April Fool's Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Name: April Fool's Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound cake, cut into 1/2-inch slices; 6 tablespoons butter, softened; 1 cup white frosting; ½ teaspoon yellow food coloring, or as needed; ⅛ teaspoon red food coloring, or as needed

Rating: 4.9 stars

10 Ratings
9 Reviews
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This delicious 'sandwich' is perfect for April Fool's Day, Halloween, or even birthday parties.

By The Gruntled Gourmand

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

10 mins

additional:

10 mins

total:

35 mins

Servings:

Yield:

6 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 6 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 pound cake, cut into 1/2-inch slices
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup white frosting
½ teaspoon yellow food coloring, or as needed
⅛ teaspoon red food coloring, or as needed

Directions

Step 1
Spread butter on both sides of each pound cake slice.

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Step 2
Heat a griddle over medium heat. Cook cakes slices on hot griddle, turning once, until golden brown on each side, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer cake slices to a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 3
Stir frosting, yellow food coloring, and red food coloring together in a bowl until frosting is the color of American cheese.
Step 4
Spread frosting on 1 side of half of the pound cake slices and top with another slice of pound cake.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

497 calories; protein 3.5g; carbohydrates 55.5g; fat 29.8g; cholesterol 166.4mg; sodium 395.6mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (9)

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gingertaz

06/02/2015

I'm 14 and got my brother with this. I love cooking Read More

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10 Ratings

5 star values: 9
4 star values: 1
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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gingertaz

06/02/2015

I'm 14 and got my brother with this. I love cooking Read More

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Laura Hamilton

04/01/2015

This is such a fun idea! I made these for April Fools this year, using Pillsbury Orangesicle frosting for the "cheese" and the Buttermilk Pound Cake II recipe from this site for the bread. That bread is a bit crumbly for this application, but with some careful handling, it still made for a very fun presentation--plus the orangesicle complements plain pound cake perfectly! Highly recommended project for your little ones--mine both loved it! Read More

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HCHARRY

04/03/2015

This was hilarious. Too bad the "critic" of this recipe apparently has no sense of humor. I bet they're fun at parties. I know I will be though because I'm so making this again. Read More

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Lucy

06/23/2018

This is hilarious. I stumbled across this recipe and it is June. I am not waiting until next April. We are having a family vacation in a few weeks and I cant wait to spring this on the grand-kids. Grandma's grilled cheese will never be the same again. Read More

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XFactormom

04/02/2017

Loved this! I don't typically "grill" my grilled cheese sandwiches I brown them in my skillet. So as not to give away the trick I browned the slices in butter and they turned out great! Fooled my husband! Read More

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koll

09/21/2018

Sear marks are key. I used an old-school electric sandwich maker. Read More

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Crystal Faulk

04/02/2015

Tried it for April fool's day kids loved it! So easy and quick! Read More

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Goodmaker

09/22/2016

Rating it for the novelty. I served this with April fools meatloaf cupcakes from this site. My kids and hubby had no idea until they began eating. It was pretty cool. I did use marshmallow fluff instead of frosting seemed a lesser of 2 evils. It worked though!! Thanks for setting me up for an awesome mom moment. Read More

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Romel Ashraf

04/01/2016

so easy and simple.. thanks for this delicious recipe.. Read More

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I'm 14 and got my brother with this. I love cooking

This was hilarious. Too bad the "critic" of this recipe apparently has no sense of humor. I bet they're fun at parties. I know I will be though because I'm so making this again.