Baked Alaska Meatloaf

No, not whipped egg whites but whipped potatoes encrust the delicious loaf. Cheddar cheese is baked into the meat and when you cut into this, the look and taste will blow you away! From my trusty old Pillsbury Family Cookbook.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 1⁄2 lb cheddar cheese, cut into quarter inch cubes
• 1  cup  soft breadcrumbs or 1⁄2 cup  dry breadcrumbs
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup ketchup
• 1  egg, well beaten
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 2  cups  hot mashed potatoes

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, combine meat, cheese, crumbs, mushrooms, onion, ketchup, egg, salt and pepper; blend well.
3. Press mixture into a greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
4. Bake 50-60 minutes.
5. Remove from oven; let'set' in pan about 5 minutes.
6. Drain off fat.
7. Invert meat loaf onto an oven-proof platter or pan.
8. Spread mashed potatoes over top and sides of meat.
9. Set oven temperature to broil.
10. Place under broiler until delicately brown.