Funnel Cake Recipe

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Funnel Cake Recipe

Homemade funnel cakes are best-loved fried fair food. Create your own at home and top with all of your favorite toppings!

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Lil' Luna

Ingredients

vegetable oil for frying
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1½ cups milk
2 eggs

Toppings

whipped cream, fruit, chocolate fudge sauce, caramel sauce, powdered sugar

Instructions

Pour about 1 inch of vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat over medium-high heat to 375°F.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, milk, and eggs.
Pour batter into a funnel, blocking the tip of the funnel with your finger, or use a squeeze bottle. Position funnel over the hot oil and slowly move your finger so batter comes out in a steady stream. Make circular and crisscross motions to form a funnel cake. Fry for 1–2 minutes, or until golden brown.
Using tongs, flip funnel cake and fry the other side for 1–2 minutes.
Remove to a paper towel–lined plate to drain.
Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve funnel cakes warm with desired toppings.

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Notes

Choose your tool: Although they’re called “funnel cakes,” squeeze bottles actually work even better than funnels for making these. Clean an old ketchup bottle or something similar and pour the batter into it to make frying easier.

Make ahead of time: You can make the batter ahead of time and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2–3 days before making funnel cakes.

Variations:

o For funnel cake fries: Follow the instructions as written, but pipe batter in long straight lines into oil. Fry until golden and remove.

o For funnel cake bites: Use a cookie scoop to drop the batter into the oil. Fry until golden brown and remove.

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