Here is that Spaghetti Torte I tricked the kids with on April Fool’s Day. I am going to be making this recipe again, it was very good, and very cheesy. I don’t even want to know how many calories are in it though! I’m sure that if you were to use lower fat varieties of the cheeses and sauce, and use a whole wheat pasta, you could make it somewhat healthier.
Of course, you should be able to make it look a bit neater too. I was in a rush and just slopped the “frosting” on there. With a few extra minutes, it really would have looked much better, and more like a cake. I was surprised at how good it was!
adapted from allrecipes.com
April Fool's Day Spaghetti "Cake"
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A tasty spaghetti torte that looks like a cake. Perfect for April Fool's Day fun!
Author: Henrietta Newman
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb thin spaghetti
- 1 24 oz jar pasta sauce
- 1 can mushrooms {optional}
- 4 eggs
- 8 oz shredded mozarella
- 6 oz ricotta cheese
- ¼ cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
- 15 oz ricotta
- 4 oz cream cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray spring form pan with cooking spray to completely cover.
- Cook spaghetti according to package directions. drain and rinse with cool water.
- Stir in the pasta sauce, mushrooms, eggs, and 1 cup of the mozarella. Mix well.
- In small bowl stir together the 6oz of ricotta, mozarella, and parmesan. It will be a bit dry looking.
- Into the spring form pan, layer half of the spaghetti mixture. Pat it down with a spoon to make sure there are no large gaps.
- Evenly crumble the parmesan/mozarella/ricotta mixture over spaghetti layer. Pat down gently.
- Top with remaining spaghetti mixture, patting gently to even. It will come to the brim of the pan.
- Cover loosly with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven for 30-40 minutes or until thermometer reads 160 degrees. Remove foil and bake additional 5 - 10 minutes until top is slightly browned.
- Remove from oven and cool on wire rack 10 minutes. GENTLY remove spring form sides and place torte onto serving platter.
- Frosting:
- Whip together with mixer the 15 oz of ricotta and 4 oz of cream cheese until fluffy and smooth.
- Gently frost sides and top of spaghetti torte with the cheese mixture. Sprinkle top with grated parmesan cheese to look like coconut. Serve immediately & enjoy!
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That is pretty nifty! I may have to try that. lol
Kas
Hey that looks pretty good! And funny.
Thanks!! It was good and funny for sure :)
I think about make Lasagna this way.
I made this tonight and fooled all 4 kids! I added meat to the sauce and dyed the “icing” with brown food coloring. It was a hit. Thanks for the idea! I wish I knew how to post a picture for you.
Oh my gosh! I’m so glad to hear this went over well for you! I love how you adapted it to your own needs – great idea!
My kids still talk about this Spaghetti torte, years later, hehe!