Top Secret Recipes' "IHOP" Cinn-A-Stacks

This copy-cat recipe is outstanding!  Very rich, though, so beware of the inevitable sugar high.  The picture came from the IHOP website, but the recipe came in my inbox when I subscribed to the free mailing list from Top Secret Recipes.  The recipes are only free for a little while, so you have to snatch them up quick.

"IHOP" Cinn-A-Stacks

Cinnamon Sauce:

¼ cup butter

¾ cup dark brown sugar

3 Tbl. half and half

1 Tbl. ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. ground cloves

1 Tbl. flour

Cream Cheese Icing:

4 oz. cream cheese

1 ¼ cups powdered sugar

1 tsp. lemon juice

¼ tsp. vanilla extract

Garnish: Whipped Cream

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar, 2 Tbl. half and half, cinnamon, salt, and cloves and cook while stirring constantly until mixture comes to a simmer. Immediately remove from heat, add remaining table spoon half and half and stir in flour. 

Combine ingredients for cream cheese icing in a medium bowl. Beat on low speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Spoon icing into a squirt bottle. To assemble your dish, make either pancakes or French toast how you like. Then spread about a Tbl. of cinnamon sauce on top of each piece as you stack them. A typical serving is two pancakes or two pieces of toast. Dizzle with cream cheese icing over the top and finish with a dollop of whipped cream. These are very sweet!