Carnival Cake Recipes

CARNIVAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Cut 2 rounds of parchment paper to line bottoms of 2 (10-by-2-inch) round cake pans. Butter pans; line with parchment. Butter parchment. Dust pans with cocoa; tap out excess.
• Sift cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into bowl of an electric mixer. With mixer on low, add eggs, buttermilk, the hot water, oil and vanilla; mix until smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Divide batter evenly between pans. Bake, switching positions of pans halfway through, until a cake tester comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Let cool in pans on wire racks 20 minutes. Run a knife around edges of cakes; unmold. Let cool completely on racks.
• Place 3 cups buttercream in each of 2 bowls; stir yellow food coloring into one, and red food coloring into the other. Transfer each to a pastry bag fitted with a ribbed tip (such as Ateco #48).
• Trim tops of cakes to be level. Spread a thick layer of white buttercream evenly on top of one layer. Add second layer, cut side down. Frost top and sides of assembled cake with a thin layer of white buttercream. Refrigerate cake 30 minutes. Smooth final layer of white buttercream on top of cake. With the ribbed side of tip, pipe alternating lines of red and yellow buttercream on sides of cake, and press candies around top and bottom edges.

CARNIVAL FUNNEL CAKE

Steps:

• ***In an eight inch skillet, heat the oil to 360 degrees F.****
• In a blender, combine the eggs, vanilla and milk.
• Pulse mix a few times.
• Add the granulated sugar and pulse again a few times.
• Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl.
• Add flour mix to egg/milk mixture in 1/2 cup increments, pulsing the blender a few times after each addition.
• If you are like me and do not have a funnel, place batter in a ziploc bag.
• When the oil is hot, cut the tip of the bag and pour approximately 1/2 it into the hot oil while making a circular motion.
• Carefully, use tongs and wide spatula to turn the cake over when golden brown.
• Fry the second side one minute, remove and drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with sifted confectioners' sugar, and garnish with strawberries and whip cream.

CARNIVAL FUNNEL CAKES

Steps:

• Fill a 8 to 10 inch fry pan with oil (about 1/3 to 1/2 of the pan full of oil) and heat to frying temperature.
• Combine the ingredients in order given.
• Get a regular cooking funnel. Put your finger over the funnel spout; fill the funnel with the batter.
• Start letting the batter funnel out in a criss-cross until all batter in funnel is gone. Batter will come together and cook until golden brown in about 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side. remove and top with what you want (when cooking make sure you make the batter cover the whole bottom of the pan--just keep criss-crossing until all holes are filled in).
• Repeat with remaining batter. Makes 8 to 10 large cakes.
• Toppers for the cakes after cooking: Dust with powdered sugar or powdered sugar mixed with cinnamon. The carnival also uses canned pie filling such as apple or any flavor you want.

CARNIVAL CRUISE CAKE

Steps:

• Melt chocolate and butter over low heat.
• In mixing bowl, mix eggs and sugar, then add flour. Slowly whisk into the melted chocolate mixture.
• Pour into greased 4-ounce ramekins.
• Bake at 400 F for 12-14 minutes.
• Makes one serving to share. Double or triple recipe for guests.