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Funnel Cake Recipe

Vicky
Love the funnel cake you get at the carnival? This is just as good! Make it at home with the best funnel cake recipe ever!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 4 cakes
Calories 2062 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup of milk
  • 1 cup of flour
  • ½ teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar for making the batter and more for dusting
  • 4 cups of vegetable oil
  • ¼ teaspoon of salt
  • ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil to 375 degrees in a large skillet.
  • While the oil is heating, beat the egg and milk together in one bowl and combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and powdered sugar in another bowl.
  • Mix the wet and dry ingredients together until the batter is smooth.
  • When the oil has reached 375 degrees, pour the batter into a funnel, holding your finger over the small opening.
  • Hold the funnel with the batter over the oil and make a circle with your hand repeatedly to form the cake.
  • Fry until the bottom has turned golden brown and turn over and fry the other side.
  • When both sides are golden brown, remove from oil and drain on paper towels.
  • Use a small strainer to shake powdered sugar over the funnel cake.

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Notes

  • Use a squeeze bottle for easy pouring and cleaner swirls
  • Keep oil around 375°F so the cakes turn out crisp, not greasy
  • Let them cool on a wire rack to stay nice and crunchy
A quick note on nutrition: We’ve done our best to calculate it using online tools, but treat it as a friendly estimate, not a guarantee. Your numbers might vary depending on brands, portions, or how generous you are with that powdered sugar (no judgment here!).
The nutritional info is showing a lot more fat and calories than are actually in the recipe because it uses 4 cups of oil for frying. Most of the oil is not absorbed.

Nutrition

Calories: 2062kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 7gFat: 221gSaturated Fat: 179gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 188mgPotassium: 180mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 159IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 103mgIron: 2mg
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