We recommend serving these griddle cakes with orange slices on the side.
Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 45 min
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 4 dessert or brunch servings
Ingredients
For sauce
For griddle cakes
Preparation
Make sauce:
Step 1
Bring cream to a boil in a 1-quart saucepan, then pour hot cream over chocolate in a bowl, gently whisking until smooth. Keep warm or at room temperature.
Make griddle cakes:
Step 2
Sift together cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl, then whisk in eggs, yolk, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla until combined well.
Step 3
Heat a griddle or nonstick skillet over moderately low heat and lightly coat with butter.
Step 4
Working in batches of 2 or 3, pour 1/4 cup batter per cake onto hot griddle and cook until bubbles appear on surface, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip cakes with a large spatula and cook until tops spring back when pressed gently, about 1 minute more. Transfer to a plate and loosely cover with foil to keep warm. Add 1/2 teaspoon butter to griddle between batches.
Step 5
Serve cakes in stacks, topped with chocolate sauce.
Recipe notes
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