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Ingredients
Two round cake pans
Your favorite meatloaf recipe
Mashed potatoes
Ketchup, Cherry tomatoes
Method
Prepare your favorite meatloaf recipe as you normally would,
but, before baking, divide the mixture into the two round cake
pans and pat it flat. Bake as usual, but shorten the cooking
time (these thinner meatloaves won't take nearly as long to
cook). While the meatloaf is in the oven, make a batch of mashed
potatoes, adding a little extra milk to them and whipping them
with an electric beater until they are fluffy and spreadable.
When the meatloaves are done, invert one of them onto a round
plate. Cover the meat with a thick, even layer of mashed
potatoes. Place the other meatloaf on top of the potato layer,
and finish frosting the "cake" with the remaining
potatoes. Garnish with halved cherry tomatoes to look like
cherries. Just before serving, decorate the top of your crazy
cake creation with ketchup. You can use it to write a
personalized message to the hungry gang at the dinner table, or
just a simple "Happy April Fool's Day!"
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Ingredients
A large springform pan, generously greased
Your favorite pasta sauce
A pound of pasta
Mozzarella or provolone cheese
Method
Ricotta cheese or more pasta sauce for "frosting" Bet
you've never had spaghetti like this before! It looks like a
fancy torte, but it's still the same pasta, sauce and cheese
combo that the whole family loves. Toss your favorite pasta
sauce with about a pound of cooked pasta. Gently fold a couple
of beaten eggs into the pasta mixture, and then spread half of
this mixture into the well-greased springform pan. Sprinkle the
pasta with shredded provolone or mozzarella cheese, and then
cover the cheese with the remaining pasta mixture. Bake in a
preheated oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.
Allow your spaghetti "cake" to rest for about 15
minutes before unmolding it from the springform pan. You can
"frost" this tasty cake with ricotta cheese or drizzle
it with more pasta sauce just before serving. |
