easy and Irresistible funnel cake with pancake mix recipe

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Funnel Cake With Pancake Mix Is A Classic Fair Dessert Which Easy To Make And Hard To Resist. With A Crunchy And Sweet Texture, It Is A Perfect Mouth Craving Dessert.

Are you going to the carnival or are you missing the carnival? I think that you are missing it. Right? Here I do not come with the carnival, but today I am here to create a carnival vibe in the kitchen by making funnel cake.

But instead of making a traditional funnel cake, we will make this fabulous dessert our way using funnel cake with pancake mix. Hence, the question arises of how we make it. Let me answer but before answering it, let me give you some information about funnel cake.

Funnel Cake:-

It is a famous sweet in North America people usually find this dessert at carnival fairs and amusement parks. It is said to be a cake, but funnel cake is most likely to be a fried doughnut.

It is prepared by pouring the batter into hot oil and deep-fried until it becomes golden brown. The batter is poured through the funnel in a circular pattern, mostly like jalebis, an Indian dessert.

The Persian world first prepared this as Zlebiya, which is spread in the Europe continent. Then, Pennsylvania Dutch people introduced them to America, where American people made their own version of Zlebiya using a baking powder called funnel cake.

It is warm and has crisp nature. But it is incomplete without its toppings. So today, I will give a fair sweet experience in your kitchen by making it.

can you make funnel cake with pancake mix:-

Yes, yes, yes, from my side, it is a big yes that you can make homemade funnel cake. Now, as you all know about funnel cake, you must think can I make the traditional funnel cake with pancake mix? Then I have the answer that it is yes.

I don’t know if you have tried them, but making funnel cake at home is still worth it and is a must-try recipe at home. Trust me, and you will never disappoint.

I have eaten this many times and loved its texture and taste. You also definitely love this dessert. Just prepare your heart for something extraordinary.
So, Now After Knowing All About Funnel Cake, let’s Make it:-

Equipment you need:-

deep frying pan :- A deep frying pan is required to fry cake because we will fry the dough in the oil; if it is not deeper, it might not be fried well.

funnel or bottle :- You can use a funnel to drop the dough into the hot oil, but it’s pretty hard to move the funnel while dropping it into the pan. Here I would recommend you to use a plastic bottle with the nozzle. Simply fill the plastic bottle with the pancake mix and slowly drop the dough into the oil, and this plastic bottle is easily movable to make the desired shape. You won’t get the exact shape of a carnival fair, but I would say it will not disappoint you.

cast iron skillet:– For frying, a heavy cast-iron skillet is recommended, but any heavy-bottomed skillet will be sufficient.

Plate with paper towels:- after frying, some of the oil is leftover on the pancake, so we have to altogether remove them; that’s why we leave them in the paper so that the paper absorbs the oil of the pancake. So we get the perfect funnel cake.

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How To Make Funnel Cake With Pancake Mix:-

It may appear challenging to make at home, but with Pancake Mix’s help, it’s relatively simple. Yes, you read it correctly. The  Buttermilk Pancake Mix that you use to make pancakes may also be used to produce funnel cake. And let me tell you, it’s a lovely thing.

Ingredients:-

vegetable oil:- vegetable oil is used to fry the dough try to choose high-quality oils because the cheaper ones have lower quality.

buttermilk pancake mix:- there are many options available in the market so choose which you would like to use.

sugar:- It helps to add sweetness to the funnel cake.

vanilla extract:- I love vanilla extract so in almost every dessert I used the, so today I am also using vanilla extract.

powdered sugar:- It is used as the toppings of my dessert. powdered sugar helps to enhance the taste of the dessert.

Funnel Cake Recipes with Pancake Mix:-

1. At first, heat the oil while we were preparing other ingredients
2. It’s better to heat it to 360°F (375°F). You’ll need approximately half an 8-inch frying pan worth of oil.
3. While heating the oil in the gas here, we can whisk our other ingredients. Take a bowl and pour the pancake mix on it, then add sugar, water and vanilla extract in the bowl and start whisking them.
4. Make sure your battery has the consistency of cake batter. It shouldn’t be too smooth and thin, nor should it be overly sticky. When the batter falls off the whisk, it should create ribbons.
5. Now, we have to pour the batter into a funnel, use a plastic squeeze bottle with the nozzle, or use a plastic sandwich bag(make sure one of its corners should be cut); always pour a half cup of batter.
6. Now is the time to frying the batter, but before frying, we have to make sure that the oil should be adequately heated to check this; we can put a small drop of batter in the oil if the sides of the drop form bubble without getting burn then the oil is perfectly heated
7. When the heating is done, release the batter from the funnel, or the object poured into the oil. Keep stirring the batter in the circle. Now, wait for 2-3 minutes until the bottom layer is turned to be golden brown, then you can flip the funnel cake and wait until its turn into golden brown.
8. Now we are done with frying, put the funnel cakes in the plate cover with a paper towel to absorb extra oil from it
9. Now we can add some topping of powdered sugar or syrup also we can garnish with some fruits as we want
10. Now it’s time to serve and enjoy.

