So much fun I wanted to share it...
On a previous April Fools' Day we had a main dish that looked like dessert- this "carrot cake" is really meatloaf and mashed potatoes.....
On a previous April Fools' Day we had a main dish that looked like dessert- this "carrot cake" is really meatloaf and mashed potatoes.....
And a dessert that looked like a main dish.
So here was the whole meal.
The actual cake, the spaghetti and meatballs, was made using the Sauerkraut Cake recipe.
The actual cake, the spaghetti and meatballs, was made using the Sauerkraut Cake recipe.
Ta-da!
The original idea came from someone's two-person 'cake', made using two giant hamburger patties-- each about a half pound-- as the cake layers, frosted the same as below.
To make this one, started with about 1 to 1 1/2 lbs of burger and make it into meatloaf, pat it into a 7" circle with vertical sides, and bake it in an 8x8 square baking dish. When it is done, toast about 1/2 cup bread crumbs in the still-hot oven (I used panko because that's what was in the cupboard); about five minutes is all it will take. After the mealoaf has rested about ten minutes to firm up, cover it using about 3 cups of mashed potatoes. (I made them using potato flakes.) To pipe the carrots, soften about 2 oz. of plain cream cheese; tint half orange, and half green. Put each color in a ziptop baggie and snip a small corner off; squeeze a carrot shape first, then make 2-4 small green lines for each carrot top. I used a pastry tip for the swirl on top (filled JUST the decorating tip with potatoes, and shoved my clean thumb into it); you can skip that part, use a bag and tip, or snip an 'M' shape in the corner of a ziptop baggie to pipe out of.
To coat the sides, press a handful of crumbs against the side, repeat all the way around. Serve warm, and refrigerate any leftovers, of course!
The original idea came from someone's two-person 'cake', made using two giant hamburger patties-- each about a half pound-- as the cake layers, frosted the same as below.
To make this one, started with about 1 to 1 1/2 lbs of burger and make it into meatloaf, pat it into a 7" circle with vertical sides, and bake it in an 8x8 square baking dish. When it is done, toast about 1/2 cup bread crumbs in the still-hot oven (I used panko because that's what was in the cupboard); about five minutes is all it will take. After the mealoaf has rested about ten minutes to firm up, cover it using about 3 cups of mashed potatoes. (I made them using potato flakes.) To pipe the carrots, soften about 2 oz. of plain cream cheese; tint half orange, and half green. Put each color in a ziptop baggie and snip a small corner off; squeeze a carrot shape first, then make 2-4 small green lines for each carrot top. I used a pastry tip for the swirl on top (filled JUST the decorating tip with potatoes, and shoved my clean thumb into it); you can skip that part, use a bag and tip, or snip an 'M' shape in the corner of a ziptop baggie to pipe out of.
To coat the sides, press a handful of crumbs against the side, repeat all the way around. Serve warm, and refrigerate any leftovers, of course!
To make the 'spaghetti casserole', start by baking any cake in a square or rectangular pan. My family's big enough we used a 9x13 pan. After it's cool, frost with a rather thin layer of frosting. Put a cup of frosting in a pastry bag fitted with a round tip (# 3) OR in a heavy-duty ziptop bag, one lower corner reinforced with tape, then snip off a tiny corner. Squeeze frosting out, letting it randomly pile up a bit on itself to form the 'spaghetti'. Unwrapped Ferrero Rocher make splendid meatballs, and strawberry jam makes for good 'spaghetti sauce'. Grate a little white chocolate over the top for the 'parmesan' look.
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