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Wider pans are best for this job — remember that you’ll have to have enough room for Mickey’s giant ears. If you don’t want to use butter, try margarine or a neutral-flavored cooking oil (like vegetable or canola oil). [1] X Research source
Try to leave room on the pan on one side of the pancake for Mickey’s ears.
The ears should be a little smaller than the first one. Mickey has big ears, but they aren’t bigger than his head.
The thicker your pancake is, the longer it will take to reach this “flippable” point.
This is the only hard part of making a Mickey Mouse pancake. The ears make the pancake a little awkward to flip all at once — it’s easy to tear one off accidentally. If you’re having trouble, WikiHow has a help article on this topic as well. If you lose an ear when you flip, let it keep cooking on its own. Just before you serve the pancake, move it next to the head again. Drop a small amount of fresh batter between the two and let it cook for an extra minute or so. This can work like “glue” to stick the ear back to the head.
If you’re worried about the pancakes being under-cooked, make a small cut in the thickest part to look for thick, uncooked batter. Serve the pancake with this side down if you think a child will complain about the cut in Mickey’s face.
Don’t neglect this — if you don’t grease your pan properly, your pancakes will stick to the pan. This can make them difficult to flip (and can burn them).
Add the mouth and eyes on top of the pancake as soon as you’ve spooned in all the batter. This will give them time to sink into the batter so they’re less likely to fall out.
If you want Mickey to have a mouth too, add a smile with the chocolate chips or berries before you flip the pancake the first time.
If you want your pancakes to be as accurate as possible, give Mickey a widow’s peak. In other words, make his hair come together in a sharp point at the top of his forehead. You can look at any picture of Mickey or Minnie Mouse to see what this looks like.
Put a little pancake batter in a turkey baster or pastry bag. Draw Mickey’s mouth, nose, hairline, and eyes in the pan. For the eyes, don’t fill in the “whites” yet — just draw the outlines and pupils. Add two scoops of batter where his ears will be. These should touch his hairline. Let these cook on their own for a minute or two until they get a light golden-brown color. Add a scoop of batter right in the center of the facial features. This will fill in Mickey’s face and the whites of his eyes. It’s OK if this batter spills over what you’ve already laid down. Use a spoon or spatula to get a circular shape for the face. When the second helping of batter turns golden-brown, carefully flip the pancake over and cook the backside as normal. You should see Mickey’s features highlighted in the darker parts of the pancake.
