Fastelavn is the name for Carnival in the historically Lutheran nations of Denmark, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe islands which is either the Sunday or Monday before Ash Wednesday. 

And as a Dane, baking Fastelavn buns is simply a tradition

I started Saturday by baking the bread – half of them with creme inside, the other half of them with creme on top. Replaced the butter in the recipe with 1/3 oil and 2/3 sour creme.

My sweet friend Ania stopped by to help me decorate them – we decided on bright colors purple and turquoise along with glitter and sugar stars.