Pop the milk and butter into your microwave and heat for 1.5 minutes until the butter is melted.

Whisk in the yeast, sugar and egg.

Add the flour, mixed spice and cocoa powder. Mix everything together until it forms a rough dough.

Tip the dough onto a floured bench and knead it into a smooth ball.

Place it back into the bowl, cover with cling film and leave it in a warm spot for 1 hour or until it doubles in size.

Flatten the dough and sprinkle the chocolate bits over the top.

Press them in, fold the dough over and knead again until the choc bits are evenly mixed through.

Shape the dough into a rectangle and cut it into 12 equal pieces.

Roll each one into a ball and place them in a greased baking dish.

Cover with cling film and leave in a warm spot for 40 minutes until the buns puff up again.

Mix the paste ingredients together and pour into a ziplock bag. Squeeze out the air, seal it, and snip a small corner off.

Pipe crosses onto the tops of the buns.

Bake at 200°C for 25 minutes.

Mix the glaze ingredients together, microwave for 30 seconds and brush over the hot buns to give them a gorgeous glossy finish!