Denny's-Style Red Velvet Pancake Puppies with Cream Cheese Icing
Recreate Denny's famous Hobbit-inspired red velvet pancake puppies at home with this easy copycat recipe featuring white chocolate chips and cream cheese icing.
Servings 6
Calories 843kcal
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounces red velvet cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- vegetable oil for frying
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oil to 350 degrees.
- In a medium-sized bowl combine cake batter mix and 3 eggs. Use a blender to mix until the batter has no lumps. Add 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips and mix in with a spoon. Use a 1-ounce cookie scoop to drop batter into hot oil. Fry on one side for approximately 1 minute and then flip over and fry on another side for about a minute.
- Remove pancake puppy onto a plate lined with paper towels. This grease will not be usable for anything but making these red velvet puppies, the oil will turn red. So be sure to make something else first and finish up with these. Make cream cheese dipping sauce by combining cream cheese and butter in a medium-sized bowl. Beat together cream cheese and butter until they are light and fluffy.
- Add approximately 1/2 cup powdered sugar, into butter and cream cheese. Once the first portion of cream cheese has been incorporated add the next portion, and then the remaining powdered sugar. Add vanilla, lemon extract, and 1 tablespoon of milk. Blend in flavorings and milk. Place dipping sauce into a small bowl and serve with red velvet puppies.
Recipe Tips
Chef's Notes
- The oil will turn red after frying these puppies, so plan to make these last if you're frying other foods. This oil should be discarded after use or reserved only for making more red velvet puppies in the future.
- For the best texture, make sure your oil stays at 350°F. Too hot, and the outsides will burn before the insides cook; too cool, and the puppies will absorb excess oil and become greasy.
- Allow cream cheese and butter to come to room temperature naturally for the smoothest icing. Cold ingredients will create lumps that are difficult to remove.
Nutrition
Calories: 843kcal | Carbohydrates: 103g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 167mg | Sodium: 899mg | Potassium: 363mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 77g | Vitamin A: 1100IU | Calcium: 195mg | Iron: 3.8mg
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