What are funnel cakes?

Question

ok i know this sounds stupid but really! what are they? are they good? how do they look like? what do they taste like? the person with the most deatails gets 10 points. if so please show me a pic or something so i know how it looks like. i've never eatten a funnel cake before and my friends always talk about it. so yeah. please and thanks!

Answer 1

Quote from the web

Funnel cakes — spirals of deep-fried batter sprinkled with powdered sugar — are the beloved fare of many a fair across the United States

a link to an image is below

Answer 2

it's like deep fried dough, sprinkled with powdered sugar.

oh god... so awesome. I feel horrible if I eat even half of one though!

Answer 3

This recipe and picture will give you a description.

http://baking.about.com/od/fairandcarniv...

The Muse

Answer 4

you get them at knott's berry farm!