Black Forest Pancake Cake

Ingredients

1 cup milk
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup dark cocoa powder
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon water, or as needed (optional)
1/2 cup cherry puree
2 tablespoons vodka (optional)
1 cup whipped cream
6 sweet cherries on stem
1/4 cup chocolate shavings, or to taste (optional)

Directions

1. Combine milk and eggs in a blender; pulse until well mixed. Add flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt; pulse until batter is well blended. Add water 1 tablespoon at a time if batter appears too thick.

2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium-high heat. Drop 1/3 cup batter onto the griddle and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter until you have at least 6 pancakes. Transfer pancakes to a wire rack to cool.

3. Mix cherry puree and vodka together in a bowl.

4. Brush 1 pancake with cherry puree mixture and pipe whipped cream on the edge of the pancake; top with another pancake. Repeat until all the pancakes, cherry puree mixture, and whipped cream are used. Top with sweet cherries and chocolate shavings. Cut cake using a serrated knife.