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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

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

While on a walk in San Francisco recently, I stumbled upon a full-on Christmas carnival in Golden Gate Park, replete with delighted children, funnel cake vendors and a Monterey cypress strung with glowing multicolored lights.

From New York Times Dec. 15, 2023

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

When I look through them, I can smell funnel cake and fresh doughnuts.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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