Hamburger Cupcakes
Hamburger Cupcakes are a fun, creative twist on the classic hamburger, designed to look like mini burgers but with a sweet, playful touch. These cupcakes feature a rich, moist chocolate cake as the "burger patty" and a soft, fluffy vanilla cake as the "bun." The "cheese" is made from a slice of yellow frosting, while the "lettuce" and "tomato" are created with colorful frosting and candy toppings. With their whimsical presentation and delicious combination of flavors, Hamburger Cupcakes are a hit for themed parties, kids' events, or any occasion where you want to impress with a unique, tasty treat that looks just like a burger, but is entirely sweet!
Difficulty: EASY
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Serving Size: 12-24 cupcakes
Ingredients:
- Duncan Hines Classic White Cake Mix
- Duncan Hines Classic Devil’s Food Cake Mix
- 2 cans Duncan Hines Creamy Home-Style Classic Vanilla Frosting
- Liquid food coloring
- Sesame seeds
- Shredded Coconut
- Cocktail toothpicks
- 6 Large eggs
- Water
- Vegetable oil
Directions:
- Bake vanilla cupcakes with Duncan Hines Classic White Cake Mix according to directions on box. DO NOT use cupcake liners, but grease and flour the pan so they easily pop out.
- Bake chocolate cupcakes using Duncan Hines Classic Devil’s Food Cake Mix according to directions on box (either use 2 cupcake trays or thoroughly clean between vanilla & chocolate batches). Again, DO NOT use cupcake liners.
- When vanilla cupcakes are cool, cut them in half horizontal-wise with a serrated knife to create the “bun.”
- When chocolate cupcakes are cool, cut them in half horizontal-wise and save the cupcake top as the “meat.” You can discard the bottoms
- Use ample amounts of food coloring to mix a batch of red icing (“ketchup”) and another batch of yellow icing (“mustard”)
- 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”
- Lightly dampen burger “lids” with water and sprinkle with sesame seeds so they stick a little.
- 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.
- Finish by using a cocktail toothpick to keep it all together!