Earlier this weekend, Caitlin tweeted that she was eating red velvet pancakes.
What? I had never heard of these. I was in shock. I didn’t know there was such a thing. I am naive, sheltered, and live in a bubble.
All I knew was that I needed them now.
I stopped whatever incredibly important thing I was doing at the time and googled these things – these red velvet pancake things.
What I found is life changing.
Cake isn’t really my thing.
Unless said cake is double chocolate with chocolate fudge filling and chocolate fudge icing, I usually pass it up. The only other exception is red velvet, which actually is chocolate – I learned that when I crawled out from under my rock a few years ago. Not sure what I thought it was before.
I can often pass up frosting, too. However, there is just something about red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting.
You can imagine my delight when the pancakes turned out perfectly. Even better – the giant glob of frosting on top.
The pancakes are actually vegan, but I destroyed that as soon as I added the cream cheese frosting.
I always have some leftover frosting in the fridge just for times like these.
Or times when I need to regain my sanity and dig in with a giant spoon.
I can’t even tell you how delicious the pancakes smelled, let alone tasted.
The minute I removed them from the griddle, I could smell delicious, fluffy, red velvet cake. It filled the entire kitchen. And yes, they also tasted exactly like red velvet cake.
Especially when the creamy frosting melted into the warm pancakes.
There aren’t even words.
Red Velvet Pancakes
slightly adapted from here
makes 8 pancakes
1½ cups minus 1½ tablespoons unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons red food coloring
1 tablespoon chocolate chips
Whisk together milk and vinegar and set aside to curdle.
In a mixing bowl, add wheat flour, all purpose flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda. Make a well in the center, and pour in milk mixture and food coloring. Mix until combined.
Preheat skillet or griddle on medium heat. Add 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter. Once bubbles form, gently flip and cook for a few more minutes.
Top with chocolate chips and cream cheese frosting.
Now it’s time to hightail it out of here before I gain 10 more pounds just thinking about them. I have to go make more pancakes, anyway.
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I’ve never had red velvet anything, I only heard of it a few years ago! Ah, the powers of the internet. It does sound amazing and I’ll probably give it a go :)
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As I type right now I am enjoying our leftover red velvet pancakes from this weekend! After your retweet my Google hunt was on and I ended up making these ones: http://www.thebreakfastcook.com/931/red-velvet-pancakes
I think the best part is the buttermilk, an important part in both red velvet cake AND pancakes!
Nom, nom, nom.
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Ohhhhhhh myyyyyy Lanta!!!!!! These are incredible. My bf is obsessed with red velvet but not fond of pancakes. I love both so this is a must! He’ll be a pancake lover from here on out. Love u!!
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How cool! I never thought to make red velvet pancakes either! All cakes should be made into pancake form…imagine the possibilities…
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I join you in the bubble. I had no idea this could be. I’m so sorry I know this now…. ;)
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Now that’s what I call breakfast!! Holy Cow!!
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Wow those sound and look fantastic!
I was wondering on the sugar is that teaspoon or tablespoon? I’m going to give them a try!
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Jessica — May 17th, 2010 @ 5:36 am
I just fixed it – sorry about that! It is 1/2 cup. Original recipe called for 3/4 cup and I took it down to a 1/2. You could probably even take it down to 1/4 cup.
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These look so decadent and really good. Such a creative idea.!
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These look amazing! I am a huge red velvet fan and since actually eating cake for breakfast makes me feel a teensy bit guilty, I adore the idea of these pancakes. Not that they are really much better than cake – but I can tell myself they are! Yum!
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WOW those look good. Just, wow.
xo
K
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Those…are…amazing…god…oh god…I just had an orgasm.
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2 TABLESPOONS of red food coloring? Dear Lord Woman! You’ll be peeing pink for a week.
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bahhh omg these look amazing and i can see you even healthified them a bit!!! WOWza I need you to come over and make breakfast for me, k?
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Heck yeah! That is a reason to wake up on Monday! I have done carrot cake pancakes and I LOVE them. Definitely a bonus with the cream cheese icing! YUM!
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That last picture…perfection.
Can I just tell you again that you’re a genius?
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I think I’m going to leave work right now to make these. You need a bakery asap so we can all come to it.
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AAAAmazing!
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um, i need those for my birthday breakfast please.
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OF COURSE you just happen to have frosting lying around for times like these! For the record, I like you way better than Martha and would be the first supporter of your baking show on Food Network :grin:
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LOL at 1½ cups minus 1½ tablespoons unsweetened vanilla almond milk – that’s complicated! These sound wonderful, Jessica!! 2 Tbsp red food dye…gotta love red velvet! I’ll be making these soon! You had me at cream cheese frosting!
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Drooling!
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Awesome! Very fun recipe!
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oh my god jessica! you’re not the only one who never heard of these!
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Those pancakes look absolutely perfect! I may have to make these on a day that the bf is not home, because he’s scared of carbs. Silly guy. I can’t decide if I want to eat these with cream cheese or regular syrup…maybe both?? Yummmm
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Wow. It’s like having dessert for breakfast! These are low cal and low fat, right? :)
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Oh wow, those look amazing.
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red velvet pancakes. really. my weight loss has no chance now! ;)
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What a decadent breakfast! I’m all over these bad boys.
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Wow. Those look just decadent. Gimme, gimme!
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Those look amazing! Great photos!
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Holy freaking bananas. Those look absolutely incredible!
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Mmm, these pancakes look so good. Added bonus that they are vegan too! I would make a faux cream cheese frosting to put on top. :)
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OMG, my vegan friends are going to love this. Thanks for sharing!
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Just found your blog. I must say the Pancakes look amazing. Since I have a 7 week old, it may be a few more weeks before I try to make them (if I can wait that long).
Like me and so many others: Great food mixed with fitness. What could be better?
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how could you do this to my figure?! i’ll be a balloon by friday for sure…
oh well, at least i’ll be a happy balloon
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I’m not a giant fan of red velvet cake… but these look so amazing that I may be converted!
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David loves red velvet AND pancakes!! I’m totally making these on vacations!!!!
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HOw fun!! I wonder if I could make these + dye them with beet juice!!?? I’m sure you would love that, hahaha.
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Seriously? Seriously? I am in heaven just looking at the pics!!!!!
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I never understood what makes red velvet red velvet! Either way, I love it!
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OMG this looks so deadly. Red Velvet has to be my fave cake, but in pancake form?? I’ve never heard of it either!
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My sister LOVES red velvet. I’m going to e-mail this to her.
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I totally need some of these for breakfast..now!
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oh my gosh, i am totally making these! i am a sucker for pancakes AND red velvet!!
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Oh my word. I am dying!! How incredible do these look??! I know what I’m having for dinner.
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Apparently I live under a rock, too, since I’ve never heard of red velvet pancakes. They look absolutely decadent and just the thing I like to devour first thing in the morning!
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Those don’t look amazing or anything….lol. I’m a sucker for cream cheese frosting.
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You aren’t serious, are you? This could possibly be the best thing ever invented… DROOL!
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These look absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to try them…
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I didn’t know red velvet cake was chocolate either. I feel sheepish.
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