Pancakes!

Pancakes! is a YouTube video produced by James Provan, a YouTube user under the name "GiR2007". It was put on YouTube on August 13, 2006. It is a stop-motion video which features Provan making pancakes, and showing the ingredients, while a song entitled "Pancakes" (composed by Provan) plays in the background.

The video took Provan only a week to make, and was shot in Aberdeen, Scotland. The video has been since watched by approximately, 3,312,000 viewers.

Critical acclaim and success

The video was watched by The New York Times and as a result, was featured on Good Morning America. The video has become an Internet phenomenon, followed by a sequel entitled Pancakes 2: Pancakes for Your Face.

"Pancakes", the original song featured in the Pancakes! video reached #3 on the Israeli charts.

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Pancake

A pancake is a flat cake, often thin, and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may also contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan, often with oil or butter. In Britain, pancakes are often unleavened, and resemble a crêpe. In North America, a raising agent is used (typically baking powder). The American pancake is similar to a Scotch pancake or drop scone. Commercially prepared pancake mixes are produced in some countries.

They may be served at any time with a variety of toppings or fillings including jam, fruit, syrup, chocolate chips, or meat. In America, they are typically considered to be a breakfast food. In Britain and the Commonwealth, they are associated with Shrove Tuesday, commonly known as Pancake Day, when perishable ingredients had to be used up before the fasting period of Lent began.

Archaeological evidence suggests that pancakes are probably the earliest and most widespread cereal food eaten in prehistoric societies. The pancake's shape and structure varies worldwide. A crêpe is a thin Breton pancake cooked on one or both sides in a special pan or crepe maker to achieve a lacelike network of fine bubbles. A well-known variation originating in Southeast Europe is Palačinke, a thin moist pancake fried on both sides and filled with jam, cheese cream, chocolate, or ground walnuts, but many other fillings, both sweet or savoury, can also be used.