vegetable oil
2 cups all purpose flour
2 Tbs. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1-1/4 cups milk
1 cup powdered sugar
Heat oil in an electric deep fryer to 375°F. Combine next 5 ingredients in a mixing bowl. Combine beaten eggs and 1 cup milk in another bowl. Stir into flour mixture until smooth. If batter is too thick, stir in additional milk. Fry one cake at a time. Holding finger over funnel spout, pour about 1/3 cup of batter into funnel. Hold funnel over preheated oil and release finger. Using a circular pattern, pour batter into fryer. Fry about 1-1/2 minutes until golden. Turn and fry another 1-1/2 minutes. Transfer cake to absorbent paper to drain. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Repeat process until batter is used. Serve warm. Alternately: Batter may be slowly poured into hot oil from a glass measuring cup.