Zesty Lemon Drizzle Cake vs Classic American Funnel Cake

Both desserts lean on milk, sugar, eggs and baking powder, yet they head in opposite directions. The lemon drizzle cake creams butter with sugar, adds lemon zest and just a splash of milk, then bakes into a loaf whose pierced top soaks up a lemon-sugar drizzle for a sticky finish. The funnel cake uses far more milk for a pourable, vanilla-scented batter that is fried into lacy, golden, crispy strands and dusted with powdered sugar. One celebrates zesty fruit infusion; the other, simple, fried, vanilla-scented indulgence.