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funnel cake

American  

noun

funnel cakes plural
  1. a crisp, deep-fried cake, made by pouring batter through a funnel into fat or oil, usually in a spiral shape, and dusted with powdered sugar.


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In the rear open kitchen, Manon Fleury turned humble winter produce into memorable dishes: Fried sweet-potato threads mimicked a mini funnel cake, dabbed with loquat jam.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 14, 2026

On the outskirts of the masses, an aunt and her niece share a laugh before sitting down to split a funnel cake.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 14, 2025

Surrounded by food trucks, Ferris wheels and funnel cake stands on a hot August afternoon, Stephanie Soucek has one goal in mind.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2024

Things settled down as the fries began to form their shells, and somehow, they began to smell like funnel cake.

From Salon Oct. 2, 2021

Mom used to come with us, and if she were here, she’d be eating a funnel cake like me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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