Cake Batter Pancakes.
I’m fairly convinced that the world would be a better place if more sprinkles were involved.
I know. I just made pancakes. It seems I have an unnatural obsession with cake batter. Well I do.
But hear me out.
When I develop recipes, I try to make all of them for a purpose. We really hate to waste food in this house. Crab cakes for dinner, cake for a birthday party, quinoa as a side dish… it all works out. I get to share it with you and we get to eat it.
Then sometimes, I get ideas in my head. Ideas that get me so worked up that I must attempt the recipe and give it a shot as soon as possible, even if it isn’t something we will eat every day. Otherwise, I cannot stop thinking about it. These are the things that keep me up at night.
Case in point: it isn’t anyone’s birthday. It’s not even really close to anyone’s birthday.
But I don’t need an excuse to eat cake and sprinkles. I believe it should be a daily occurrence.
And because pancakes always need some sort of topping, I went with a sprinkled glaze.
Because nothing goes better with cake than more sugar!
These are just plain fun.
Sure, they would be best for a special occasion like a birthday, but they also work on a random Saturday in January when it’s -2 degrees outside and all you want to see is some sunshine.
And you don’t feel like getting on the treadmill, so you decided to eat cake instead.
That wasn’t me. I swear.
And yes, this means you will have an open box of cake mix, just like you did with the cake batter bark. This is okay. You will manage. Sure, you may find yourself mixing cake mix with odd ingredients, but so what? Mother Lovett always had an open box of cake mix in her pantry. Given hers were usually about 4 years old… but still.
Just do it.
Cake Batter Pancakes
Ingredients
- 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, I used vanilla almond milk
- assorted sprinkles
glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- assorted sprinkles
Instructions
- 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 (I use an electric grilled and turn it to 250 degrees). 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
- 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.
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674 Comments on “Cake Batter Pancakes.”
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yum yum yum!! i will have to try
These look absolutely delicious on screen. When I made them however they did not bake up properly and ended up being bland and slightly doughy even after 10minutes on the griddle. I wouldnt make them again.
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These look amazing, is there anyway we could use different types of cake mix?
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just made these :) have i mentioned lately that you are my hero? TRUTH.
a very colorful desert. i love it !! :)
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I just made these tonight and they were great! We added a bit of cake mix to the glaze too – since you can never have enough cake batter flavor.
Great recipe. They cooked perfectly and had a cake-iness that was reminiscent of the birthdays of childhood.
:O I made these and they turned out salty…so can I not add salt? Or shall I add less salt.? Also, when would be a good time to flip them. I want them to turn out like yours. All yellowish…but it turns brown. Please help me?
hi, with all pancakes you flip them when you start to see a lot of air bubbles. also make sure your heat isnt too high because that will speed up the cooking significantly. hope i helped :)
I bet you used self-rising flour and still added salt.
No. O: i used all purpose flour.
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I LOVED this recipe. I have a complete sweet tooth so it was amazing for me. It was honestly my first time making pancakes and they turned out so pretty and yummy <3
thank you!
O.M.G. What a great recipe! I can’t wait to surprise my fiance with these on Sunday!! Thanks for sharing.
what a nice recipe. i also share it my family and friends.
From reading this post I have concluded that:
1. We must be the same person.
2. If we are not the same person (but I’m fairly certain we are) then you are my hero.
3. I’m walking to the kitchen as soon as I hit “Submit” to make these from one of the 5 boxes of back-up cake mix I always have on hand.
(Also, please tell me you’ve tried Nutella-Swirl cupcakes and/or any variation of Rainbow Cake/Cupcakes.)
I LOVE cake batter! I remember as a child opening cake mixes and dumping some of the mix in a bowl and mixing water in it and eating it with a spoon. YUMMMMM! I have to try these out. Thanks so much!
