April Fools Day! Cupcakes for Supper?!?

I surprised the fam with Cupcakes for supper! They were loving it until they bit into them and discovered it was actually meatloaf, topped with colored mashed potatoes. APRIL FOOLS!!!! HAHA I have to admit that I stole this creative idea from my last year's room mom, Tricia. Kyler really understood it and thought it was hilarious. He ate LOTS of his supper, typically he wouldn't have loved meatloaf ;) Kam was just along for the ride. Loving our new April Fool's family tradition.






Here is the simple recipe that I used... (I used boxed mashed potatoes so that it would be nice and sticky.)

•MEATLOAF CUPCAKES
•2 pounds Ground Chuck
•2 cups Whole Wheat Bread, Torn Into Pieces
•16 ounces, weight Shredded Cheddar Cheese
•1 whole Medium Onion, Diced
•2 whole Eggs, Lightly Beaten
•¼ cups Tomato Sauce
•¼ cups Ketchup
•2 teaspoons Salt
•1 teaspoon Pepper
•MEATLOAF SAUCE
•½ cups Tomato Sauce
•½ cups Ketchup
•2 Tablespoons Regular Mustard
•2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
•3 Tablespoons Vinegar
•3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar

MEATLOAF CUPCAKES

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line cupcake trays with 24 aluminum foil baking cup liners.

Mix ground chuck, bread pieces, cheese, onion, eggs, salt, pepper and 1/2 cup of tomato sauce.

Fill each cup with meatloaf mixture. Press into aluminum baking cups and fill tops above the liners in a mounded shape simulating the finished cupcake shape since the mixture won’t rise.

Bake for almost an hour or until done.