Funky Pink Monkeys

If you love red velvet cake than you will love red velvet pancakes, good for breakfast and dinner!!!!

Recipe type: Breakfast / Dinner

Author: Divas Can Cook 

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time:10 mins

Total time: 25 mins

Serves:4

• 2 cup all purpose flour
• 6 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 4 tablespoon butter, melted
•  15 drops red food coloring
• Cream Cheese Glaze
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk (may need a few drop more)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• powdered sugar, garnish

Instructions

1. Pancakes
2. ) In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, & cocoa powder.
3. ) Add in egg, buttermilk, butter, vanilla extract, & red food coloring.
4. ) Stir it up gently until combined. The batter should still have a few lumps in it. You don’t want to stir it until it’s completely smooth.
5. ) Let the batter sit for 10-15 minutes, while you make the glaze.
6. Glaze
7. ) In a medium size bowl, add all of the cream cheese glaze ingredients and blend until smooth and silky. Set aside.
8. ) Preheat griddle and grease with butter.
9. ) When hot, add pancakes. I used ¼ cup per pancake.
10. ) Flip with the first few bubbles start to break on the surface of the pancake.
11. ) When the other side is soft and pillowy to the touch, it’s done!
12. ) Stack on a plate.
13. Assemble
14. ) Stack one pancake on a plate and spread on a layer of cream cheese glaze.
15. ) Repeat with another pancake.
16. ) Stack the third pancake and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
17. ) Pipe on the cream cheese glaze. Serve