Bunny Pancake 2

My son saw a Walmart commercial with a cheeky bunny pancake and wanted to make one.   It was similar to this pancake on Betty Crocker's website.

Here's our version:

I used a 1/4 cup batter for the face, a soup spoon of batter for the ears, and 1/2 teaspoon of batter for the cheeks.  The eyes are banana slices and chocolate chips, the nose is the end of a strawberry, and the teeth are mini marshmallows.

In keeping with the theme, I served it with a glass of Trader Joe's tropical carrot juice.

For a recipe for perfect pancakes, see my previous post.

Spring Cake Balls

I have made several flavors of cake balls since my cake ball/cake pop obsession started:  chocolate, white, coconut, and red velvet.  I decided to try lemon cake balls since it's spring.  I went with a decoration reminiscent of the Easter cake my mom used to make.

What you will need:

lemon cake
cream cheese frosting
white chocolate for candy making (I use Ghirardelli)
coconut
food color
Jelly Belly spring mix
mini baking cups

See my previous post for links to my favorite recipes and tips.

To decorate:

After I dipped the cake ball, I added coconut that I had tinted green.  Using a little bit of the melted white chocolate, I added the Jelly Bellies.

Here is the finished product:

Bunny Pancake

I love cute food for kids and my son loves to eat special shaped pancakes.  When I saw this idea for a bunny posted by handmadecharlotte, I knew I had to try it (original post at tasteofhome).

I used a scant 1/4 cup of pancake batter for the body and a little more than 1/8 cup of batter for the head.  I used a soup spoon to make the feet and ears.  Here is ours: