Monday, January 10, 2011

Bologna Cake

I found this cool appetizer over on Las Vegas Food Adventures.  I adore fun snackums and this so fit the bill.  It demanded to be made!  Demanded it I say.  This honestly was super fun to put together and send out for a night of gaming.  My ability to decorate with a can of spray cheese, however, not impressive...rofl.  Give me a  pastry bag and I'm a happy camper though.  ;)

Paul dubbed this puppy a redneck wedding cake.  It just feels like Wonder Bread should be involved with that title though. ;)  This isn't the most healthy appetizer.  So much salt.  I could see myself zipping it together on the rare occasion though.  Bologna is not something we keep in the house anymore.    Paul happily indulged himself when he performed his taste testing duties. 

The recipe called for some dry ranch seasoning, but it cried out for bacon salt to me...plus that seasoning just tickles me.  Bacon flavor...what's not to love? 


Bologna Cake

1 package sliced bologna
2 8oz containers reduced fat chive and onion cream cheese
1 1/2 tsp peppered bacon salt
1 can sharp cheddar spray cheese

Mix together cream cheese and bacon salt.  Place on slice of bologna on a plate.  Spread some cream cheese over the slice...something like a tablespoon give or take.  Top with another slice and repeat.  When all the layers are stacked ice the top and sides like you would a cake. Use the can of spray cheese to put on a decorative border and whatever other pretty touches you like.  Serve with crackers.

A few more pics of the process...
Really this assembles so quickly.  Frosted stack waiting for it's spray cheese garnish. 

I could have spread a little more cream cheese between a few of the layers, but I used a little caution so I didn't run short in the end.

37 comments:

  1. That really is too funny! :-)

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  2. Gotta love it!!! just pass a big slice and the mustard!
    Cheers
    Dennis

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  3. This looks like so much fun! Next time empty out the cheese into the pastry bag and go crazy. ;-)

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  4. WOW :) that's exactly my son's kind of cake!!! Great idea and lovely presentation!!

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  5. Redneck wedding cake LOL!!! That's hilarious! I like Paul! :)

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  6. mmm...I love it, for my little son this would be heaven..he love cream cheese and bologna..Thanks for sharing!

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  7. I love that you used reduced fat cream cheese for this. LOL!

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  8. haha this is so funny! I saw the picture and I thought cool cake, I might try it for my hubby's birthday. Then I saw it was a bologna cake...so funny. Great snack!

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  9. OMG, I do love bologna! that's a very interesting recipe!

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  10. LOL! this looks like such a fun cake to do. I might do it for April fools :) And I agree, it's screaming for Wonder Bread, which is probaly what I will do. I'm envisioning a torte like bologna cake with thin layers of white bread. yumm!

    BTW, I found your blog through FoodBuzz. thanks for the friend request :)

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  11. I really love it - Redneck Wedding cake! The spray cheese is super-awesome!

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  12. Haha! I first heard of Bologna Cake from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, and I remember my hubby and I both thought it was a joke. I just may have to make this for him sometime so he can see that it does exist! Awesome idea for a football party!

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  13. I do believe I have found the groom's cake for Working Girl!!! Cannot WAIT to pass this along!

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  14. OMG when I first saw the title I thought I'd read it wrong, this is amazing!!! What a neat idea. My son would eat this up.

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  15. That is one of the coolest cakes I've ever seen! My kids would be begging for a slice only to be surprised by the inside. I love this recipe.

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  16. Wowww such beautiful layers and I love the idea of a salty cake, and this looks totally cool!

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  17. That is crazy! It would make the perfect April Fool's joke.

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  18. That is awesome! Bacon salt is one of those things I can only find South of the border though...i will have to look for some on my next trip Stateside!

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  19. How funny! I have to try it for Superbowl. I already make a "Spanish filling" spread that my sister in law dubbed "Bologna Salad" this will be a hoot! Thanks so much for the laugh!

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  20. How interesting! I've never heard of a bologna cake before and I love snackums too.

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  21. this is such a brillian idea!! i know my husband will get a kick out of this:) thank you for sharing it. have a great day.

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  22. Love your innovative idea, the decor is just beautiful...

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  23. Hahaha! This is cracking me up! :) I know my husband and his friends will love this! Great decorating too!

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  24. That looks pretty amazing!! great job!

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  25. whqt the hell am I looking at here - this is absolutely out of this world - did it get eaten????

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  26. This is quite intriguing. It sounds delicious and really does look like a a cake!

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  27. LOL this is awesome. Never would have guessed the real contents. Perhaps I should do this for the next April Fool's Day.

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  28. That would be great for April Fool's Day. Seriously, when I saw the photo and the title, I thought perhaps you were going to show us a sweet treat from Bologna, Italy....not deli meat. It's wonderful!!!

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  29. That is perfect for my salty tooth !!

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  30. How fun. I'm half tempted to make this and leave it on the counter, just waiting for Hubby to dive into what he thinks is dessert without telling him. That'll teach him to eat without asking first! I love it.

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  31. Holy crap I've never seen anything like this!!! Crazy.

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