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Funnel Cake Recipe

An Easy Funnel Cake Batter Recipe

Here is an easy funnel cake recipe for making those delicious golden fried cakes you often see being sold at county fairs and festivals.

The distinctive shape of these cakes is created by pouring the batter through a kitchen funnel into the hot oil in a swirling pattern until it's cooked a golden brown.

Delicious no matter how they are eaten, funnel cakes are often enjoyed with a topping of powdered sugar, jam, or ice cream, with powdered sugar being the most popular. Forget the calories for one day, these vintage German dessert cakes are worth trying.

Funnel Cake Batter Recipe

This vintage recipe for funnel cake is taken from one of Mom's old recipe scrapbooks.

Batter Ingredients: 3 eggs, 2 cups milk, 1/4 cup white sugar, 4 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Method: Beat the eggs and add the milk and sugar. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into the egg mixture and beat until the batter is smooth and lump free. Heat cooking oil to 375°F and using a kitchen funnel, pour the batter into the hot oil while holding your finger over the bottom of the funnel to control the flow. Keep moving the funnel to create swirls and circular shapes with the stream of batter flowing into the hot oil.

Once the funnel cakes are a golden brown, carefully remove them from the hot oil, drain on a wire rack, and generously sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Serve while still warm.

Have fun making funnel cakes. Everybody loves to eat them, so make plenty.

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