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Homemade Funnel Cake Recipe

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • vegetable oil for frying
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • pinch of ground nutmeg
  • pinch of salt
  • powdered sugar, strawberries, whipped cream (for serving,optional)

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix well and set aside.
  • In another bowl whisk egg, milk, sugar and pure vanilla extract until homogenous.
  • Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth.
  • Transfer batter to a cream syringe, piping bag, or ziploc and cut out the tip. A liquid measuring cup, squeeze bottle or funnel will also work.
  • Heat a skillet or a pot over medium heat and add enough oil to make it roughly 1-inch deep. When the oil gets hot (reaches 350F) pipe the batter into the oil in a circular motion. Cook for 1-2 minutes on each sides, or until lightly golden. Continue with the remaining batter.
  • Serve them sprinkled with powdered sugar and garnished with sliced strawberries and whipped cream if you want.

Notes

  • Make sure that the oil is not too hot. I recommend to use cooking thermometer. If the oil is higher that 350F it may overcook the cake or make it falling apart.
  • Use approximately 1/4 cup of batter per funnel cake. This recipe makes 3-5 funnel cakes, depending on what size of the pan or skillet you use for frying. You can easily double the ingredients to make more funnel cakes.
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