Pancakes with chocolate sauce

Try James Martin’s pancake recipe with a wicked chocolate sauce for Pancake Day.

Ingredients

For the pancakes

• 85g/3oz self-raising flour
• 1 free-range egg
• 300ml/½ pint milk (approx)
• drizzle oil

For the chocolate sauce

• 55g/2oz caster sugar
• splash hot water
• 30g/1¼oz cocoa powder

Preparation method

1. To make the pancakes, whisk the flour, egg and milk in a bowl to make a batter.

2. Heat the oil in a pancake pan and ladle the mixture in. Allow the mixture to coat the pan and fry the pancake for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden.

3. Repeat to make further pancakes.

4. For the sauce, whisk the sugar, water and cocoa together in a small pan over a gentle heat. Add extra water depending on how thick you require the sauce.

5. To serve, transfer the pancakes to a serving plate and drizzle the chocolate sauce over.