Funnel Cake

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I Followed The Recipe EXACTLY &nd Got , The Most Disgusting Funnel Cakes EVER . I Wantes To Cry .

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I tried a few, and more complicated, funnel cake recipes over the years, but either they tasted like a pancake or they were doughy inside while to crispy on the outside. I was skeptical about Alton's very easy and simple version, but tried it anyway. Wow! I was so suprised! The funnel cake I made tasted just like the funnel cakes I used to get at the County fair when I was growing up. I made one to take to a friends BBQ and me and my sister ate it before it even got there because it was so yummy (I did happen to make another one though! Great recipe!

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Dear Alton
OMG.. this is not a funnel cake.. i made it for my girlfriend on our first date and she spit it back up. NOT A HAPPY CAMPER. please do more scientific research before cooking more food. thank you sir.

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Well after reading all of the reviews i decided to have a science project! I cooked this recipe, the pancake version, and a more traditional recipe! DO NOT USE THE PANCAKE VERSION!!!!!! this was the most disgusting thing ever! This recipe was ok. it is good in taste however very fluffy. take yourself back to the fair. funnel cake should be stringy and crunchy on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside. This was just not cutting it. If you want funnel cake like the fair go with a more traditional version.

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The batter was perfect! It came nice and fluffy just as if you were at a real carnvel. Usually when you try to immate favorites from fairs and carnvels they just don't come out the same this was near perfect. I followed the instructions exact however I added a little bit of Captain Morgan dark rum! I think any rum will do but it gave it that extra umph.........

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me n my husband made the funnel cakes n we messed up the first time but when we read the directions(we just wanted 2 make the batter n then enjoy it was realy easy, fun , and fast, but i would say if your pregnant n sensitive to smells make the man do the egg part because it dose kinda smell. but me n my husband both grew up in grant county wisconsin n we both have a tradition wen the fair comes around is to get a funnel cake n chesse curds. and well these are kinda better then the fairs so i hope u all enjoy!

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I'm really not sure what everyone else that submitted reviews has to fuss about with this recipe. Came together so very easily, and it was delicious. I grew up on the East Coast eating funnel cakes at the fairs, and have since moved all across America with the military. And, to be honest, every state's fairs and carnivals have funnel cakes that taste differently. I'm definitely going to be trying the pancake batter frying that was suggested below, just to see what the difference is. But as for this recipe? A definite keeper and something I'll be doing again in the future. Easy + delicious = love.

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Last night I got the munchies and decided to make funnel cake for the first time in my life. I ate a lot of funnel cakes in the past but this one just knocked me out of my socks!

It was easy to prepare and it all came together nicely thanks to Alton's great gift of making complicated dishes so darn easy.

The dough was done in no time and the funnel cakes were done shortly thereafter. The great fluffiness and great taste was greatly appreciated. The entire family, wife, kids and even grandma were blown away by your great recipe.

Thank you for sharing!!!

--Kai and Family

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This recipe isn't very easy. I'd rate it a 6 out of 10 for difficulty. And it IS NOT funnel cake. This dough is used to make eclairs, cream puffs, crullers, and beignets. The true funnel cake batter is virtually identical to pancake batter. And as most of us know, pancake batter is very easy to make. Not sure why Alton diverted from his normal adherence to proper cooking and recipes. Even a friend of mine told me "you're wrong" when I explained how funnel cakes are made. He cited this episode. Of course, this isn't the only screw up Alton has made. I could cite at least a dozen more. But that's for another review. Bake your Choux pastry for eclairs and cream puffs. Fry your Choux pastry for crullers and beignets. Fry your pancake batter for funnel cakes.

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Anyone who's coming to this recipe from a search needs to look at the title of this episode: Choux Shine. This recipe is for deep fried choux. It's tasty (think French crullers but it is not the funnel cake you get at a fair or carnival. That's a basic unleavened batter, much thinner so you can actually pour it through a funnel.