Brighten up your next birthday with a stack of wonderfully fluffy and light Pancakes. You’re going to love these birthday cake pancakes! They’re soft, delicious, and loaded with sprinkles.
About This Recipe
It’s your birthday and you want to you just want to treat yourself to a special breakfast? These Funfetti pancakes are extra fun, and festive and taste like birthday cake. Top the pancakes with whipped cream and extra sprinkles and then light a small candle! Looks like An unforgettable birthday party awaits you or your loved ones!
Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Easy to make: These pancakes come together in a matter of minutes! Making these Funfetti pancakes is much easier than making a birthday cake. So, if you are a beginner at baking cakes, but you want to make your loved ones happy on their birthday, these pancakes can be a great option.
- Simple ingredients: I love this recipe because there are no fancy ingredients needed. You can find all the ingredients already in your kitchen.
- Perfect for special occasions: Funfetti pancakes are easy to make for birthdays, anniversaries, or any special events. A total crowd-pleaser!
What do You Need To Make Birthday Cake Pancakes
- Flour: You can use all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, or gluten-free flour. I usually use all-purpose flour to make pancakes.
- Rainbow sprinkles: Colorful sprinkles add fun to these pancakes.
- Baking powder: Baking powder helps leaven the pancake batter, creating a soft and fluffy texture.
- Salt: You will find a small amount of salt in most pancake recipes.
- Egg: You will need one or more eggs, depending on the number of pancakes you make.
- Vanilla extract: Vanilla adds sweetness and flavor.
- Milk: Milk adds moisture, and keeps the pancakes fluffy.
- Granulated sugar: Use granulated sugar as a sweetener in this recipe.
- Vegetable oil or melted butter: The butter should be melted and in-room temperature. You can use vegetable oil instead of butter if you like.
- Whipped cream: After cooking the pancakes, stack them on top of each other and top them with whipped cream, and sprinkles.
How to Make Birthday Cake Pancakes
- Melt the butter and let it cool to room temperature.
- Then, pour the flour into a big bowl. Add salt, sugar, and baking powder and mix them with a whisk.
- In another bowl add the egg. Whisk egg with a fork until consistency is even.
- Then add the milk and room-temperature melted butter to the egg mixture, and mix well. Add your vanilla extract to your wet ingredients.
- Add wet ingredients into the dry ingredients bowl and mix with a spatula until smooth.
- Add the sprinkles to the batter and mix again until evenly incorporated.
- Set heat to medium and spray the frying pan or pancake pan with oil. You can use a measuring cup or ladle to pour the batter into the pan.
- When you see bubbles on the surface, then it’s time to flip the pancake. When the other side becomes slightly brown, your pancake is ready.
- Top with whipped cream and extra rainbow sprinkles.
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Looking for More Pancake Recipes?
- Classic American Pancakes Recipe
- Fluffy Chocolate Pancakes Recipe
- Banoffee Pie Pancakes Recipe
- Biscoff Pancakes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Oil as needed, for pan
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles + more for topping
- Whipped cream for topping
Instructions
Step 1
Melt the butter and let it cool to room temperature.
Step 2
Then, pour the flour into a big bowl. Add salt, sugar, and baking powder and mix them with a whisk.
Step 3
In another bowl add the egg. Whisk egg with a fork until consistency is even.
Step 4
Then add the milk and room-temperature melted butter to the egg mixture, and mix well. Add your vanilla extract to your wet ingredients.
Step 5
Add wet ingredients into the dry ingredients bowl and mix with a spatula until smooth.
Step 6
Add the sprinkles to the batter and mix again until evenly incorporated.
Step 7
Set heat to medium and spray the frying pan or pancake pan with oil. You can use a measuring cup or ladle to pour the batter into the pan.
Step 8
When you see bubbles on the surface, then it's time to flip the pancake. When the other side becomes slightly brown, your pancake is ready.
Step 9
Top with whipped cream and extra rainbow sprinkles.
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