Red Velvet Ebelskivers with Cream Cheese Filling

Red Velvet Ebelskivers with Cream Cheese Filling

Makes about 2 dozen ebelskivers
Recipe from Lady and Pups
Ingredients:

Red Velvet Batter:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
• 3/8 cup white sugar
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. red liquid food coloring
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 2 Tbsp. distilled vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Filling:

• 2 oz. 1/3 less fat cream cheese
• 2 Tbsp salted butter, softened
• 1 & 1/2 Tbsp. white sugar
• 1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3 Tbsp. melted butter
• 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• Powdered sugar

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, and baking powder, then set aside.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, vinegar, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and food coloring. Make sure food coloring is evenly disbursed.
3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and fold until just combined. {Some small lumps are fine.} Then set aside.
4. Meanwhile, in another small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, sugar, and vanilla extract until fluffy.
5. Combine the butter and vegetable oil in a small cup.
6. Heat up your ebelskiver pan on medium-low heat and add about 1/2 tsp. over butter/oil mixture into each well.
7. Fill each well about 90% full with the ebelskiver batter and let sit for about 20 seconds.
8. Add a small spoonful of cream cheese filling into the center of each well and then press it in lightly with a spoon until completely covered. Then let them cook until small bubbles start to appear on the edge and surface of the batter.
9. Using a wooden skewer, turn the ebelskiver on its side, so it resembles a chair-like shape. Let cook until more bubbles begin to form.
10. With your skewer, flip the ebelskiver all the way over to seal off the hole, to complete the round pancake. Let cook until a clean, inserted skewer comes out clean. {Except for possible remnants of the cream cheese filling.}
11. Dust with powdered sugar and enjoy.