Ingredients
Serves 6
1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
¼ cup (55g) caster (superfine) sugar
1 egg
11/4 cups (310ml) buttermilk
raspberry butter
1 cup (150g) frozen raspberries, thawed
150g (41/2 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup (110g) icing (confectioners') sugar
Method
Raspberry Butter:
Push raspberries through fine sieve into small bowl; discard seeds. Beat butter and sifted icing sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in raspberry puree.
Pikelets:
Sift flour, cocoa and sugar into small bowl; whisk in egg and buttermilk.
Heat greased large heavy-based frying pan; drop tablespoons of batter into pan. Cook pikelets until bubbles appear on surface; turn pikelets with metal spatula to brown the other side.
Serve pikelets warm with raspberry butter and fresh raspberries, if you like.
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To read more about our experience with this delectable cookbook check out our AGFG book review blog.
http://www.agfg.com.au/Blog/post/2011/05/04/Book-Review-Sweet-Treats.aspx
"Sweet Treats" is published by ACP Books and is available for purchase online.
http://www.magshop.com.au/Sweet-Treats
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