Bunny Hotcakes with Apple Butter Cream

• 2 cups just-add-water pancake mix
• 1 1/2 cups apple juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 (8-ounce) container whipped cream cheese
• 2/3 cup apple butter
• Cooking spray
• Shredded coconut
• 2 drops yellow food coloring
• Star-shaped dragees
• 1 bag mini-marshmallows
• Bunny-shaped cookie cutter
• Egg-shaped cookie cutter
• Chick-shaped cookie cutter

1. To make the hotcakes: In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the pancake mix, apple juice, and cinnamon.
2. Set aside.
3. In a small mixing bowl, combine the whipped cream cheese and apple butter until smooth.
4. Set aside.
5. Lightly spray a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat.
6. Using a 1/3 cup measure, scoop the pancake batter into the skillet.
7. Flip the pancakes when they start to bubble.
8. Cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes, or until golden brown.
9. Remove pancakes to a cooling rack.
10. Using the shaped cookie-cutters, create several bunny, chick, and egg shapes from the cooled pancakes.
11. Spread the tops completely with the reserved apple butter cream.
12. To decorate: Sprinkle the bunny and egg pancakes with shredded coconut.
13. Create yellow "fur" for the chicks by shaking in a plastic bag 1 cup shredded coconut with 2 drops yellow food coloring until coated.
14. Top the chick pancakes with the yellow coconut.
15. Add star-shaped dragees to the bunny and chick pancakes to create "eyes."
16. Finally, complete the bunny pancakes by adding a single mini-marshmallow to rear, creating a puffy "tail."

water, apple juice, ground cinnamon, cream cheese, apple butter, cooking spray, coconut, coloring, dragees, minimarshmallows, cutter, egg, chickshaped cookie cutter

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/bunny-hotcakes-with-apple-butter-cream-recipe.html (may not work)