A festive addition to a holiday gathering is a lovely ice ring in your punch bowl. Think about how the various components of the ice ring will improve one of the many punch recipes on the website. This ice ring makes extensive use of red and green, along with some gold accents for contrast. Use your creativity because this is more of a craft than a food. When not in use immediately, put the frozen ice ring into a plastic bag and keep it in the freezer until you are ready to use it.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 cinnamon rolls |
Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons white sugar, divided
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons milk, divided
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, divided
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract, divided
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray 6 cups of a 12-cup muffin tin pan with cooking spray.
- Whisk flour, 1 tablespoon white sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
- Combine 5 tablespoons milk, 2 tablespoons melted butter, cider vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla in a separate bowl. Pour into the flour mixture and mix until it a soft dough forms.
- Pat the dough on a heavily floured surface into a thin rectangle. Brush or pour remaining melted butter over dough. Combine chocolate chips, brown sugar, cinnamon, and remaining white sugar in a bowl; pour over the buttered dough.
- Carefully roll the dough up, away from you. Once rolled, pinch the entire seam shut. Cut into six pieces and place each one in a prepared muffin cup.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 14 minutes.
- While rolls bake, combine powdered sugar, softened butter, remaining 1 tablespoon milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla together for icing. Mix until it becomes desired consistency.
- Remove cupcake pan from the oven and top rolls with icing.
- Using chocolate chips is optional.
- Add more milk for icing to be thinner and more powdered sugar for it to be thicker.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 268 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 39 g |
| Cholesterol | 27 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 152 mg |
| Sugars | 26 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |