Raspberry Pancake Stack with Rose Cream

To prepare the filling, spoon the crème fraiche, cream and Siúcra Icing Sugar into a bowl and whisk well until thick. Add drops of rosewater to taste.

To make the pancakes, combine the flour, ground almonds, baking powder, nutmeg and Siúcra Light Golden Brown Sugar in a large bowl. 
Mix the eggs, milk and almond extract together in a jug and make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, pour in and whisk well to form a thick batter. Add in the raspberries and mix.

To cook the pancakes, heat oil and butter over a medium heat in a large frying pan, once hot, place spoonful’s of batter into the pan, cook for about 1 to 2 minutes depending on the size, when bubbles rise to surface turn the pancakes over using a small palette knife and cook for a further minute or until golden and cooked through. Keep warm.

For the filling, whisk together all ingredients until a thick cream forms.

To assemble, sandwich 3 pancakes together with the filling, place on a cake stand. Sprinkle a few rose petals in between, add the raspberries and dust with Siúcra Icing Sugar. Pour / spoon some melted chocolate over each stack of pancakes and top with rose petals. Serve immediately.

Recipe supplied by Catherine Fulvio