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seriously? you seem you seem to love cooking so why are you flying the flag for ready made cake mix? it is the work of evil! so lazy and never tastes as good as the real thing, gross
As I wrote in this post: http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/03/cake-batter-cinnamon-rolls/, it has been nearly impossible to recreate the “cake batter” flavor WITHOUT using cake mix. I have spent countless hours trying. Making a mix from scratch (flour, sugar, etc) does NOT replicate the flavor, even though when baked it obviously tastes like cake. If you are aware of how to make the cake batter flavor another way (besides a $20 extract that must be purchased on the internet), I would love to hear it. Otherwise, I suggest you stop judging.
Kudos! I agree! I was going to say the same thing
Amen! Sometimes even the most seasoned chefs need to turn to store-bought or pre-made items and then jazz them up to make them their own. This is the perfect recipe for cooks of all levels and the pancakes taste amazing! I even tried using strawberry cake mix to change it up.
Ooo… strawberry cake mix…
Ditto on the judgement call… please refrain from “yucking” others “yums.” A very elementary manners lesson.
Wow. Found this post on StumbleUpon, and I’m so excited about trying this recipe! I happen to have a box of Marble Cake Mix that’s been sitting in my cabinet for months. So glad to have a reason to use it! Thanks for the great idea!
I found this on stumble upon too!!! So fun. and this is officially my new favorite recipe
meee tooo! i love this recipe ! im glad i stumbled upon it ! see what i did there!
I love eating cake batter. ha. I can’t wait to try these. I want to try it with funfetti cake mix, since that is my favorite kind. These just look magical.
I made them! And they are sooooo good. They didn’t turn out as pretty as your picture but they were amazing. I made them for my siblings and they loved them. Thanks!
wow i just found them on stumbleupon and can’t wait to try them. hope i have cake mix l0l. they look soooo decidant and delicious. makin me hungry:)
Thanks for sharing – I made these on the 4th using the Cars molds from Williams-Sonoma for my nephew. I must say these pancakes were delicious!!!!!
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How FUN! I’ve always had it in the back of my head to try making pancakes with cake mix.. thanks for sharing yours! Love the little pops of color from the sprinkles.
I don’t care how many calories are in these bad boys! I can’t wait to make them :)
This sounds like a good birthday breakfast for my husband or son :)
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OMG! I found you via a link in my feed reader (I forgot which blog though.) These are PERFECT! My fiancee’s birthday is coming up, and nothing would be more perfect than cake batter pancakes. Perhaps I will try it with chocolate, since he does love that so much. I’ll let ya’ll know if chocolate works well! Thanks!
My fiances birthday is coming up also, and he hates cake, but loves pancakes! So I was googling how to bake a pancake (my first idea was to make a big square pan-birthday-cake but this idea is so much better, I know he’s going to love it. Thank you!
I just wanted to share that I make pancakes every Sunday and made these after seeing them pinned on Pinterest :) Thanks for sharing the recipe, I love your blog, now following :)
http://aleaciah.blogspot.com/2011/07/pancake-sunday-717.html
~Aleacia
Those pictures honestly made my mouth water, even though I just ate dinner! One can never have too much sugar in their life. D: Just, one question. I’m not in the US, and I probably won’t find the same products as you… In that case, what should I use instead of “yellow cake mix”? What kind of cake mix is “yellow”? It’d help a lot if you can help specify this, thank you!
Any boxed vanilla cake mix should work!
Would it be anywhere the same if i just added cake mix to pancake mix? or is it essential that the rest is from scratch. i realize this takes all the fun out of it and is way too simple, it is just a thought i had and wondered if it would work.
I think so! I haven’t tried it so you’d have to play around with the measurements but I think it would work!
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Hi! I’ve recently stumbled on your food blog and I love it! My dad is a chef. I’m 15 and I love cooking. I guess it’s in my blood. Looking through recipe books got frustrating so I started searching for food blogs. I was wondering if you could recommend any other blogs to me. Thanks!
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I used chocolate cake mix and substituted chocolate chips for the sprinkles. Kid (and mum and babysitter) approved! Deeeeeeeee-licious!
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I made these and they were a hit with my daughter and two nieces. Thank you for this recipe!