Fluffy Pancakes from a mix

So, my favorite pancake is actually a from scratch recipe.  But sometimes you want just enough for one with no leftovers and a box mix can be that quick fix.

The generic brand of mix and a can of sparkling water. In this case, lemon bubly.

You just trade out the water and use the bubly. Equal liquid to what the serving size on the box called for. And in the same fashion, if you don't want as thick a batter add a bit more liquid when initially mixing. It will froth up a bit while mixing. Mix just til well blended. Ladle into a hot greased griddle or skillet and cook per usual for pancakes.

Has a great fluffy texture and a slight lemon taste. Yum.  I do not use syrup, ever, so not sure how that would taste.  But the pancakes themselves can be given this light tinge of flavor with fluff by changing up the flavors of sparkling water used. Lots of possibilities.

Happy eating.....

Cake mix

So, I finally tried using a cake mix with sparkly as the only liquid. But I don't drink much soda of any kind anymore (like maybe  1 to 2 cans worth a month, if that. I had some sparkling water though in the fridge from awhile ago and decided to try it. I not so long ago came across a blog that said it was good.

So, one box store brand yellow cake dumped in a mixing bowl. Emptied the can (12 ounce) of sparkling grapefruit water into it and whisked a min or two. Poured into a buttered and floured bundt pan and baked 30 minutes at 350. Once out of the oven, I let it sit in the pan 2-3 minutes and then turned it over on to a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. It came out of the pan easily. 

While it was cooling, I made the icing. It is a teaspoon of vanilla, 4 drops of food coloring, close to 2 cups of powdered sugar, and enough water (just add a little at a time) make it thick enough to make it rope looking in appearance once mixed up. Drizzle over the cake and cool. 

The cake itself didn't rise quite as high overall I think. It was moist and very flavorful. However, it is very crumbly in a moist way. Lol. So, I would just say you should give it a try and see how you like it.