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Happy Pancakes!

By Cindy Hopper

National Pancake Day is just around the corner (March 12th this year or March 5th if you’re celebrating Shrove Tuesday), but every morning can be a celebration of pancakes when you share a smile with these fun pancakes.

Easy Pancake Art by Cindy Hopper for Alphamom.com

This Pancake Art Batter Dispenser makes these pancakes super simple to make. First whip up your favorite pancakes. We use this simple pancake recipe.

Recipe for Easy Pancakes

1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 egg (lightly beaten)
1 cup milk (we use soy milk)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl.  Add in wet ingredients stirring until blended. Batter will be slightly lumpy. Pour batter into the pancake art batter dispenser.

This handy dispenser has a threaded top so you can add a plastic cake decorating coupler and pastry tip. We used a size 5 pastry tip.

Easy Pancake Art by Cindy Hopper for Alphamom.com

Heat skillet on medium heat. Once skillet is hot use the dispenser to draw a face. You can also draw letters for monogramed pancakes.

Easy Pancake Art by Cindy Hopper for Alphamom.com

Allow the batter to cook. It will start to have bubbles that pop and look dry.

Easy Pancake Art by Cindy Hopper for Alphamom.com

Remove the pastry tip from the bottle and cover the designs with more batter.

Easy Pancake Art by Cindy Hopper for Alphamom.com

Pancakes are ready to flip when bubbles in batter pop. Now you are ready for a happy breakfast!

Find more Mardi Gras ideas here.

About the Author

Cindy Hopper

Cindy Hopper was fortunate to be raised in a family who appreciated the arts. This background led to a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education. With a keen eye for design and color, Cindy has cont...

Cindy Hopper was fortunate to be raised in a family who appreciated the arts. This background led to a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education. With a keen eye for design and color, Cindy has continued her love of art and is now passing her creative skills on to her three children. Cindy’s family and friends are the beneficiaries of her passion for fun and meaningful creative projects.

Cindy’s personal blog, Skip to My Lou, has taken her love of a project to new levels. Postings keep the family busy -– from testing new recipes for holiday treats to designing and building floats for a neighborhood parade to making fabric rolls to hold crayons to creating themed parties. Cindy seems to have an unending supply of ideas for gifts, parties and rainy days.

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