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Thick Fluffy Pancakes covered in fresh raspberries and raspberry sauce and sprinkled icing sugar on top served on a black piece of slate with fresh raspberries, cinnamon sticks, two champagne glasses filled with champagne and fresh raspberries inside and a small jug of raspberry sauce around the stack
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5 from 29 votes

Thick Fluffy Pancakes Stack

Looking for a sweet breakfast recipe idea for two on a special occasion, try out our thick fluffy pancake stack to impress a loved one on valentines day, anniversary or birthday.
American style pancake mix made from scratch and pan-fried. The pancake batter has champagne, cava or prosecco to give them extra taste and glamour! You can switch this for lemonade if preferred, or when making them for the kids.
In this case, served with raspberry sauce but you can choose any topping you like!
A unique Fathers or Mothers day brunch idea, or an impressive Christmas dessert recipe?
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: American, British
Keyword: Anniversary, brut, bubbly, bubbly pancakes, cava, champagne, champagne pancakes, Christmas, Fluffy Pancakes, lemonade pancake recipe, lemonade pancakes, pancake day, pancake mix, pancake stack, pancake stacks, pancakes, pancakes with lemonade, prosecco, stacked pancakes, sweet pancakes, thick pancakes, valentines
Yield: 4 people
Calories: 516kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 medium eggs
  • 240 ml milk (1 cup)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ lemon (juice only) squeeze juice
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 240 grams plain flour (all purpose) (2 loose filled cups)
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • 50 ml Champagne, Cava, Prosseco or Sparkling Wine (2 ½ tbsp)

Optional

  • 50 ml Lemonade ) (2 ½ tbsp) Can be used instead of alcohol
  • Raspberry, Strawberry or Chocolate Sauce

Instructions

  • Create a homemade sauce first, check out our Raspberry Sauce , Strawberry Sauce or Chocolate Sauce. Or use a shop-bought version?
    Raspberry Sauce With Champagne cooking in a silver pot
  • Wet ingredients- In a jug, whisk together 2 medium eggs, 240 ml milk (1 cup), 1 tsp vanilla extract, ½ lemon (juice only) and 2 tbsp olive oil.
    Egg in a plastic jug with milk being poured in on top
  • Dry Ingredients- In a separate bowl or large jug, sift the 240 grams plain flour (all purpose) (2 loose filled cups), add 2 tsp baking powder and 2 tbsp sugar, stir together.
    Pouring sugar on top of the flour in a silver mixing bowl
  • Make a well in the dry mixture, gradually stir in the wet ingredients you mixed earlier. Mix until lump-free.
    Pouring the pancake mixture into flour in a large silver bowl
  • Use a stand mixer, hand whisk or even a fork. We used a handheld electric whisk to help speed up the process.
    Mixing the pancake mix together with an electric whisk in a silver bowl
  • Once lump free, pour your 50 ml Champagne, Cava, Prosseco or Sparkling Wine (2 ½ tbsp) or 50 ml Lemonade ) (2 ½ tbsp) in. Gently fold it into the pancake batter mix.
    Pouring champagne into the fluffy pancake mix in a silver bowl
  • Put your frying pan on low-medium heat, place a metal cookie cutter or egg ring down. Spray pan and cutter with oil.
    Metal cookie cutter coated with spray oil on a cast iron pan
  • Pour approx 70ml (⅓ cup) of the mixture into the oiled cookie cutter or egg ring.
    Adjust the amount to the size of ring used, ours was 11cm.
    Pouring the pancake mixture into the oiled cookie cutter which is placed on a cast iron dish
  • Cook for approx 2 ½ minutes. Bubbles will form on the top. The sides need to have firmed enough to hold the shape when the ring is removed.
    Thick Fluffy Pancake cooking in a metal cookie cutter on a cast iron pan
  • Use a large spatula to flip the pancake.
    Pancake on a large spatula ready to be turned over
  • Cook the other side for a further 2 ½ minutes.
    Fluffy pancake cooking on a cast iron pan
  • Repeat for the rest of the pancakes, keep the cooked ones stacked and cover with foil, keep warm in an oven set at the lowest temperature setting.
    Thick Fluffy Pancakes served on a black piece of slate with fresh raspberries, cinnamon sticks,bottle of cava, two champagne glasses with raspberries inside and a small jug of raspberry sauce around the stack
  • Pour your chosen sauce over the top of the stack! We use Raspberry, Strawberry or Chocolate Sauce
    Sweet Thick Fluffy Pancakes Stack served on black slate with fresh raspberries, cinnamon sticks,bottle of cava, two champagne glasses with raspberries inside and a small jug of raspberry sauce around the stack
  • Serve as you like, stacked & sliced like a cake, as seen here.
    Or
    Smaller stacks, of 1, 2 or 3 pancakes per person.
    Serve with extra pouring sauce on the side.
    A quarter of stack of pancakes been held up by knife at the bottom and fingers at the top to serve

Video

Nutrition

Calories: 516kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 608mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 288IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 268mg | Iron: 5mg