Hot Cross Bun Loaf Cake

True Protein Blog Avatar Fallback reviewed by our Nutrition Team 17 April 2025

A soft and spiced loaf cake inspired by the classic hot cross bun.

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Hot Cross Bun Loaf Cake

Serves 12

Prep time: 20 mins (plus 35 min baking time)

Macros:

Calories- 222

Protein- 7.4g

Carbs- 29.7g

Fat- 8.1g

 

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour

50g (6 2/3 tbsps) True Protein WPI 90 in French Vanilla

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp all spice

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/3 cup castor sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 cup skim milk

100g butter, melted

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp all spice

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 tbsp orange zest

1/3 cup mixed dried fruit

Icing:

2 tbsp icing sugar

1 tsp orange juice

 

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line a loaf tin with baking paper.

  2. Sift the flour, protein powder, baking powder, cinnamon, all spice and nutmeg into a bowl and combine.

  3. In another bowl, whisk together the sugars, eggs, milk, butter and orange zest.

  4. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients along with the dried fruit and fold until just combined.

  5. Pour batter into the lined tray and bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick when inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool for 30 minutes.

  6. To make the icing, stir the icing sugar and orange juice together until smooth. Drizzle over the cake then slice into 12 pieces. Enjoy! 

 

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