Description
Classic carnival-style funnel cakes: lightly sweetened batter piped into hot oil and fried until golden, then generously dusted with powdered sugar.
Ingredients
1½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Heat vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium heat to about 350 °F (175 °C).
- Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- In another bowl, whisk egg, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients and stir until just smooth.
- Transfer batter to a plastic bag, piping bag, or squeeze bottle for drizzling.
- Carefully drizzle batter into hot oil in circular, lacy patterns. Fry 2–3 minutes per side until golden.
- Drain on paper towels and dust with powdered sugar while warm.
Notes
- Funnel cakes are best served fresh and hot for ideal texture.
- Mix powdered sugar with cinnamon or cocoa powder for flavor variation.
- Reheat briefly in an oven to restore crispiness.
- Use squeeze bottle or piping bag for best control when frying.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Fried
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 funnel cake
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
