King Cake Pancakes

Steps

• 1

  Mix together Bisquick™, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and lemon zest in a large bowl until well combined.
• 2

  Divide batter equally into three separate bowls. Place a few drops of red and blue food coloring into one bowl (to create purple), green food coloring in another bowl and yellow food coloring in the third bowl. Stir in food coloring (with separate spoons for each bowl to avoid color contamination), adding more as necessary to reach desired color.

  
• 3

  Lightly grease a large skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. Pour slightly less than 1/4 cupfuls of batter (with a clean spoon or ladle for each bowl to avoid color contamination) onto skillet and cook until edges are dry and bubbles begin to form on the surface.

  
• 4

  Turn over pancakes and cook until golden brown.
• 5

  Place cooked pancakes in stacks of alternating colors on each plate and set aside.

  
• 6

  Make the icing: In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, lemon juice and water, adding more water as necessary to reach desired consistency (the icing should be like thick syrup). Pour icing on top of each stack of pancakes and sprinkle with colored sugar crystals, if desired.