Here's an upgrade on traditional Easter Hot Crossed Buns topped with salted caramel and hazelnuts and filled with dates.
Icing hardens when it cools so wait to make the icing right before you're ready to use it. Or you can make the caramel while the buns are cooking and then reheat slightly before adding the powered sugar. Sometimes I go for just caramel-like topping instead of the frosting and skip the powdered sugar then, just pour the warm caramel over the top of all of the buns (for-go the cross).