When I decided to make chocolate pancakes, I didn’t expect them turn out so good and delicious: a pure indulgence! I wanted to serve them only with a black-cherry jam. But when I stumbled upon a pack of mascarpone in my fridge, that I wanted to use somewhere else, the decision came itself – use it as a topping! Mascarpone worked perfectly as a cream and cherry syrup (I mixed jam with some water to make it thinner) sucked into pancakes very well, like into a sponge cake. All ingredients worked more than good together, dark chocolate and fresh cherry on top added a nice and charming touch as well. Plus, the taste reminds the famous cake – “Black Forest”. It’s my husband’s favorite cake, so he was on a nine cloud! Honestly, these are highly recommended pancakes!
Black Forest Pancakes
- In a large bowl, beat eggs with with sugar, salt and vanilla. Whisk in butter.
- Pour in milk and sour cream, stir all together.
- Sift flour along with baking powder, soda and cocoa into a batter. Whisk until combined. Fold in chopped chocolate.
- Heat large frying pan on a high heat, pour in some oil. Using large spoon, pour in batter. Cook each pancake until bubbles appear on top, then flip and cook on another side.
- For cheery syrup, in a small saucepan, bring jam and water to gentle simmer. Simmer on a medium-low heat for few minutes. If it’s too sweet, stir in lemon juice. Add more water to make it more thin, if desired.
- In a serving bowl, stir together mascarpone and maple syrup or honey.
- Serve pancakes with mascarpone and cherry syrup.
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Very nice idea! Looks very tasty. 🙂
Thank you, Ronit!
So delicious Mila, they look fantastic.
Thank you so much! It seems everybody loves pancakes! 😀
Wow, these look so decadent and gorgeous – the perfect weekend morning treat! I’d certainly jump out of bed for a stack of these 🙂
You know, especially when someone will make it for you! 😉
Wow, these look incredibly decadent. Superb job!
So glad to read your compliments! 😀 Thank you!
It looks sinfully delicious. A pure indulgence indeed. 🙂
Thank you so much! And what about you- how do you spoil/treat yourself on the weekend? 🙂
Hi, Mila. Sorry for my delayed response. I was quite ill. To answer your question, my ultimate indulgence is definitely a slice of cake or a cupcake. 🙂 I made a Katherine Sabbath-inspired cake and oh, my goodness! It was quite an indulgence. 😉 😀
Mila, what a great way to start the morning! Yum!
Or a late&laze afternoon! 😀
This looks so beautiful Mila! What a clever idea for pancakes–it must have felt like such a special morning! Just as pretty as a cake, but with even more layers 🙂
Absolutely agree; and you can vary and add more “cream” or layers! 😀
That’s a gorgeous stack of pancakes ! Great idea 🙂
Thank you, Freda! Pancakess are always wanted, right? 😀
Absolutely 🙂
These look great!!
And tasty! I hope you will make it! 😉
What a great idea! 🙂
It was unexpected idea, but I’m so glad it’s happened! 😀
OH. MY!!!!!
I had no words as well, when I tried it myself! 😀
These are stunning and so decadent and delicious. It totally reaffirms my theory that breakfast is dessert. Yes. I’ll be making these this weekend!
Time to time we need to spoil ourselves with a fav breakfast or cake.. or whatever will make our day a little bit happier! 🙂
I’m saving this recipe! OMG! I have two more weeks of no sugar…then, these are mine! Now I have to hurry off this post so I don’t get tempted to make them now! Hahaha. Thank you kindly for posting this. Cheers, Koko:)
These look delicious! Love the idea of serving them with the mascarpone xx
Reblogged this on Sarah's Little Kitchen and commented:
No, this recipe from Milkandbun has nothing to do with Easter. But it doesn’t always has to be about Easter these days right… All I could think when I saw this amazing recipe was this: ‘I. Need. These. Pancakes.”
Really, my head couldn’t think of anything else and I secretly hope yours can’t either because that’s exactly why I wanted to share this pancake recipe with you!
Oh I know what you’ll be eating next Sunday… 😉
oh wow, want this now!:)
Hahaha thanks for the sweet comment and stopped by! 🙂