Birthday cake pancakes are a fun way to celebrate and are full of vanilla, cake mix, milk, and coated in vanilla glaze.
This pancake recipe is a fun, fast way to surprise the birthday girl or boy on their special day, especially if they absolutely love fluffy pancakes. And if Birthday Cake Pancakes aren’t their thing, you can also try out these recipes for Birthday Cake Balls, Birthday Cake Cookies, and Birthday Cake Pie.
Nothing says “happy birthday” like breakfast in bed, and the star of breakfast in bed is Birthday Cake Pancakes. You can make fluffy, delicious pancakes out of cake mix in order to make that special day even more memorable. Even if it isn’t your birthday, you can enjoy these delicious Birthday Cake Pancakes any time of the year, especially on days when you need something adorable to cheer you up. And forget frosting, these fluffy pancakes are served with a delicious vanilla glaze on top.
You can round out this birthday breakfast by serving it up with a Cheesy Bacon Breakfast Burrito, a slice of Breakfast Casserole, or a tasty Yogurt Parfait.
How to Make Birthday Cake Pancakes
- Combine flour, cake mix, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl and mix.
- Add 1 cup of milk, eggs, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Stir until smooth.
- Add additional milk until batter has the consistency of pancake batter. You can also add more cake mix if you want your pancakes to have a stronger cake batter flavor.
- Preheat a skillet on low to medium heat.
- Fold desired amount of sprinkles into batter.
- Pour batter in ¼ cup measurements onto skillet and let cook until golden brown and bubbles form on top, about 2-3 minutes.
- Flip and cook for 1 minute more.
- Serve with vanilla glaze (recipe follows).
- For vanilla glaze: mix powdered sugar, partially melted butter, and vanilla and mix until a glaze forms. You may need to add a little more milk to reach desired consistency so that it can be drizzled.
- Drizzle onto the pancakes.
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Variations
- Cupcakes: Don’t go filling a muffin tin with batter just yet! To make an adorable cupcake version of Birthday Cake Pancakes with a bunch of silver dollar mini pancakes, just stack them in a cupcake sleeve and drizzle the vanilla glaze over the top.
How Long are Birthday Cake Pancakes Good?
- Serve: You should not leave your pancakes out for longer than about 2 hours or they will no longer be safe to eat. Always make sure that you allow the pancakes to cool down to room temperature before you refrigerate them, otherwise you can get sick from eating them.
- Store: You can keep leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days. After that point it’s time to accept that you’re a year older and let them go.
- Freeze: Birthday Cake Pancakes will last up to 2 months in the freezer. It is recommended to eat them sooner rather than later for the best taste results.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 box Betty Crocker yellow cake mix , 15.25 ounces
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk , add more as needed
- Assorted sprinkles
For the glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Assorted sprinkles
- 2 tablespoons butter , softened
Instructions
- Combine flour, cake mix, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl and mix.
- Add 1 cup of milk, eggs, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients.
- Stir until smooth.
- Add additional milk until batter has the consistency of pancake batter. You can also add more cake mix if you want your pancakes to have a stronger cake batter flavor.
- Preheat a skillet to low to medium heat.
- Fold desired amount of sprinkles into batter.
- Pour batter in ¼ cup measurements onto skillet and let cook until golden brown and bubbles form on top, about 2-3 minutes.
- Flip and cook for 1 minute more.
- Serve with vanilla glaze (recipe follows).
- For vanilla glaze: mix powdered sugar, partially melted butter, and vanilla and milk until glaze forms. You may need to add a little more milk to reach desired consistency so that it can be drizzled.
- Drizzle on pancakes.
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oh. my. lanta. these are the best things ever and I will be making these again….very soon!
My kids absolutely loved these birthday pancakes! So delicious!
This was the best breakfast I have ever made according to my kids and the birthday girl. Thanks for the super easy recipe!
You had me at “yellow cake mix”! Thats my favorite cake and I always add chocolate chips. I didn’t use the drizzle because I never use syrup. That being said, it’s a very good recipe!