Top 10 Most Outrageous Recipes + Fool-Your-Friends Cake

In honor of April Fools Day, I compiled a list of recipes that make everyone on the Web team chuckle (and/or grimace) whenever we run into them online. Which Food Network chef do you think scores highest in the ridiculous recipe contest? Hint: Her names starts with a "P" and should rhyme with "butter."
1. Fried Butter Balls – Paula – When someone first mentioned Paula's fried butter recipe to me I thought it was a good joke. I couldn't believe it when I actually ran into the recipe online!
5. The Lady's Brunch Burger – Paula – It may not sound like much, but trust me. . . click on the recipe.
10. Trompe L'oeil Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes and Cauliflower, with Poached Tomatoes ("Fool the Eye" savory foods made to look like Chocolate layer cake, vanilla ice cream, and cherries jubilee) – Robert Irvine
If you dare, find the recipe here.
Everyone on the Web team is excited about Food Network Challenge: Last Cake Standing – premiering this Sunday, 8 pm/7c, six pastry chefs battle for $50K, the largest prize in Challenge history, etc. – so we decided to wrap all of our best cake recipes up into a super cake-tacular feature package.

Searching our site for cake content had one major side effect – an unquenchable craving for moist crumbs and sweet frosting! I gave in and made the absolute easiest cake on the page, courtesy of Mama Neely. I'm calling it my "Fool-Your-Friends Cake" since it uses a cake mix but tastes completely and deliciously home made.
Spring fever? Check out our great Easter desserts and exciting new exclusive cupcake recipes from the Food Network Kitchens.