Looks like it, but take a look again and you'll notice that the cupcakes are meatloaf with mashed potato frosting and salt & pepper sprinkles. I know this is not a new idea, but it was a first for me and I loved it so such I'll probably add them to our menu. For the mashed potatoes I used instant potatoes from Costco because they are yummy and they have a really smooth texture. To make the potatoes look like frosting I put them in a 16" frosting bag and pipped them out with a large star tip (Wilton #6B or #8B). The hardest part was pipping the "frosting" while the potatoes were still hot. The potatoes had to be cool enough to handle, but hot enough to serve.Now, maybe some of you are thinking, "Yuck, I hate meatloaf!!" and I can understand. I used to be in that same boat, but when I found a recipe from America's Test Kitchen I fled the "yucky" boat and I am now a proud member of the "yummy" boat. So here is the recipe that I love. Post a comment after you try it out and let me know if you are on your way over to the "yummy" boat or still firmly lodged in the "yucky" boat.
Meatloaf (from the Test Kitchen at Cook's Illustrated)
Ingredients:2 tsp. vegetable oil
1 medium onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 large eggs
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. Dijon mustard (yellow works too)
2 tsp. Worchestershire sauce
1/4 tsp. Tabasco sauce (optional, I leave it out)
1/2 whole milk or plain yogurt (1% works too if you have it, but yogurt works great)
2 lbs. ground beef
About 16 crushed saltine crackers or 1 and 1/3 c. bread crumbs
For the glaze:
1/2 c. ketchup
4 Tbsp. borwn sugar
4 Tbsp. white vinegar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Heat oil in skillet and cook onions and garlic until softened.
Combine all other ingredients including onions and garlic, minus those for the glaze, in a large bowl and mix well.
Now you can either shape the meatloaf into a 9"x5" loaf and place it on a rimmed cookie sheet, or you can place it is greased muffin tins.
Cook the meatloaf at 350 degrees until the internal temp is 160 degrees, about 1 hour for a loaf and about 20 mins for the muffin tins.
Cool at least 10-20 mins before serving with the glaze.
For the glaze, just mix all ingredients together and serve. (It is super yummy!!)
Hope you enjoy it as much as my family does. I'll be interested to hear how it goes in your kitchen.