-luck dinner party on Sunday night and it went down a real treat. I used the Edmond's recipe, but for 6 buns I used about 5 or 6 eggs and maybe 3 cups of milk, and cut every bun into 8ths. I threw in a handful of frozen mixed berries, and it made for a very fruity pudding. This photo doesn't really do it justice, but it was delicious!

Bakers Delight are having a fundraiser on April 9th, called 'Bundraiser', in which $1 from every pack of hot cross buns sold will go towards Starship's Air Ambulance Service. This service does a great job airlifting sick children from around the country who need specialist treatment, so if you're planning on buying some buns, make sure you do so on the 9th.

I can help you out with a $5 voucher; I've got 5 to give away. You can just leave a comment here; tell me how you like to eat your hot cross buns and I'll do a random draw on Sunday. Make sure I can reach you, so leave an email address if you're not on Blogger. It's only open to NZ residents, sorry, but I know they're running a similar promotion in Australia at the moment. Check out their website or Facebook page for more deals.