Please fave and comment on the original submissions here: Mini Meatloaf: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6399505/ & Meat Cake: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6399641

From the simple and sublime to a creative culinary cake. Meatloaf has always been one of those dishes that you either love or hate but when money is tight the humble meatloaf has saved many a mealtime and kept us going. So from one recipe from the kitchens of  thegayhare we have the standard meatloaf with bacon to a marvelous cake version.

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A new submission for the faccc: Mini meatloaf with carrots and mashed potatoes

this is a variation of the recipe I learned from an octopus www.8legged.com

and since I decided to make meat loaf this songs been going through my head http://youtu.be/RyaSHORrVkk

TheGayHare's 3 Meat Mini Meatloaf

Ingredients:

2 pounds meat loaf mix:
(1 pound ground chuck, ½ pound ground pork, ½ pound ground turkey)
¾ cup fresh, toasted breadcrumbs
1/2 cup french's fried onions
6-8 bacon slices
Prepared Meat Loaf Glaze (see Glaze recipe)
2 large eggs
1 tbsp mustard powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp cumin
¼ tsp dried oregano
½ cup half & half (or whole milk)

What to do:
STEP 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
STEP 2: Combine eggs with chives, mustard, salt, pepper, nutmeg, red pepper flakes, cumin, basil, oregano, and half & half. Add egg mixture to meat in a large bowl along with breadcrumbs and onions mix with fingers until evenly blended and not sticking to bowl. (If sticky, add a little more liquid.)
STEP 3: Place meat mix on a rack on a shallow, baking pan, and form loaves approximately 5 inches long, 2 inches wide and 2 inches high (you can eyeball it). Brush on half of glaze (reserve rest for dipping or additional glazing during last 15 minutes) and add bacon strips, crosswise, tucking ends beneath the loaf.
STEP 4: Bake loaves until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F (about 40 minutes). Cool at least 10 minutes. Serve with extra glaze dipping/gravy sauce.

Meat Loaf Glaze

Ingredients:
½ cup ketchup
4 tbsp brown sugar
3 tbsp white vinegar


What to do:
STEP 1: Mix all ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
STEP 2: Spread half of glaze over prepared loaf before cooking. Remainder can be added to the meatloaf 15 minutes before it’s done, for a thicker glaze, or simmered over medium heat to produce a tasty dipping sauce.

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Meat Cake

An experiment since I was planning on making meat loafe anyway in addition to the mini loaves I made a three tiered meat cake.

I used the same recipe used here
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6399505

using 3 inch spring forms I shaped three patties just used to shape the cakes baked on a rack to let the grease drip free glazed and covered with bacon

after they were baked I arranged the patties into tiers with a dollop of whipped mashed potatoes between them I then attempted to frost the cake with the rest of the whipped mashed potatoes

It didn't come out quite right next time I'd leave off the bacon and I didn't use the right potatoes so the whipped potatoes were too thin

it all tasted great though

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Please fave and comment on the original submission here: Mini Meatloaf: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6399505/ & Meat Cake: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6399641

Allergy warning – recipe contains dairy & egg products