Week 22 - Red Velvet Pancakes

So it's the weekend before my hubby's birthday, and that calls for a special recipe.  One of his favorite types of cake is red velvet.  Pretty much anytime there is a red velvet cupcake, muffin, you name it, you can be pretty sure he will pick that over any other tasty treat.  Around Christmas time I found a Red Velvet scented candle at Target that was part of his Christmas gift.  Let me just tell you, it smells amazing!

Anywho, I wasn't sure how to tackle Red Velvet cupcakes because I have only made Red Velvet anything from premade mix.  So I referred to other cooks for some guidance. This recipe came from Southern Living and the Loveless Cafe in Nashville.  The pancakes turned out more like a cake consistency rather than pancakes, but that was just fine because they tasted great!  Top that with the cream cheese frosting and we were both in a sugar coma well before noon.  Definitely not any everyday kind of pancake, but when you want to make a special treat, this is a good recipe to go to. Jó étvágyat!

Red Velvet Pancakes
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 teaspooons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs
1/2 granulated cup sugar
2 tablespoons red liquid food coloring
Cream cheese frosting

Directions
1. Sift together the first 6 ingredients into a large bowl.
2. Whisk togetherbuttermilk and next 3 ingredients in a separate bowl
3. Gradually stir buttermilk mixture into flour mixture just until dry ingredients are moistened. 

4. Heat a skillet or griddle over medium high heat.  Coat skillet/griddle with butter.  Ladle batter onto the skillet/griddle and cook for 2-4 minutes or until tops are covered with bubbles and edges look dry and cooked
5. Turn and cook another 2-4 minutes or until done.

6. Allow to cool and then spread cream cheese frosting onto pancakes. 

Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
1 8oz package cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
1. Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.  Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended after each addition.  Add vanilla, beating until blended.