We've made the Hamburger Cake twice for fundraising auctions. Big hit. The following execution is based on Coolest Hamburger Cake 52, which cake looks [okay, fine, yeah, a little] better than ours.
Approaching the Hamburger Cake
Buns: Two 8" "improved" yellow pound cakes (boxed yellow cake mix plus a box of vanilla pudding and an extra egg).Burger: One thick 8" brownie with edges trimmed off and rounded into a patty-like shape.
Lettuce, Tomato, and Cheese: Colored fondant (I halved this recipe, substituting corn syrup with high-fructose-corn-syrup-based Safeway maple syrup. I figured they were basically the same thing and it worked just fine. Excellent!
Buttercream Frosting: Food Network's recipe is very tasty. Mix butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and whipping cream.
Sesame Seeds: Pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds.
Assembly: Pick a decent base to start with because moving this thing around is not easy. Spread some frosting between the layers to stick everything together, including on the vegetable-shaped fondant pieces (which don't go all the way through the middle of the burger; the lettuce, tomato, and cheese are just tucked in around the edges).
Oh so domestic, Duncan Hines and all!
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