Funny Face Pancakes

Photo: flickr user Lee Pancake

Ingredients

3/4 cup cornmeal

1 1/4 cups pancake mix

4 teaspoons sugar

1 egg

1 3/4 cups milk

3/4 cup cornmeal

1 1/4 cups pancake mix

3 tablespoons cocoa

cup sugar

1 egg

1 3/4 cups milk

Preparation

Measure cornmeal, pancake mix and sugar into sifter. Sift into bowl. Beat egg slightly in custard cup. Add egg and milk to dry ingredients and stir to combine.

Measure cornmeal, pancake mix, cocoa and sugar into sifter. Sift into bowl. Beat egg slightly in custard cup. Add egg and milk to dry ingredients and stir to combine.

Preheat electric griddle to 400 degrees. Drizzle some of the chocolate pancake batter from a teaspoon onto the hot griddle to form a face (two eyes and a smile). When bubbles form on the chocolate batter, pour 1/4 cup of the regular batter over the face. Turn the entire pancake over when the top of the pancake is covered with bubbles and the edges look dry. Brown the other side, about 1 to 2 minutes. Serve with butter and syrup. Makes about 20 pancakes.