recipe : red velvet pancakes with cream cheese glaze

Red Velvet. Oh, sweet Red Velvet. Some of you may already know my obsession with it. My husband shares my obsession. So, what better way to celebrate my love of red velvet and pancakes than on Valentine's Day with my love? These pancakes had me at hello. I've been tempted to make red velvet pancakes for awhile, and finally made it happen. I knew these were going to be good as soon as I smelled them cooking on the stove. They were decadent, rich, and tasted just like red velvet cake. The cream cheese glaze added the perfect finishing touch. What a perfect combination. Yum! We will definitely be making these again. 

Add a side of {semi} heart-shaped bacon. 

Red Velvet Pancakes with Cream Cheese Glaze 
adapted from Cooking Classy

Serving: approx. 6 pancakes

Pancakes:
1 1/2 cups organic white whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1 tbsp white vinegar
1/2 cup organic sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 tbsp red food coloring (add more or less depending on desired color)
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup salted butter, melted 

Directions: Preheat a griddle on low to medium heat. In a mixing bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. In a separate bowl, blend milk and vinegar together and set aside. Add in sugar, eggs, red food coloring, vanilla and melted butter. Mix until well combined. Slowly add in dry ingredients. Lightly butter griddle and scoop out 1/3 cup of batter onto griddle. Cook until bubbles form and then flip to other side until cooked through. Serve warm with cream cheese glaze and any garnishes, if desired.  

Cream Cheese Glaze:
4 ozs. cream cheese, room temperature
4 ozs. unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup milk (add more to thin out)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
*refrigerate leftover glaze in airtight container

Directions: In a mixing bowl, blend cream cheese and butter until fluffy, with an electric mixer. Once well combined, add in remaining ingredients for about 1 minute. Add in additional milk if you want to thin out glaze. Serve over hot pancakes. 



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