RED VELVET FRENCH TOAST - 7 DAYS OF RED VELVET

It's Saturday people! I'm excited for the weekend though I do not have any plans. Just think, a day like today next week Valentines Day will have come and gone. Engagements will have happened, heartbreaks will have happened, blind dates will have happened, marriages will have happened, so much will have happened. All in the name of celebrating love! Let's focus on today's 7 Days of Red Velvet recipe. Forget all the French toasts you have had and heard, this one takes the cake on flavor and decadence town. Who said you cannot have dessert for breakfast huh? Enjoy the peeeerfect Valentines day dessert you will never forget! Toast lovers, well everyone really, this one is for you!!

INGREDIENTS

8 Slices Wholewheat bread
2 Tablespoons Red Food Coloring
1 Cup Buttermilk
2 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 Tablespoons Cinnamon
2 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
4 Eggs

METHOD

Beat eggs in a bowl and add milk

Add cinnamon

Add vanilla essence

Add red food coloring

Add unsweetened cocoa powder

Whisk the mixture until everything is well combined

Dip bread in red velvet mixture being sure to coat both sides

Place bread on buttered non stick pan and allow to cook a few minutes until golden brown.

Carefully flip the bread to cook the second side

Allow the second side to cook as well until lightly browned

Repeat steps until all bread is cooked. Serve as is or...

Generously sprinkle with icing sugar and enjoy together

RED VELVET FRENCH TOAST - 7 DAYS OF RED VELVET

Recipe by Mulunga Alukwe

Prep time: 15 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 35 Minutes

Yield: 3 Servings

Ingredients

• 8 Slices Bread
• 2 Tablespoons Red Food Color
• 1 Cup Buttermilk
• 2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
• 2 Tablespoons Cinnamon
• 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Essence
• 4 Eggs

Cooking Directions

1. Beat eggs in a bowl and add milk. Add cinnamon. Add vanilla essence. Add red food coloring. Add unsweetened cocoa powder. Whisk the mixture until everything is well combined
2. Dip bread in red velvet mixture being sure to coat both sides. Place bread on buttered non stick pan and allow to cook a few minutes until golden brown.
3. Carefully flip the bread to cook the second side. Allow the second side to cook as well until lightly browned. Repeat steps until all bread is cooked. Serve as is or...Generously sprinkle with icing sugar and enjoy together