Standalone Cooking Segment: Funnel Cake (Patreon)

Ingredients

• 1 box of pancake mix and everything needed to prepare it. If you don't have access to that, see links below

• 1tsp cinnamon

• 1tsp vanilla extract

• Corn oil

• powdered sugar to to

• whipped cream

• For fruit funnel cake: the berries of your choosing. I went with Strawberries, Blackberries, and Blueberries

• For Macerated fruit topping: same as the above but also sugar

• For Cheesecake topping: Same as above plus a barbecue skewer and two slices of cheesecake

• For Ultimate Oreo toppings: Thin Oreos, Double-Stuff Oreos, a pint of your favorite cookies and cream ice cream, a barbecue skewer, and chocolate sauce.

Basic Prep:

• Mix pancake batter according to instructions on the box, optionally adding an extra egg or two. Mix in cinnamon and Vanilla extract and allow to rest for 10-15 minutes. Remove from bowl into tall pitcher for easy pouring later.

• In a large pot, heat oil to 350F/175C. When oil is hot, pour batter into a funnel directly over oil and allow it to slowly drain in, creating long strands of fried batter. By the time the funnel is done draining either use kitchen spider to push cake down to allow batter on the top to cook or use a pair of heat safe tongs and he spider to CAREFULLY turn funnel cake over in the direction AWAY FROM WHERE YOU ARE FACING.

• Let cook another 30 seconds before removing to a paper towel lined plate. Dust with powered sugar and top with whipped cream.

For fruit funnel cake

• Rinse and dice berries.

• Place berries on top of freshly done funnel cake and dusted with powdered sugar

For Macerated Fruit Topping:

• The night before, wash and cut up your berries and remove them to a large bowl. Liberally cover berries with granulated sugar and gently mix. Leave overnight or 24 hours, occasionally stirring.

• Top funnel cake with macerated fruit, powdered sugar, and shipped cream

For Cheesecake topping:

• Do the above for macerated fruit. Then place a slice of plain cheesecake on top of the funnel cake and cover with macerated fruit and powered sugar.

• (Optional) let the intrusive thoughts win: Skewer a slice of cheesecake on a barbecue stick, dunk it in the batter, and deep fry it. Serve as garnish to cheesecake topping.

For Ultimate Oreo Funnel Cake:

• Freeze a sandwich bag full of thin Oreos overnight. When frozen and brittle. Use a cocktail muddler or a mortar and pestle to break them up into small chunks like you'd top ice cream with.

• Top funnel cake with a large scoop of cookies and cream ice cream, whipped cream, your crushed Oreos, and chocolate syrup.

• (Optional) continue to let the high-calories intrusive thoughts in by taking several double-stuff Oreos, using tongs to dip them in your batter, and deep frying for 30 seconds on each side. remove to a paper towel lined plate, allow to rest for 1 minute, and dust with powdered sugar before skewering on a stick to serve as a garnish for funnel cake. I do not want to think about how many calories this is.

recipes for pancake/funnel cake batter if you don't have access to boxes pancake batter: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/21014/good-old-fashioned-pancakes/ https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026832-pancake-mix https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/homemade_pancake_mix/