The Loveless Cafe'S Red Velvet Pancakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons red food coloring
Sweet Cream-Cheese Butter
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Sift together first 6 ingredients into a large bowl.
Whisk together buttermilk and next 3 ingredients in another bowl.
Gradually stir buttermilk mixture into flour mixture just until dry ingredients are moistened.
Pour about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake onto a hot buttered griddle (350\u00b0) or large nonstick skillet.
Cook pancakes 3-4 minutes or until tops are covered with bubbles and edges look dry and cooked.
Turn and cook 3-4 minutes or until done.
Place pancakes in a single layer on a baking sheet, and keep warm in a 200\u00b0 oven up to 30 minutes.
Sweet Cream-Cheese Butter--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.
Serve pancakes with Sweet Cream-Cheese Butter.