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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 22 Minutes |
Ready In: 22 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This Saturday, your kids will be thrilled to hear that you're serving a gorgeous layer cake for dinner. But the joke's on them when they realize it's a meat loaf cake with mashed potato frosting ! Read more ! Ingredients:
for the meat loaf |
2 pounds lean ground beef |
3 large eggs |
1 cup bread crumbs |
2/3 cup sliced green onions |
1/2 cup milk |
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley |
3 large garlic cloves, minced |
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce |
1 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon black pepper |
for the decoration |
1 jar (12 ounces) roasted red peppers, drained and patted dry |
3 1/2 cups hot mashed potatoes |
8 cherry tomatoes, stems removed |
prep time: 40 minutes |
baking time: 20-25 minutes |
serves 8 |
Directions:
1. 1. Preheat oven to 375F. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, green onions, milk, parsley, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper just until blended.
2. 2. Divide mixture between two 8-inch round cake pans, patting to cover pans evenly and make level.
3. 3. Bake meat loaves until juices run clear when meat is pierced with a fork, or meat loaves register 170F on a meat thermometer, 20-25 minutes. Remove pans from the oven; cover loosely with foil and let stand for 10 minutes.
4. Decorating the Meat Loaf
5. 1. Pour off juices from pans. Invert 1 meat loaf onto a flat serving plate. Using a small sharp knife, trim red peppers so that they lie flat. Cover top of meat loaf with a single layer of roasted red peppers.
6. 2. Invert second meat loaf onto red pepper layer. Using a spatula, spread 2 1/2 cups mashed potatoes over top and sides of meat loaf. Spoon remaining potatoes into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe swirls around top edges of cake. Pipe stars around bottom of cake.
7. 3. Place cherry tomatoes, stem-ends down, in a ring around top of meat loaf cake to resemble cherries. Cut meat loaf into wedges; serve immediately.
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