BIRTHDAY MEATLOAF CAKE
Serve up this kooky cake for a kids' birthday lunch. A slice reveals meatloaf layers beneath mashed-potato "icing" decorated with peas and carrots.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes Ground Beef Recipes
Yield Serves 10 to 12
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat two 9-by-2-inch round cake pans with cooking spray; set aside. Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and celery; cook until softened, about 7 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; let cool.
- Add beef, carrot, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, egg, oats, ground mustard, salt, and pepper to bowl with vegetable mixture; mix thoroughly with your hands.
- Gently press into prepared pans. Bake until instant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees. about 25 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes; carefully remove with a spatula, and transfer to wire rack set over rimmed baking sheet. Tent with foil.
- Bring 2 cups water to boil in small pan. Add reserved carrot peels; cook until tender, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain.
- Place 1 meatloaf on platter; spread 1 cup warm mashed potatoes over top. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons peas. Top with remaining meatloaf. Frost top and sides with 3 cups mashed potatoes. Fill piping bag fitted with a 1/2-inch star tip (such as Ateco #825) with remaining mashed potatoes. Pipe borders around cake. Using tip of a 1/4-inch plain round tip (such as Ateco #10), punch out circles from carrot peels. Decorate cake with carrot circles and remaining peas. Serve immediately.
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Bobbi Sanchez
[email protected]This meatloaf cake is a great way to get kids to eat their vegetables.
the Akuh
[email protected]I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my meatloaf cake turned out dry and crumbly. I followed the recipe exactly.
Herewini.4u
[email protected]This meatloaf cake is perfect for a party. It's easy to make and it feeds a crowd.
Christopher Flournoy
[email protected]I made this meatloaf cake for my daughter's birthday and she was so excited. It was a big hit with all the kids.
Hawa sankoh
[email protected]This meatloaf cake is a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes.
monika els
[email protected]I've made this meatloaf cake several times and it's always a hit. It's so easy to make and it always turns out perfect.
Khalil Bhuyan
[email protected]This meatloaf cake was a fun and unique way to celebrate my son's birthday. It was a lot of work, but it was worth it. He loved it!
Sadeepa Nirmal
[email protected]Delicious!
amine der
[email protected]This meatloaf cake was easy to make and it turned out great! It was a big hit at my party.
Usman Math 15
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of meatloaf, but this meatloaf cake was surprisingly good! It was really moist and flavorful. I would definitely make it again.
Ankita Kafle
[email protected]This meatloaf cake was a little dry for my taste, but my kids loved it. They said it was like a giant hamburger.
Penny Murdock
[email protected]I made this meatloaf cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best meatloaf he had ever had. It was so moist and flavorful.
Nicholas Fitchett
[email protected]This meatloaf cake was a hit at my son's birthday party! It was so easy to make and it turned out so moist and delicious. I will definitely be making this again for future parties.