Hamburger Cupcakes
She spotted it from across the table. It sat, like all the other holiday offerings, on a plastic tray. It was almost fantastically bright there, sitting among a cluster of pale hamburger buns and right beside the pale yellow of Sally’s famous potato salad.
She’d seen it before, in the supermarket. Not the fancy supermarket but the one closest to her apartment, the one that smelled like old soup. She’d circled it, of course. It was too adorable not to; a cake shaped like a hamburger. Like a hamburger.
She couldn’t buy it, of course. There wasn’t an occasion for such a purchase, an excuse. To buy it for herself would be wrong, it would be so… sad. Her and her giant hamburger cake. Together. Alone, in her house. Staring each other down over the counter. Only one could survive.
But now, now! Someone had brought it! To the picnic! To the very picnic where she was. She gazed over with fondess at the cake and at the people who had brought, brought it to her. Finally. Yes. It would be hers.
Based on a true story.
You guys, do you know how long I have waited for this day? FOR THE HAMBURGER CUPCAKES? Look at them! Wants to pinch them! Make these immediately. Right now. Right this second. Bring them to your Labor Day festivities. And watch as you become the most popular person in the history of the world.
Hamburger Cupcakes
Source: duncanhines.com | Makes 12-24 cupcakes | Print Recipe
INGREDIENTS
1 Box of Vanilla Cake Mix
1 Box of Devil’s Food Cake Mix
2 Cans of Vanilla Frosting
Liquid food coloring
Sesame seeds
Shredded Coconut
Cocktail toothpicks
6 Large eggs
Water
Vegetable oil
DIRECTIONS
Note: If you’re in a hurry, you can purchase the red and yellow pre-colored icing in a tube. The red icing uses a lot of food coloring so consider using a gel instead.
Note: Beware of heavily colored icing, it can stain!
1. Bake vanilla cupcakes according to directions on box. DO NOT use cupcake liners, but grease and flour the pan so they easily pop out.
2. Bake chocolate cupcakes according to directions on box (either use 2 cupcake trays or thoroughly clean between vanilla & chocolate batches). Again, DO NOT use cupcake liners.
3. When vanilla cupcakes are cool, cut them in half horizontal-wise with a serrated knife to create the “bun.”
4. When chocolate cupcakes are cool, cut them in half horizontal-wise and save the cupcake top as the “meat.” You can discard the bottoms. (Or eat them, hello.)
5. Use ample amounts of food coloring to mix a batch of red icing (“ketchup”) and another batch of yellow icing (“mustard”).
6. Pour some of the coconut in a bowl and pour a few drops of green food coloring in it. Stir with a fork until the coconut is light green in color like “lettuce”.
7. Lightly dampen burger “lids” with water and sprinkle with sesame seeds so they stick a little.
8. To create the burger layers…put red icing on the bottom bun, then add the “meat,” then add the yellow icing, then sprinkle the lettuce on top, then add the lid.
9. Finish by using a cocktail toothpick to keep it all together!
13 Comments
Lynna
September 1, 2012These are too cuteee!
Steph
September 2, 2012Adorable! Definitely a must try 🙂
Katie miller
September 2, 2012I don’t think i’ve ever seen a more gorgoues cupcake! and it looks so easy to make! Absolutely gorgeous and i will be making some of these soon! Thankyou for this incredibly sweet and unique post! k
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Jessie
September 4, 2012cupcakes and burgers, who doesn’t like those? so cute!
Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe
September 5, 2012These are the most adorable cupcakes I have ever seen. EVER. I actually do want to pinch them. And then devour them.
kat
September 6, 2012Sooooo CUTE!!
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September 9, 2012This looks absolutely adorable. Real pieces of food art! Great job.
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Terrie
May 30, 2013Can I use homemade vanilla icing to do this with? I absolutely hate canned frosting 🙁
Judi
May 30, 2013I don’t see why not! You might want to use a natural food dye though too.
DeeinPa
May 30, 2013I’ve made the regular 9″ cake version of something like this to mimic a “big mac” but these are so cute and don’t look nearly as complicated to make. I am going to do these soon. Thanks for the recipe.
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