Easter Bunny Carrot Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups premium flour
• 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp of soda
• 0.5 tsp fine salt
• 0.5 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 and 1/4 cups of sour milk or kefir
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup finely grated carrots (about 2 small carrots)
• 55g butter, melted and cooled, plus extra for frying pancakes
• 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans
• 110 g of cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 bananas
• 24 chocolate chips or raisins
• Honey or maple syrup for serving

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 110°C. Place a baking sheet in the oven to place the finished pancakes on.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger, and nutmeg. Whisk in a medium bowl. sour milk, eggs, vanilla, carrots, and melted butter. Stir the liquid mixture into the dry mixture. Stir in the nuts.
3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and grease with butter. Working in batches, fry half of the batter into 4 round rabbit back pancakes (about 1/4 cup batter per pancake). Cook until the pancakes are golden brown on the bottom and bubbly on top, 1-2 minutes.
4. Then flip and cook until golden brown on the other side, about 1 minute more. Transfer the cooked pancakes to the preheated baking sheet to keep warm. Using the remaining batter, fry 4 round bunny head pancakes and 8 oval bunny foot pancakes, using about 2 tablespoons of batter per pancake. Transfer the cooked pancakes to the oven to keep warm.
5. In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. To serve, place a large pancake in the center of each plate, then top with a small round pancake to make the head. Pipe or spoon two small dots of cream cheese frosting at the bottom of the large pancake to make the bunny's feet. Pipe a tail of cream cheese frosting between the feet.
6. Peel the bananas and cut off 5-cm pieces from the top and bottom, then cut them in half lengthwise. Use the resulting pieces to create bunny ears. Cut the remaining banana slices crosswise into 8 wedges and attach them to the hind legs. Garnish each leg with three chocolate chips or raisins. Serve the bunnies with honey or maple syrup.