How to Make a Hamburger Cupcake

Decorate cupcakes to look like miniature hamburgers for a twist to traditional toppings.

Now you can serve hamburgers for dessert. These cupcakes create a faux version of a miniature hamburger using baked desserts. With a little creativity and some frosting, you can transform plain cupcakes into a treat to fool your family. Try them for dinner on April Fools' Day or as a dessert for a hamburger-lover's birthday party. Does this Spark an idea?

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Baked yellow cupcake
2-inch round cookie cutter
Baked brownie
Vanilla icing
Food coloring
Spatula
Yellow fruit leather (optional)
Pastry brush (optional)
Sesame seeds (optional)

Instructions

- 1
  
  Split the yellow cupcake in half, width-wise to make the hamburger bun.
- 2
  
  Cut the brownie into a 2 inch round using the cookie cutter.
- 3
  
  Divide the vanilla icing into three bowls.
- 4
  
  Mix yellow food coloring into one container to make mustard, add red to another container for the ketchup and green to the last to make the lettuce.
- 5
  
  Use a spatula to spread a layer of yellow icing on the cut portion of the bottom of the cupcake. Apply red icing on the cut side of the top of the cupcake.
- 6
  
  Place the brownie on top of the bottom half of the cupcake, over the yellow icing.
- 7
  
  Spread a layer of green icing on top of the brownie with a spatula for the lettuce.
- 8
  
  Optionally cut the fruit leather into a 2-1/4-inch square and lay it on top of the brownie to make a cheeseburger.
- 9
  
  Stack the top half of the cupcake with the red icing on the bottom on top of the iced brownie or fruit leather.
- 10
  
  Optionally, brush the top of the yellow cupcake with a pastry brush dipped in water to hold the sesame seeds on top. Sprinkle the sesame seeds on the damp top of the cupcake.