Sunday, December 11, 2016

DQ Strawberry Funnel Cake A La Mode

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[New for Summer 2016] Over the summer, DQ used up the last of it's apple tarts and began serving up something a bit more fun sounding. Having had my fair share of funnel cakes as a kid, I assumed this would at least be decent. I even get my choice of toppings: hot fudge, caramel, or...

DQ Strawberry Funnel Cake A La Mode
funnel cake topped with powdered sugar and drizzled with a topping of your choice

I just had a dumb thought. This line up is called "DQ Bakes", but isn't funnel cake fried? So did this come from a microwave, an oven or a fryer? The press mentions being "hot-from-the-oven" so I guess that answers our question but looking at it I'm just not so sure. Anyone work at DQ and want to clarify this for us?

I'm sorry, but this is a big ol' fail for me. It's not so much tragically bad, it's just that it doesn't pop on any level. I love fresh, delightfully crunchy funnel cake, but that's not here. It's just a flavorless thing under the strawberries. I also love when DQ mixes their strawberries with their vanilla softserve in a blizzard, but that magic isn't here either. It's even a pain to eat. I know it's been awhile, but doesn't funnel cake break apart? Instead I'm just digging in to it with my flimsy plastic spoon hoping that I don't cover myself in strawberry sauce and melted softserve.

I didn't even bother finishing it because I just stopped caring. In fact, I was so busy being frustrated that I didn't really notice the powdered sugar until I was closing up the container and it poofed all over me. Ugg. one final injury with the insult.

Verdict?  BORING
Buy Again?  nope

4 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 12, 2016 at 1:41 PM

    I think the best idea would be layer the vanilla ice cream then spoon the strawberries. Then top off with the funnel cake so it doesn't get soggy and powdered sugar

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  2. Dubba ScoopsDecember 12, 2016 at 4:08 PM

    I like that idea. It may not be as pretty, but at least it would be more functional and you would hopefully manage to save some of the funnel cake flavor.

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  3. Anne SuttonDecember 13, 2016 at 11:39 AM

    Personally I don't care at all for the DQ bakes dessert line. I think there is way too little ice cream which is why I like DQ. Although I felt the same way about that dessert line that Cold Stone Creamery had going. The ice cream wound up second fiddle to a mediocre baked dessert that was overpriced. I'll pass and stick with just ice cream.

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  4. UnknownMay 15, 2019 at 7:31 PM

    I just tried to order the funnel cake but it was discontinued I loved the funnel cake

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