Best Funnel Cake Recipe - Mess for Less (2024)

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Best Funnel Cake Recipe - Mess for Less? ›

Timing, batter thickness, and funnel spout size are the keys to funnel cake success. If your batter is too thin or watery, you'll have an enormous mess that spreads and won't hold together. If your batter is too gloppy, you won't be able to pour it out in a timely enough fashion to avoid an overdone crunchy mess.

Timing, batter thickness, and funnel spout size are the keys to funnel cake success. If your batter is too thin or watery, you'll have an enormous mess that spreads and won't hold together. If your batter is too gloppy, you won't be able to pour it out in a timely enough fashion to avoid an overdone crunchy mess.

The most common reason your funnel cake is falling apart is your oil is too hot. This will cause the funnel cake batter to break apart when you pour it into the pan. Another reason your funnel cake may fall apart is your batter is too thick.

So a 5 lb bag would make about 30 funnel cakes." Hope this helps! :) Thank you for your feedback!

Check the temperature of the hot oil by using a candy thermometer. If the oil is too hot it will burn the funnel cake. If it is too cool, the batter will sink to the bottom of the pan.

If you're stacking a cake taller than 3-layers, I suggest using dowels or straws to help support the cake so it doesn't wobble as you frost the sides. If you're cake still feels wobbly after you've filled the cake, go ahead and freeze it for about 10 to 15 minutes BEFORE the crumb coat.

The Pan Wasn't Greased

Even if you're working with non-stick bakeware, thoroughly greasing and flouring your cake pan serves as insurance against sticking. For an even more ironclad policy, line the bottom of your greased pan with parchment paper, and then grease that, too.

Curdled cake batter

If this happens, place your mixing bowl over a saucepan of hot tap water for a few minutes. This will help warm all the ingredients through. You can then try to beat the mixture again. Another fix for a curdled mix is to add a tablespoon of flour, stirring in until the batter emulsifies again.

Consistency is key

It's important to keep to a frying temperature of around 375 degrees. Any higher than that, and your funnel cakes will brown before cooking through. At too low a temperature, the batter will absorb excess oil, resulting in a greasy, limp funnel cake.

A funnel cake can sell on average from $3.00 – $5.00. Yet, it costs less than $1.00 to make, so you will yield as much as $4.00 profit on each cake. GM: What products do you sell at your concession stand?

Should I put funnel cake in the fridge? ›

Funnel cakes are truly best eaten warm and freshly made. However, if you have some left store them in an airtight container for up to five days in the fridge or in the freezer for up to three months. Reheat them on a baking sheet pan in the oven at 350° F for about five minutes.

Storage of the batter:

We recommend using the funnel cake batter as soon as possible. However, we know that it is not always practical as sometimes large batches have to be made up ahead of time. If so, place the batter in a sealable container that can be stored in a refrigerator.

Leftover funnel cakes can be store at room temperature for two days in an airtight container. I like to layer a sheet of waxed paper between the funnel cakes to absorb and residual grease. Crisp them up by heating them at 350 degrees in the oven for a few minutes.

Most emulsions occur in baking when fat is suspended in water. Eggs contain water in the whites. However, at some point, the mixture will curdle or break if too many eggs are added because the fat from the butter cannot hold any more water. This won't happen when adding yolks alone, because they don't have water.

My Wilton Cake Decorating instructor (Cyn) gave us a great tip to prevent the cake board from slipping on any turntable. Get that rubberized shelf lining stuff (non-adhesive, has nonskid surface). Cut a small square and place it on the turn table before putting your board on it. Works like a charm!!