Deep Frying Funnel Cakes I bought my daughter a "commercial" small deep fryer with a basket and she has been trying to perfect her making of these; however, no matter what type of recipe she uses, the funnel cake batter falls to the bottom of the fryer and sticks to the basket, any suggestions?
You need to change out the milk for buttermilk OR the baking powder for baking soda. Either of which will improve will improve the ability of the batter to form air pockets, thus becoming more buoyant, once in contact with the oil, thereby causing the cake to rise to the surface. 

You would probably also get better results by removing the baskets altogether and using a spider to scoop the finished funnel cakes out of the oil. This should stop the problem of the batter clinging to the submerged baskets.