AMAZING PANCAKE CREATIONS

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits. The delicious designs are the work of Nathan Shields, of Port Angeles, Washington. The 34 year old illustrator started making pancakes with fun themes as a way to entertain his children, Gryphon, 6, and Alice, 3. Nathan, a former maths teacher, says: 'I found myself in charge of our young children, with a lot of free time.

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