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Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Cheeseburger Cupcake2

Cheeseburger Cupcake

You can buy pre-made cupcakes or cupcakes made from scratch. I used boxed cake mix. I made 12 chocolate and 12 yellow cupcakes.
Sarah Lee Pound Cake would be a really good choice for the “french fries” on the side.
Instead of a cream cheese frosting, you can also use butter cream or regular icing.
Approximate cost (CAD) $14
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 581 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz Cream cheese
  • 1 c Butter
  • 8 c Confectioners’ sugar
  • 4 tsp Vanilla extract
  • Green food colouring
  • Yellow food colouring
  • Orange food colouring
  • 1 Cake decorating gel tube in red
  • 1 box Cake mix, chocolate
  • 1 box Cake mix, yellow
  • 1 tbsp White sesame seeds
  • 12 Burger picks to secure the cupcakes

Instructions
 

  • I find it easier to make the cream cheese frosting the day before so that it has more time to stiffen in the fridge overnight.
  • Combine 1 c softened butter with 16 oz of cream cheese. Beat with mixer until well-blended
  • Add 8 c Confectioners’ sugar and 4 tsp vanilla extract. Beat until smooth
  • Put half of the cream cheese frosting into a separate mixing bowl. Add orange and yellow food coloring and mix well. Colours will vary with different food colouring products. Mix the colours to get a cheddar cheese-like colour.
  • Add green food colouring to the other half of the cream cheese frosting to get a lettuce-like colour and mix well
  • Spoon the cream cheese frostings into separate piping bags and place in the fridge for at least 6 hours to stiffen. Overnight would be optimal I used a straight piping nozzle for the yellow and a star piping nozzle for the green
  • Make cupcakes as per cake mix box
  • After the cupcakes have cooled, cover the yellow cupcakes with a cover for an hour to create some moisture on the tops so that sesame seeds can stick-on. If you aren't able to cover the cupcakes, follow the additional instructions in step 10
  • Slice the cupcakes into halves. For the yellow cake, the top is the top bun and the bottom is the bottom bun. For the chocolate cake, you only use the tops as the burger patty
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Cheeseburger Cupcake-Step 9
  • Sprinkle white sesame seeds to the tops of the yellow cupcakes. If you weren't able to cover the cupcakes to create moisture: brush some warm water on the tops and sprinkle with sesame seeds
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Cheeseburger Cupcake-Step 10
  • To assemble, place the bottom of the yellow cupcake down first
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Cheeseburger Cupcake-Step 11
  • Pipe the green cream cheese to resemble the lettuce
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Cheeseburger Cupcake-Step 12
  • Add the chocolate cupcake top
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Cheeseburger Cupcake-Step 13
  • Pipe the yellow cream cheese to resemble the cheese
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Cheeseburger Cupcake-Step 14
  • Use a knife to spread and close gaps
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Cheeseburger Cupcake-Step 15
  • Use the red cake decorating gel to make lines of “ketchup”
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Cheeseburger Cupcake-Step 16
  • Add the yellow cupcake top
  • Insert burger pick to prevent the layers from falling over
  • Serve (with pound cake “fries” optional)
    Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Cheeseburger Cupcake-Step 19

Nutrition

Calories: 581kcalCarbohydrates: 138gProtein: 7gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 851mgPotassium: 299mgFiber: 2gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 983IUCalcium: 156mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Burger, Cream Cheese, Cupcake, Dessert, Fries, Frosting, Hamburger
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