Perfect Homemade Theme Park Funnel Cakes (3 Ways)

so you go to a fair and you smell the funnel cakes wafting through the air and surely there couldn't be anything better right wrong that's wrong [Music] okay so today we're making funnel cakes if you don't know what those are it's literally just batter that's then been funneled into hot frying oil into a squiggly like almost tentacle-esque pattern tentacle might not be the right word but you know what i'm trying to say they're made all sorts of ways but typically it's with powdered sugar and that's about it and i think that we can make that much much better and not to mention they're incredibly easy to make but you want to know what else is incredibly easy buying some of the greatest coffee on the planet and that's where today's sponsor trade coffee comes in you can order your coffee exactly how you like it you take a little quiz you fill out what you like and what you don't like and it spits out the perfect result that's built for you then it'll arrive to your door right away you 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teaspoon or five grams of baking powder give that some good old-fashioned whiskey business snag a large bowl crack in two whole eggs boop bap whisk those together till homogeneous then whisk in one and a quarter cup or 295 milliliters of whole milk or non-dairy milk then just whisk in your flour mixture until smooth and thoroughly combined that's it that's your batter and all these are technically funnel cakes and done in well a funnel it'd be a whole lot smarter and a whole lot cooler if you instead put your batter into squirt bottles and then cut their spouts to be a half inch wide you'll see why in a second get yourself a heavy bottom dutch oven that's at least five quarts fill that bad boy up with around two inches of vegetable oil heat that to 375 fahrenheit or 190 celsius once it's up to temperature and your body feels ready get your squirt bottle and squeezing it using even pressure start from the center of your oil and go around and around sort of making a spiral all the way out to the edge of the pie see how easy this is with the square bottle just important tips from papa at that point if you want more cake just squirt in a zigzag back and forth to help close the circle a little bit then just let that bad boy fry for one to two minutes or until golden brown give it a flip and fry again for another one to two minutes then using a spider fish that out of the oil then drain on a wire rack set over a baking sheet now from here you'll immediately dust it generously with powdered sugar while it's still hot so the sugar adheres and almost melts a little and once it's done look at that almost like some sort of winter wonderland rained down on a nightmare forest of branches weird uh comparison but something about this is a little scary okay we're done with mr traditional and you know how to make your funnel cake base so let's do our naughty churro version first let's start with our salted caramel in a medium saucepan add one cup or 210 grams of granulated sugar a quarter cup or 60 milliliters of water give that a light mix just to hydrate the sugar then place that over medium heat just until the sugar begins to dissolve slightly increase the heat and let that come to a boil then just let that broth boil and as soon as it reaches an amber color whisk in 5 tablespoons or 70 grams of salted butter keep whisking until the butter is fully emulsified and incorporated cut off the heat and whisk in half a cup or 120 milliliters of heavy whipping cream and an optional splash of vanilla extract once that's combined pour in a heat proof container and let that cool just to warm now for the cinnamon sugar aka one of the greatest culinary creations of all time simply combine in a bowl half a cup or 125 grams of light brown sugar one cup or 210 grams of granulated sugar and one and a half tablespoons or 11 grams of ground cinnamon whisk it together until thoroughly incorporated and that's papa's magic dust and by magic dust i mean it makes things magical okay don't get it twisted alright assembly time you know what to do spiral and fry your funnel cakes flip and fry on the other side now pay close attention once the funnel cake is ready fish it out and let it drain sort of mid air nicely then immediately toss it into a large bowl with the cinnamon sugar and toss to coat generously while it's still piping hot if it's not hot the sugar won't stick and papa will be disappointed now just pop that little cheerio man onto a plate optional hit it with some whipped cream followed by a nice drizzle of your salted caramel sauce as much or as little as you like and isn't she lovely seeing this churro funnel cake is like seeing the love of your life waiting for you at a park bench on a beautiful day in switzerland or something next up we have our toaster strudel inspired one hear me out this might be the best of the three but who knows let's start with our strawberry jam remove the tops from two pounds of strawberries then cut all of them in half some in quarters if they're monstrous in size place those into a medium sauce pot then add two and a half cups or 525 grams of granulated sugar yes it's a lot please relax anyway toss that to coat and let that sit for five minutes until it starts to get loosey juicy place in the stove over medium high then add two tablespoons of lemon juice and let that brother release its juices come up to a boil and cook and reduce for about 15 minutes mashing occasionally with a masher and once that's reduced nicely and has a jam-like texture when spread on a plate it's done now pour that finished jam into a blender and blend on high just until smooth and pass that through a fine mesh sieve or shinhawa to get a beautifully smooth and luxurious strawberry jam for a cream cheese frosting in a large bowl plop in one eight ounce block of full fat cream cheese softened to room temperature begin beating that on high speed with a handheld blender until smooth then beat in half a cup of unsalted fully softened butter until beautifully combined and emulsified then beat in three cups or 350 grams of confectioners sugar a little at a time because this stuff is very annoying to work with then once your sugar is added and you've beaten it until very smooth add one teaspoon or four grams of vanilla extract and an optional small pinch of fine sea salt if needed then beat until beautifully smooth and voluptuous it's so creamy okay back to the drill fry your funnel cake flip fry the other side drain and let it cool slightly then place it on a plate dress it beautifully in your strawberry jam to your heart's desire and finally pipe on a nice generous spiral of your cream cheese frosting in a totally optional light dusting with strawberry powder whoa whoa what what josh yeah just like blend freeze dried strawberries until you get a powder and sift it on top and yes it makes a huge visual and flavor difference now that we're done with our spiral cakes of happiness and joy let us taste test so we have our traditional powdered sugar woogie a churro version i mean come on what more do you want and we have essentially a strawberry cream cheese cake if you will mr traditional oh it's got some crunch instant nostalgia yeah it tastes traditional but it's a little better because obviously we made it and you can make it as thick or as thin as you want now this on the other hand this i'm very excited for i have no words every funnel cake should be this funnel cake homies whoever makes funnel cakes anywhere this is the new funnel cake you got the caramel and the cream it all sort of becomes an amalgamation in your mouth the flavor and texture cinnamony sweet creamy this is an eating experience i haven't tried this yet hold up holy this is actually really good oh my god these two are blessing look this is delicious it's great if you make it at home but it still has that sort of like traditional flavor that you're going to expect aside from the fact that you can control the batter's flavor but these two you've got to just drum it up a little bit make it fancy make it special this is the way you do it or go mr traditional at the end of the day the choice is yours make your own cake you want to know what else is full of big round cakes covered in papa's goodness [Music] b-roll [Music] so all right guys and that is it so we made our funnel cakes really quick thank you to our sponsors trade coffee be sure to click the link in the description to get your perfect personalized coffee beans and remember the first 100 people who go to click the link will get 50 off their first order now funnel cakes look they're great they're beautiful did we make them better yes yes we did okay we don't live in like 1962 where all we have is like powdered sugar and batter and fry oil okay we can make something fancier nicer and more desirable and the possibilities are truly limitless try these first use your own creativity and make something else maybe there's a peanut butter jelly version somewhere in here huh peanut butter and jelly why didn't i do that from the get-go all right it doesn't matter the point is if you enjoyed this video or you learned something leave a like subscribe and i will see you [Music] [Music] you

Channel: Joshua Weissman

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Length: 9min 17sec (557 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 02 2021