Cakes & Muffins

These deliciously good hotcakes are perfect as a fun dessert the children can help to prepare. Serve with a good scoop of ice cream and a lashing of chocolate sauce.

what you need

Chocolate Chip Hotcakes

2 cups SR flour
2 tablespoons CADBURY Bournville Cocoa
¼ teaspoon bicarbonate soda
1/3 cup caster sugar
1½ cups milk
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla

25g butter, melted

¾ cup CADBURY White Chocolate Baking Chips
Ice cream, for serving
Fresh fruit, for serving
Glossy Chocolate Sauce, for serving

Glossy Chocolate Sauce

125g CADBURY Dark Chocolate Melts
60g unsalted butter
¼ cup cream
2 tablespoons honey

make it

Chocolate Chip Hotcakes

1. SIFT together the dry ingredients into a large bowl. In a separate bowl whisk together milk, eggs and vanilla until smooth. Pour into flour mixture and just whisk until combined.
2. HEAT a large non stick frypan over moderate heat then brush with a little butter. Spoon ¼ cup amounts of batter into the pan and sprinkle each with chocolate chips. Cook hotcakes for 1-2 minutes each side or until golden and puffed. Transfer to a baking tray and keep warm in oven. Cook remaining hotcakes to make 12, brushing pan with butter for each batch.
3. SERVE the hotcakes in stacks with a scoop of ice cream and fresh fruit with a drizzle of Glossy Chocolate Sauce.

Glossy Chocolate Sauce

1. COMBINE dark chocolate, butter, cream and honey in a saucepan and gently heat, stirring occasionally until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly before use.