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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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This meat Loaf looks just like a birthday cake as it is frosted with mashed potatoes with just a dollop of mustard and ketchup around the piping. I made this for a birthday party the other day and boy was it ever a big hit especially with the children. Read more . As they thought it was a birthday cake. I decorated the top of the cake to say Happy Birthday Suzie with mustard and ketchup. Ingredients:
2 egg, lightly beaten |
1 can (5-1/2 o.) spicy hot v8 juice |
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs |
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats |
2/3 cup chopped onion |
1 cup chopped green bell pepper |
1 tsp. chili powder |
1/2 tsp, salt |
1/2 tsp. pepper |
2 lbs. very lean ground beef (85%lean) |
mashed potatoes |
4-2/3 cups water |
1 cup milk plus 2 tbsp. milk |
7 tbsp. butter, divides |
1-3/4 cups mashed potato flakes |
ketchup and mustard |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease two 9 square baking pans.
3. In a large bowl combine the first nine ingredients.
4. Combine beef over mixture and mix well.
5. Pat into the pans.
6. Bake for 20 minutes until meat is no longer pink, drain.
7. Let stand for 10 minutes.
8. In a large saucepan bring the water, milk, butter and salt to a boil.
9. Stir in potato flakes
10. Remove from the heat.
11. Invert meat loaf onto serving platter, invert second meat loaf onto a cutting board.
12. Spread 1-1/2 cups mashed potatoes over loaf on the platter.
13. Carefully slide second loaf onto the potatoes.
14. Spread 3-1/2 cups mashed potatoes over the top and sides.
15. Spoon remaining mashed potatoes into pastry bag with open tip #195.
16. Pipe a shell border around the bottom and top edges.
17. Place ketchup and mustard in resealable plastic bags, cut a small hole in a corner of each bag.
18. Pipe ketchup and mustard on cake.
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