Make a 2-Foot Pancake Tower

by colincreates

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Cooking & Baking Journey Overview

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Progress Updates (5 total)

Update #1: Make a 2-Foot Pancake Tower

I plan to make a giant pancake tower just like the nacho one. As it was a success, I want to make sure everyone gets fed with a fall theme.
Challenges Overcome: I got all of the ingredients such as cream cheese frosting, caramel, and a lot more. Organizing it was pretty simple as well.
Obstacles Faced: I think it will be tough to make the pancakes all hold on the stick.
Next Steps: The first thing I have to do is prep which means peel and cut all the apples for the main filling.
Looking Back: I learned that if you shop at Walmart for sweets, things aren’t as expensive as you would think they are.

Update #2: Made the filling

35% complete
I sautéd all of the apples which took a very long time to do. Sautéing them with sugar and cinnamon roll filling will make it taste great.
Challenges Overcome: I finished cutting all of the apples and turned it into a delicious fall tasting compote.
Obstacles Faced: Peeling the apples which was really straining on my wrists after a while.
Next Steps: I plan to start making the pancakes now as this can cool down.
Looking Back: I learned that I should’ve gotten some type of automatic apple cutter to make it quicker.

Update #3: Made a bunch of pancakes

70% complete
Me and my friend Sophia ended up making pancakes non-stop for over an hour to use all of the mix that we made.
Challenges Overcome: We made at least 100 pancakes which were all different sizes to be stackable.
Obstacles Faced: I wasn’t the best at making the pancakes since I had a lot of stuff to worry about and missed flipping while filming so I stacked whole Sophia cooked.
Next Steps: Now I want to complete the stack and pour my caramel lava.
Looking Back: I learned that sometimes it’s good to sit back as I let Sophia take the spatula.

Update #4: Made the bottom structure look good

80% complete
With Fall, I wanted to go with a cinnamon roll theme so my friends and I ended up making this while I was sizing the pancakes.
Challenges Overcome: I made a cinnamon roll pattern that was really satisfying.
Obstacles Faced: It was tough to get it to fit evenly so we had to smush it a little bit to get it to work.
Next Steps: Now it’s time to fully assemble it all.
Looking Back: I learned that the best pattern was stripes as I was gonna do checkers but it didn’t look right.

Update #5: Finished the tower!

100% complete
This was an insane turnout as I really didn’t expect it to have it look as it does.
Challenges Overcome: I loved how symmetrical it all was.
Obstacles Faced: The biggest challenge was making the appearance look good while making it huge.
Next Steps: I want to do another savory tower.
Looking Back: I learned that it takes a long time to cut a bunch of apples down.

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