Spam Cake II
Just a few days ago, I posted a short piece about a recipe for "Spam Cake" that came my way, and mentioned my morbid fascination for Spam — second only to my love of Jell-O and "congealed salads". Of course, we knew it wasn't likely to stop there; I wouldn't be surprised if, soon, I have to include a "Jell-O & Spam" category for the blog.
But anyway, prompted by a visitor who had googled for "Spam Cake", I thought I'd take a moment myself and see what other delights might be hidden in the dark corners of the internet.
Happily, I discovered that the Kentucky State Fair sponsers, among other enticing and delicious categories, an annual "National 'Best SPAM® Recipe' Competition". Even more happily, the 2005 Best SPAM® Recipe Winners can be downloaded!
I had mixed emotions seeing that Second Place had gone to a recipe for "SPAM-USHI", since Isaac and I had discussed several years ago an idea for Spam maki-sushi (i.e., sushi roll), but we never did anything about it. One must sieze the iron while it's hot, so I suppose I'd better get to work on creating the Wasabi & Anchovy-Paste Advisory Board. Sometimes life just seems too short.
Anyway, first place in the contest went to something called a "Party SPAM Cake". Now, although this is not a real "cake" in the sense that our previous recipe for "Spam Cake" was a cake, it is a sort of cake-like thing. In this case: SPAM and some chopped vegetables folded into cream cheese, chilled and molded in a cake pan. Serve with Ritz crackers, of course.
Hey, I've just realized: add a package of lemon Jell-O* to the mixture, mold it in a ring ….
[Update added moments later:] Well, one thing leads to another. I happen to find that someone posts something in her journal about "spam cake" and before you know it I find myself reading a recipe for "Chocolate Covered Bacon". Yumm. Bacon-y and chocolate-y.
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*Prepare Jeff-O according to package directions, chill about one hour, fold in remaining ingredients, pour into mold, refrigerate for four hours.