bad girls' breakfast

sunday morning chocolate blowout!

very, very bad but very, very good! wicklow fine food and wildes chocolate do a good irish made chocolate spread or nutella is wonderful if you can't get hold of the others. we used white and dark chocolate chips to contrast with the flavour of the milk chocolate spread and to look pretty too! to make the chocolate pancakes we added cocoa powder to the the flour and then made up the batter as usual.

chocolate pancakes with chocolate spread and double choc chips

makes approx 8 6" pancakes

ingredients

4 large tbsp plain flour

4 tsp good cocoa powder

1 large free range egg

milk to create correct consistency (similar to pouring cream)

chocolate spread

white chocolate drops

dark chocolate drops

vegetable oil

method

1. sift together the cocoa and flour

2.add the egg and beat well (preferably with an electric whisk) until a smooth paste is formed

3. add the milk, a little at a time until the right consistency is achieved

4. wipe a non stick frying pan with a little oil on a piece of kitchen paper and heat

5. add enough batter to the hot pan to thinly coat the bottom of the pan

6. when the first side is cooked it should unstick itself when you give the pan and gentle shake

7. flip it!

8. catch it hopefully and cook on the other side for approx 1 minute.

9. place the cooked pancake on a plate and spread with chocolate spread. scatter the choc chips down the centre and fold or roll as you prefer.

10. serve.

it helps to get someone to decorate the pancake while you cook the next. if the chocolate filling is all to much the chocolate pancakes are also delicious with freshly squeezed orange juice and a little sugar.