Thanksgiving Sweetmeats: Turkey Cake With Mashed Potato Frosting and More for Serious Eats

This Thanksgiving, there's a new delivery method for stuffing turkey in your pie-hole: bake it as a cake.

That's right: inspired by this recipe on Chow.com, I decided to serve up layers of turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, and marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes, all in one beasty feast of a trompe l'oeil cake.

While some may have trouble coming to terms with the savory nature of such a sweet-looking treat, ultimately brave eaters will be rewarded: it's like the best of Thanksgiving leftovers all stacked into one tasty bundle.

Note: This recipe is actually quite open-ended in terms of how you stuff your turkey cake. I added a layer of green beans and fried onions to mine, but if you prefer to add or omit any of the classic Thanksgiving side dish flavors, it's totally up to you.

For the full entry and recipe, visit Serious Eats! And on the same day as my profile of a vegan biscuit business, no less!

Comments

[Allison]

I gotta admit that when I saw this in chow.com I was slightly intrigued. But not enough to actually make it. Props to you for the follow through I don't have!

[steved]

cakespy = evil genius

[Lora]

Love this!

[meaghan (the decorated cookie)]

oooh, so glad you made this! I spotted the cake at chow and featured on my other site, and I've been thinking about it ever since....

[Lindsey M.]

YUM!

[Elyse]

Um. This is absolutely BRILILANT.

[Meister @ Eat This Neighborhood]

Love this so much.