Easy Classic Funnel Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Beat egg. Mix in milk. Sift flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder; beat into egg mixture until smooth.
• Pour oil into a heavy pan until it is 1 inch deep. Heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Pour batter through funnel into oil with a circular motion to form a spiral. Fry until lightly brown; turn over to brown the other side. Cook to golden brown, and remove to drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar while still warm.

Steps:

• In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in the brown sugar. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs. Add the milk and vanilla extract and whisk again. Whisk in the dry ingredients until smooth.
• In a deep wide pan, heat frying oil top 375 degrees F. Hold your finger over the bottom of the funnel or use a funnel cake dropper and fill it with the batter. Hold the funnel over the hot oil and remove your finger then immediately start drizzling the batter into the oil, moving the funnel around to make a criss-cross or scribbly design. Fry until golden brown on one side then flip it over to fry the other side. Remove the funnel cake from the oil with a slotted spoon or spatula and drain on a paper towel. Mix the sugar with the cinnamon and sprinkle the funnel cakes heavily with it. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Make the funnel cakes: Whisk the pancake mix with as much water as is instructed for 2 cups of dry mix in a large bowl. Stir in the sugar and graham cracker crumbs. Rest the batter for 10 minutes.
• Make the topping: Beat the heavy cream, marshmallow creme and vanilla together in a large bowl with a mixer until smooth and easy to drizzle. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Fry the funnel cakes: Add 1 inch peanut oil to a large pan with straight sides and heat the oil to 365˚ F. Line a baking sheet with paper towels. Working in batches, transfer the batter to a funnel, snipped plastic bag or squeeze bottle and carefully pour some of the batter into the pan in circling motions, overlapping a bit to create structure. (If using a funnel, control the flow by ladling the batter into the funnel and holding your finger over the tip as necessary.) Fry until golden on the bottom, about 30 seconds, then flip and cook just a bit more. Remove to the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining batter.
• Drizzle the marshmallow topping over the funnel cakes and shave the chocolate over the tops. Sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs.

Steps:

• For the funnel cake: Whisk together the pancake mix with as much water as is instructed for 2 cups of dry mix in a large bowl. Stir in the sugar, graham cracker crumbs and just a tad more water to make the batter slightly runnier than pancake batter. Rest batter for 10 minutes.
• For the cream: Beat the marshmallow cream, heavy cream and vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and easy to drizzle. Refrigerate until needed.
• Add 1 inch oil to a large pan with straight sides and bring the oil to 365 degrees F. Line a plate with a paper towel.
• Transfer batter to a funnel, snipped plastic bag or squeeze bottle and carefully pour batter into the pan in circling motions, overlapping a bit to create structure. (If using a funnel, control the flow by ladling the batter into the funnel and holding your finger over the tip as necessary.) Fry until golden on the bottom, about 30 seconds, then flip and cook just a bit more. Remove to lined plate.
• Drizzle the cream over the top of the funnel cake and finish by using a knife or peeler to shave chocolate over the top. Sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs.