Red Velvet Pancakes

Directions

1. 1
   In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter.
2. 2
   Add milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar and stir until well combined. Set aside.In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, powdered sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt.)
3. 3
   Mix well.In a separate bowl, combine the liquid ingredients (eggs, buttermilk, milk, vanilla, vinegar, food coloring, and melted butter).
4. 4
   Mix well.Carefully pour 1/2 of the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Repeat with remaining liquid mixture. (Do not overbeat the batter. Instead, mix until smooth and just combined.)
5. 5
   Heat a griddle on medium heat. Grease griddle with butter.
6. 6
   Pour 1/4 cup of batter into center of griddle. Once numerous bubbles appear in the top of the pancake batter (2-3 minutes), flip the pancake and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes more. Hold pancakes in a 200°F oven until all pancakes are cooked and ready to serve.
7. 7
   Garnish stack of pancakes with Cream Cheese Icing and a sprinkle of powdered sugar. (I used the sandwich bag trick for the icing: fill a sandwich bag with icing. Snip a tiny corner off of the bag.
8. 8
   Drizzle pancakes with icing.)