A perfect pancake for couples!

It’s a giant super fluffy pancake, perfect for that Valentine’s Day Breakfast you’re planning.

It’s chocolate, low on carbs, so it’s basically a health food.

You don’t have to coat it in powdered sugar, berries or shaved dark chocolate but you should do those anyways!

What you need:

• 4 large eggs • 2 tablespoons (25 grams) sugar • 1/4 teaspoon coarse or kosher salt • 6 tablespoons (50 grams) all-purpose flour • 3 tablespoons (15 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder, any variety, sifted if lumpy • 1/2 cup (120 ml) milk (I use whole) • 4 tablespoons (60 grams) unsalted butter • Shaved dark chocolate and powdered sugar (to finish) • Fresh berries and syrup (to serve, if desired)

What you need to do:

You cannot skimp on the butter. I know it seems ludicrous to use 4 tablespoons (2 ounces) of butter to make one very large pancake, I get it. It even looks like too much. But here, let the Queen of Rationalizing explain it: Most pancake recipes have a few tablespoons of melted butter in the batter plus a few more tablespoons required for frying. This only has it in the pan. And it’s essential because whenever I’ve tried to use less, the pancake sticks in a spot and doesn’t get those glorious rumples. The pancake needs to be able slip along the surface of the pan to do its pretty thing. If you have a nonstick frying pan that’s oven-safe at 425 degrees F, you can probably get away with less; otherwise, just go with it.

1. Whisk eggs, sugar and salt in the bottom of a medium bowl. Add flour and cocoa, whisking until mostly smooth (some tiny lumps are okay, but whisk out what you can). Drizzle in milk, whisking the whole time.

2. Heat a 12-inch ovenproof skillet on the stove over high heat. Add butter and melt, tipping the pan around so it butters the sides too. Turn heat off and scrape batter into pan. Transfer skillet to oven and bake for 16 to 18 minutes, until pancake is billowy.

3. Remove from oven and grate chocolate over, to taste. Dust generously with powdered sugar. Cut in halves or quarters and eat with berries and syrup, if desired.