For a delicacy that is so familiar – a spiced bun studded with dried vine fruits and nuggets of citrus peel beneath a piped flour-paste cross – it’s astonishing how much the high-street offerings ...

Easter is just around the corner, which means the start of all the best sweet treats of the season – think: Easter eggs, mini eggs, creme eggs and hot cross buns. The spiced dough and fruity insides ...

It's Easter, and the time has come to gorge oneself on a whole load of sugary treats as per centuries of tradition. One of these is the hot cross bun, wafting on supermarket and bakery shelves with a ...

Delicious hot cross buns—those doughy, raisin-studded delights—are traditionally eaten during Lent, especially in the week leading up to Easter. Marked with an icing or dough cross on top, they've ...