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Easy Bologna Cake Recipe
Don’t let the name fool you! This isn’t a sweet ‘cake’ for dessert. Bologna Cake is a simple, savory Southern dish, popularly served as an appetizer or side dish at potlucks or family events. You may have heard of this unique meal in Sweet Home Alabama. Whether you’re curious or amused, you’ve got to give this bologna cake recipe a try.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 155 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 package Bologna
- 12 oz cream cheese (1 and 1/2 packages, room temperature)
- 3 tablespoons onion powder
- optional cheese whiz for decorating
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add room temperature cream cheese and onion powder. Mix until well combined.
- Take one slice of bologna from the package and pat dry with paper towels. Then place it on a plate.
- Spread a layer of cream cheese mixture (about 1 tablespoon) on top of the bologna using an offset spatula.
- Add another slice of bologna and spread more cream cheese mixture. Repeat until you use up all the bologna slices.
- To frost the cake, spread more cream cheese mixture onto the side of the bologna cake.
- If you want to decorate your bologna cake, you can cut the corner of a piping bag or zip-top bag. Then push a decorating nozzle right into the hole. Fill it with cheese whiz, and push the cheese onto your cake. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- Use room temperature, soft cream cheese for this recipe.
- Make sure to pat dry bologna slices before assembling.
Nutrition Information
Calories
155kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
47mg
(16%)
Sodium
140mg
(6%)
Potassium
85mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
571IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
52mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 155
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 155kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 47mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 140mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 85mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 571IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.