How Hot should the oil be for a perfectly fried funnel cake?

The oil should be medium hot; if it is too hot, it will overcook the funnel cake or burn them. If it’s too cool, the batter will sink to the bottom. Heat your oil to 350°F for a perfectly golden and crisp funnel cake. Heating the oil for up to 5-7 min, you get the perfect medium hot oil.

How many Calories it contain:-

It contains 300-350 calories. Sometimes it varies according to the toppings we add. We can add powdered sugar, syrup, cinnamon, ice cream and also some fruits at your convenience. The topping can add up to 650-700 calories to the funnel cakes.

Tips by me:-

• Heat your oil up to 350 degree Fahrenheit so you will get the perfectly fried funnel cake. You can check the temperature using the candy thermometer.
• If you don’t have the funnel, you can use the plastic bottle with a nozzle, or simply you can use a zip-top plastic that has a cut corner. Just pour the batter in the zip top bag then take all air out from it them cut the corner of that bag then by applying pressure in the zip top you can easily poured the batter in the hoot oil.
• You may additionally use a heavy Dutch oven to prepare dinner the funnel cake.

Variations:-

Like all the fried goodness, they taste best when they are served immediately after the cooking. The attractive part of the funnel cake is its topping. Powdered sugar is the classic topping of the funnel cake. Powdered sugar is like the other beauty of the funnel cake, but you can do many variations with the topping; let me give you some tips:-

1. you can take them to another level by using whipped cream as the toppings and strawberries to garnished them.
2. you can also use ice cream as the topping, and for garnishing, using the caramel sauce will enhance the funnel cake’s taste and beauty.
3. For a chocolate twist, use cocoa powder and confectioners’ sugar in a dusting.

How To Store Funnel Cakes with pancake mix:-

you can store them for approximately 2 days in an airtight container. I recommend you to use waxed paper between the layers of the cakes so they absorb and residual the grease. and when you want to eat simply Heat them in the oven for a few minutes at 350 degrees to crisp them up.

Can we freeze funnel cake?

yes, you can freeze funnel cake. It can be frozen and thawed easily. I recommend you to put them in the freezer bag left some space on the top for future growth. Fold the air out, seal, and then lay the contents flat. Freeze the dough flat it so it can be stacked later and takes up less space.

Cooked funnel cakes can be frozen. To keep them from sticking together, I recommend freezing them separately and then placing them in a freezer bag. Heat them in the oven for a few minutes at 350 degrees to crisp them up.

Recipe card:-

How To Make Funnel Cake With Pancake Mix

funnel cake with pancake mix is an classic fair dessert which easy to make and hard to resist.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 2 People

Calories 350 kcal

Ingredients  

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp buttermilk pancake mix
• 2 tbsp vanilla extract

Instructions 

• At first, heat the oil while we were preparing other ingredients.
• It's better to heat it to 360°F (375°F). You'll need approximately half an 8-inch frying pan worth of oil.
• Take a bowl and pour the pancake mix on it, then add sugar, water and vanilla extract in the bowl and start whisking them.
• Make sure your batter has the consistency of cake batter. It shouldn't be too smooth and thin, nor should it be overly sticky. When the batter falls off the whisk, it should create ribbons.
• Now, we have to pour the batter into a funnel, use a plastic squeeze bottle with the nozzle, or use a plastic sandwich bag(make sure one of its corners should be cut); always pour a half cup of batter.
• Now is the time to frying the batter, but before frying, we have to make sure that the oil should be adequately heated.
• we can put a small drop of batter in the oil if the sides of the drop form bubble without getting burn then the oil is perfectly heated.
• When the heating is done, release the batter from the funnel, or the object poured into the oil. Keep stirring the batter in the circle.
• Now, wait for 2-3 minutes until the bottom layer is turned to be golden brown, then you can flip the funnel cake and wait until its turn into golden brown
• Now we are done with frying, put the funnel cakes in the plate cover with a paper towel to absorb extra oil from it
• Now we can add some topping of powdered sugar or syrup also we can garnish with some fruits as we want
• Now it's time to serve and enjoy.

Notes

• Heat your oil up to 350F so you will get the perfectly fried funnel cake. You can check the temperature using the candy thermometer.
• If you don’t have the funnel, you can use the plastic bottle with a nozzle, or simply you can use a zip-top plastic that has a cut corner.
• You may additionally use a heavy Dutch oven to prepare dinner the funnel cake.