Red Velvet Pancakes
These Red Velvet Pancakes channel the flavors of the classic cake...just in pancake form! They're great for Valentine's Day breakfast!
Servings: 8 pancakes
Calories: 304kcal
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup powdered sugar plus more for garnish
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1½ Tbsp cocoa powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 6 ounces buttermilk
- 2 ounces milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ Tbsp white vinegar
- 2 tsp red food coloring
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted (plus more to grease griddle)
For the Cream Cheese Icing
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Cream Cheese Icing
- In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter. Add milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar and stir until well combined. Set aside.
For the Red Velvet Pancakes
- In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, powdered sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt.) Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine the liquid ingredients (eggs, buttermilk, milk, vanilla, vinegar, food coloring, and melted butter). Mix well.
- Carefully pour 1/2 of the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Repeat with remaining liquid mixture. (Do not overbeat the batter. Instead, mix until smooth and just combined.)
- Heat a griddle on medium heat. Grease griddle with butter. Pour 1/4 cup of batter into center of griddle. Once numerous bubbles appear in the top of the pancake batter (2-3 minutes), flip the pancake and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes more. Hold pancakes in a 200°F oven until all pancakes are cooked and ready to serve.
- Garnish stack of pancakes with Cream Cheese Icing and a sprinkle of powdered sugar. (I used the sandwich bag trick for the icing: fill a sandwich bag with icing. Snip a tiny corner off of the bag. Drizzle pancakes with icing.)
Nutrition
Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 270mg | Potassium: 159mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 477IU | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 2mg
