Hotcakes with Maple Syrup and Whipped Butter

These hotcakes were made as a special breakfast for my Mum and Dad and little brother. My little brother enjoyed them heaps, he just scoffed them down! My Mum and Dad enjoyed them very much too. When I was whipping the cream into butter, I enjoyed watching the solids and the liquids separate.

Hotcakes with Maple Syrup and Whipped Butter

Serves 4
Ingredients-
2 cups self raising flour
3 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups milk
50g butter, melted and slightly cooled
extra butter for cooking
200ml thickened cream
1/2 cup maple syrup
icing sugar to serve

1. Sift self-raising flour and baking powder into a large bowl.

2. In a separate jug or bowl combine milk, eggs and vanilla essence.

3. Make a well in the flour and pour in the milk mixture and melted butter.Mix together with electric beaters until just combined. (Don't over beat or the hotcakes won't be fluffy.)

4. In another clean bowl pour in cream and beat with electric beaters until yellow and buttery. The liquids and solids will separate when it becomes butter.

5. Heat up fry pan to a medium heat. Grease pan with little bit of butter. Pour in hotcake mixture. Flip when bubbly on top. Continue cooking for another minute after flipped.

6. Serve on a plate, drizzle with maple syrup, add a small scoop of whipped butter and dust icing sugar over the top.

7. Eat and enjoy!