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That’s not dessert! Those are potatoes!

I don’t really remember the last good April Fools prank that was ever played on me. Every year I try and convince the BF to change our Facebook status to “single” so our friends and family flip out, but he thinks that’s too mean. Psh… no fun.

The mashed potato/meatloaf cupcake thing has been done, and re-done, and done again, so I wanted to stay away from that. But I couldn’t let go of mashed potatoes. They are such a perfect tool for crafting fake foods, I wondered why anyone hasn’t tried an ice cream approach?

The “cones” are Parmesan crisps, and can be a little tricky to work with. We’ll start there.

I wanted these cones to turn out big, so I went a little large with my circles o’ cheese. You need to use the real stuff here, none of that powder-in-a-green-can, it wont work.

Here are some cones, made out of parchment paper. Tape doesn’t stick to this stuff… I guess I should have known that. But tape sticks to itself, so I just wrapped some tape at the base of the cone. No biggie.

Instructions for Parmesan Crisps

1. Place rounds of grated cheese on either Silpat, or parchment paper, and bake at 400 degrees for 5-9 minutes.
2. When they’re golden brown, remove from oven. *Now you must work fast while it’s still pliable!* and using a spatula (or a butter knife, like I did) gently lift up a side of the crisp, and begin wrapping it around the cone. Turning the cone, and using the spatula to help you (so you don’t burn your fingers.).



3. Let cool for about 5 minutes before filling. They will harden and remove easily from the cone.

(I ended up using a whole 8oz of Parmesan, which made about 6 crisps)

The “filling” here, is just mashed potatoes with some butter, and a little beet juice (straight outta the can!).

So pretty in pink…

That middle one could almost pass for a cannoli. Oooh, cannolis… What? Who is this?? Oh, sorry. I was dreaming.

These are best if eaten immediately after making, because no one likes cold mashed potatoes.

Aside from April Fools Day, these would be good anytime. Who doesn’t like showing off with presentation at dinner parties?

I’ll keep trying to think of some good April Fools gags to use today… there’s such a fine line between harmless-prank/going-too-far, and I’m pretty clumsy. Have any of you experienced any epic April Fools pranks before?

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2 Notes

1. Lea says:

   April 1, 2011 at 4:50 pm

   very clever & cute. I’m wondering if I could use vegan cheese for it or not. what’s the white cream-like stuff in the last picture?

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   • admin says:

     April 1, 2011 at 4:57 pm

     The white stuff in the last picture is sour cream I’m not too experienced with vegan cheeses, so I’m not sure whether or not it would work out. But it’s definitely worth a shot!

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