Rainbow Churros

The rainbow churros are stand items sold at 432 Carnival, which consist of colored small churros filled with white icing and come with a choice of dip. Available in 3-, 6-, and 12-piece orders.

Recipe

Ingredients:

• 12 cups water
• 1½ cups granulated sugar
• 24 tbsp unsalted butter
• 6 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup of each Pillsbury Funfetti colored cake mix (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple)
• 12 eggs
• Canola oil
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 48 oz cream cheese
• 3 cups confectioners sugar
• 2 tbsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Over medium high heat, bring 2 cups water, ¼ cup granulated sugar, and 4 tbsp butter to a boil. Add 1 cup flour and the red cake mix and stir vigorously until the mixture has no streaks. Remove from heat and add 2 eggs, stirring until the dough becomes a ball. Transfer dough to a piping bag with a size 9 star tip.
2. Repeat the step above for the other 5 colors.
3. Pipe 3-4 inch strips of dough on 6 baking sheets, one for each color. You might need to add another few baking sheets if one sheet can't fit all of one color. Freeze for 30 minutes.
4. Take the churros out of the freezer, then heat the oil to medium high heat. Fry the churros for about 3-4 minutes then drain on paper towels.
5. Use a straw to poke a hole through the centers of each churro to form a cavity for the filling.
6. In a bowl, combine the remaining 3 cups of sugar and the cinnamon. Roll the hollowed churros in the cinnamon sugar.
7. Make the icing by combining the cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and vanilla in a bowl, stirring until smooth.
8. Transfer the filling into a piping bag then pipe the filling into the churros.

Makes 96