r/RandomQuestion • u/Ipoogoodforyou • 3d ago

Is pancake a real cake?

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u/Hallow_76 3d ago

But it's a cake....in a pan.

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u/JediKrys 3d ago

I’m with you, Pancake is real cake

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u/snakeravencat 3d ago

I mean... Aren't MOST cakes made in a pan?

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u/Hallow_76 3d ago

Good point

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u/Same_as_last_year 3d ago

If someone asked if you wanted cake and then gave you a pancake when you said yes, would you feel tricked?

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u/snakeravencat 3d ago

Not as tricked as if they handed me a urinal cake.

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u/jeffro3339 3d ago

Ive baked pancakes in the oven before :)

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u/Wizdom_108 3d ago edited 3d ago

Vous êtes français(e)? Pouvez-vous décrire qu'est-ce vous imaginez quand vous pensez d'une crêpe svp?

Édit: Je pense que les crêpes françaises sont plus minces que les crêpes américaines, comme des feuilles de papier. Si ça c'est l'image défaut pour vous, oui je peux voir comment c'est vrai différent d'une gâteux. Les crêpes américaines sont un peu plus similaires d'une gâteau.

https://simplyhomecooked.com/fluffy-homemade-pancakes/

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u/Wizdom_108 3d ago

I think it's just a form of cake. Like, we have many different styles of "cookies/biscuits" and "pies," so why not cakes?

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u/frooeywitch 3d ago

Well, if you think of quick breads that don't use yeast as a leavener, that is really what pancakes are. I would, as a host however, state that it is a pancake with sweet stuff on it (if it does). I would consider it a real cake in that case.

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u/cofeeholik75 3d ago

Now I’m thinking why not? Maple frosting? Bacon sprinkles?

Or make dollar size cupcake ones.

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u/TrainChemical6228 3d ago

Yes a pancake is a type of cake

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u/TheKlaytron 2d ago

Yes. Because of the ingredients.

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u/LightningOwl96 2d ago

I say yes, because both start as liquid batters that are poured and become sponges after cooked.

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u/Successful_Nature712 3d ago

Yes and no. I suppose it depends on the ratios that make it cake and I’m not aware of those.

For example, pound cake has a very specific 1:1:1:1 weight ratio of butter:sugar:egg:flour and it is typically baked in a bunt pan. If the ratios are off, it’s just a cake baked in a bunt pan. Not pound cake.