April Fool's Day "Cake"

I got this recipe from "cookingvillage.com" and tought I would share with my friends. Visit their website, they have lots of great recipes.

April Fool's Cake

Ingredients:
For the Meat Loaf
. 2 pounds lean ground meat
. 3 large eggs
. 1 cup bread crumbs
. 2/3 cup sliced green onions
. 1/2 cup milk
. 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
. 2 large garlic gloves, minced
. 2 tablespoons Wercestershire sauce
. 1 teaspoon salt
. 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

For the Decoration:
. 1 jar roasted red pepper, drained and patted dry
. 3 1/2 cups of mashed potatoes
. 8 cherry tomatoes, stems removed

Directions
Preparing the Meat Loaf
1. Preheat over to 375. In a large bowl, combine meat, eggs, crumbs, onions, milk, parsley, garlic, Wescestershire sauce, salt and pepper until blended.
2. Divide mixture between 2 8-inch round cake pans, patting to cover pan evenly and make level.
3. Bake meat loaves until juices run clear when meat is pierced witha fork, or meat loaves register 170F on a meat thermometer, 20-25 minutes. Remove from the oven, cover loose with foil and let it stand for 10 minutes.

Decorating the Meat Loaf
1. Pour off juices from pans. Inverte meat loaf into a flat servinf plate. Using a small sharp knife, trim red peppers so that they lie flat. Cover top of meat loaf with a single level of roastes red peppers.
2. Top with other meat loaf. Spread most of the mashed potatoes (leave 2/3 cups aside) over top and sides of meat loaf. Spoon remaining potatoes into a pastry bad fitted with a large star tip. Pipe swirls around top edges of cake. Pipe stars aaround bottom of cake.
3. Place cherry tomatoes, stem-ends down, in a ring around top of meat loaf "cake" to resemble cherries. Cu meat loaf into wedges, serve immediately.

Enjoy it! I thought it was such a cute idea!

Mara