Hot cross scones are here, and you'll never face another dessert dilemma again
LONDON -- Hot cross buns are a springtime favourite here in Britain, but can they rival the beloved scone? Well, you'll be pleased to know that we no longer have to face that difficult decision.
Bakers at the Lancaster London hotel have crossed a scone with a hot cross bun to create a sultana-adorned hot cross scone, bringing an end to all British baking rivalries.
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To create the combo, sultanas are added to the traditional scone mixture, which is typically composed of self-raising flour, sugar, butter and milk.
Mixed spices, which are usually reserved for the hot cross bun mix, are added, before the dough is topped off with a sugar cross.
In the UK, scones are often served with clotted cream and jam as part of a 'cream tea,' a firm fixture in the Great British menu. Hot cross buns — spiced sweet buns which are traditionally eaten on Good Friday in the UK -- contain sultanas, mixed spices and lemon zest.
Unfortunately, they don't come cheap. The hot cross scones are being served as part of Lancaster London's Easter afternoon tea, which is priced from £30, available from 24 until 29 March.
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
