Valentine's Cinnamon Scrolls That Taste As Good As They Look

The classic cinnamon scrolls are a delectable dessert and a crowd favourite! So, we've added a Colour Mill spin to your favourite cinnamon scrolls inspired by Valentines day with bright pink dough and shaped into hearts. Keep scrolling to learn how to make these cinnamon delights!

• 200ml warm full cream milk
• 7g dried yeast
• 50g+5g caster sugar
• 2 small eggs
• 60g unsalted butter (soft at room temperature)
• 460g plain flour
• 1/2 tsp salt 
• Colour Mill - Hot Pink

• 150g brown sugar
• 1 ½ - 2 Tbsp ground cinnamon (add more if you like stronger cinnamon flavour)
• 80g unsalted soft butter
• ½ tsp salt

• 100g cream cheese
• 100g pure icing sugar
• ½ Tbsp vanilla paste
• 80g unsalted butter 
• Colour Mill - Baby Pink
• ½ tsp sea salt

• Mix the milk, yeast and 5g of caster sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer with the hook attachment. Leave it for 5-10 minutes.
• Add a few drops of Colour Mill Hot Pink and mix well.
• Add the eggs and the sifted flour and mix for 5 minutes. After that leave the dough in the bowl to rest for 10 minutes.
• Add the soft butter, salt and sugar and mix for another 15-20 minutes, until the dough is soft.
• Rest the dough in a warm place for 60-90 minutes, until it’s doubled in size. (At this stage you can leave it in the fridge overnight to rest. If you do this, just let the dough rest in a warm place for just 30-45 minutes and then transfer it into the fridge).

• While your dough is resting, let's make the filling!
• Mix all the cinnamon filling ingredients together in a bowl and put aside.

• Roll the dough into a square (¼” thickness) and spread the cinnamon filling on top.
• Roll the longest side of the square toward the centre and do the same thing with the opposite side - refer to video below!
• Using an unflavoured dental floss, cut the log and shape the slices into a heart.
• Move them onto a baking tray, cover and leave them to rest for 30-45 minutes.
• In the meantime, preheat a fan forced oven to 175C.

• Bake the scrolls for 25-30 minutes.
• Once they are baked, remove them from the oven and let them chill at room temperature.
• While the scrolls are cooling down, let's make the frosting!
• Place all the ingredients into a bowl and mix using a whisk attachment or hand held mixer until smooth and lump free.
• Be careful not to over mix otherwise the frosting will become too soft!

• Using an offset palette knife frost the scrolls with your pink icing!
• Decorate with sprinkles or any additions of your choice!
• Enjoy!