Everyone loves a little tailgating or a viewing party when their favorite college football teams collide. Make the day more memorable with a few homemade goodies like this easy funnel cake. Who doesn't love funnel cake?

To make a fried Coke, they add Coca-Cola syrup to funnel cake batter, which is dripped into boiling oil and cooked until the little peanut-shaped bits are golden brown. The Coke-laden bits of funnel cake are then dropped into a Coca- Cola cup before more Coke syrup is drizzled over them. The whole thing is then topped off with a dusting of powder

To make a fried Coke, they add Coca-Cola syrup to funnel cake batter, which is dripped into boiling oil and cooked until the little peanut-shaped bits are golden brown. The Coke-laden bits of funnel cake are then dropped into a Coca- Cola cup before more Coke syrup is drizzled over them. The whole thing is then topped off with powdered sugar.

Funnel cake or funnelcake is a regional specialty food originally associated with the Pennsylvania Dutch region of the United States. Funnel cakes are quite popular around the United States at ballparks, fairs and festivals. Funnel cakes are made by pouring batter through a funnel into hot oil in a circular pattern and deep frying it until golden-brown. They are often served with powdered sugar, jam, or other toppings.Like other fried dough foods, funnel cakes mostly provide empty calories: fat and carbohydrates with little other nutritional value.Funnel cake may be made at home (many recipes exist on the Internet), but it is most commonly known as a popular offering of outdoor food stands at carnivals, fairs, and seaside resorts. When made at concession stands, a specially-made pitcher with an integral funnel-like spout is used instead of a separate funnel.Funnel cakes somewhat resemble the foods known as fried dough or "elephant ears," but dough products are made with a risen yeast dough, whereas funnel cakes are made with an unleavened batter; In I'm Just Here for More Food Alton Brown states that funnel cakes are best made with choux pastry (which, when baked, is leavened only by the steam from its high water content).In Austria, the equivalent to funnel cake is called "Strauben" and is made and served (with regional varieties) the same way as among the Pennsylvania Dutch.The Finnish analog of funnel cakes, tippaleipä, is traditionally served at May Day (Vappu) celebrations.According to some sources, Funnel Cake can have between 600 to over 800 calories per serving. See alsoFried doughFried dough foodsPennsylvania Dutch cuisine External linksFunnel cake company's website making funnel cakes since the 1970'sJarco website showing photo of funnel cake, and much other informationAnother Jarco page with photo of funnel cake "pourin" (pitcher)Fun-food Specialist's website showing photo of an "elephant ears/frying saucer" in a fryer