Birthday Pancakes

 

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I would like to think that I would be woken on Thursday morning at 10am by Chance (dressed, clean shaven and smiling), Olivia (dressed, bow-in-hair, and smiling) with these sweet things and a big ol' glass of orange juice in hand. But let's be real here, that's a dream. So instead I'll make them at 7:30, when Olivia wakes me up. I found the recipe at How Sweet It Is, it's a really cute blog- you should check it out.
I can't wait to make them, even if it is 7:30 in the morning.

Cake Batter Pancakes 
makes about 12 pancakes
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup yellow cake mix
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-2 cups milk
assorted sprinkles

Combine flour, cake mix, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl and mix. Add 1 cup of milk, egg and vanilla extract and stir until smooth. You want the batter to look like regular pancake batter; not too thin, not too thick. This will vary greatly on the brand of cake mix you use. Start with 1 cup of milk and add more if needed. I suggest a small taste test as well to see if the pancakes are flavored enough.
Preheat a skillet on medium heat. Fold desired amount of sprinkles into batter. Pour batter in 1/4 cup measurements onto skillet and let cook until bubbles form on top, about 2-3 minutes. Flip and cook for 1 minute more. Serve with vanilla glaze.


Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
assorted sprinkles

Mix milk, extract and powdered sugar until glaze forms. You may need to add a little more sugar or water/milk to reach desired consistency. Mix into glaze and drizzle on pancakes.