BOW WOW BIRTHDAY CAKE

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Provided by Suzanne Hamlin

Time 2h

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

4 pounds ground turkey
3 cups cooked brown rice
1 cup carrots cut in small pieces
1 cup celery cut in small pieces
1 cup minced parsley
2 beaten eggs
3 tablespoons chopped garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/3 cups whole-wheat flour
4 cups cooked, mashed potatoes
Beet juice, carrot rounds,shredded carrots and shredded red cabbage, optional

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in the middle. Lightly grease two round 9-by-3-inch cake pans or a very large metal dog-bone mold. (If using a mold, place it on a greased baking sheet.)
In a large mixing bowl, mix the ground turkey, brown rice, carrots, celery and parsley. In a small bowl, mix the beaten eggs, garlic, olive oil and vanilla extract. Add to the turkey mixture, blending well with your hands. Stir the baking powder with the whole-wheat flour and add to the turkey mix, blending well.
Pack the mixture into the prepared pans, and bake for about 1 1/2 hours, until completely cooked and crisp on top. Turn out of the pans and let cool on a rack.
When completely cooked, ice with 3 1/2 cups mashed potatoes, making a layer cake or two separate cakes. To decorate (or to write the birthday dog's name on the cake), add beet juice to 1/2 cup of the mashed potatoes, and transfer to a pastry bag. For additional decoration, edge the cake with carrot rounds topped with beet-colored mashed-potato rosettes. Or mix shredded carrots and red cabbage, and sprinkle on the top, like confetti. Serve with the appropriate number of candles.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 524, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 42 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 471 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams