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  Pancake                                                                                   A  pancake  (or  hotcake ,  griddlecake , or  flapjack , not to be confused with oat bar  flapjacks ) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a  starch-based   batter  that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a  griddle  or  frying pan , often frying with oil or butter. Archaeological evidence suggests that pancakes were probably the earliest and most widespread cereal food eaten in prehistoric societies. [1] The pancake's shape and structure varies worldwide. In the United Kingdom, pancakes are often  unleavened  and resemble a  crêpe . [2]  In North America, a leavening agent is used (typically  baking powder ) creating a thick fluffy pancake. A  crêpe  is a thin  Breton  pancake of French origin 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 from