original hamburger cupcake photo from 2012
Here’s How the Original Story Went:
It doesn’t get much easier than this?
What do I need to make these Hamburger Cupcakes?
- box of yellow cake mix
- water, oil, egg
- chocolate fudge frosting
- red, yellow and green frosting
- white jimmies (sprinkles)
You don’t want to fill the cupcake tin up too full. I made that mistake on a few of them and they had more of that “cap” on top.
Slice the top off of the cupcake. Frost the bottom with chocolate fudge frosting to form the “burger.” Add green frosting to make the “lettuce.” Next up, yellow and red frosting for the “mustard and ketchup.”
Top with the top of the cupcake.
Top with the white jimmies for the “sesame seed bun effect.”
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Other Clever Cupcakes:
- Piña Colada Cupcakes
- Neapolitan Cupcakes
- Bubblegum Cupcakes
- S’Mores Cupcakes with Graham Cracker Frosting
- Mini Mouse Cupcakes
Hamburger Cupcakes
Using a yellow cake mix, and store purchased frosting and sprinkles, you can transform a cupcake into a super cute "hamburger!" Perfect for desserts at cookouts!
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- water, oil and eggs to prepare mix
- Chocolate Fudge Frosting
- Red, Yellow and Green Frosting
- White Jimmies (sprinkles)
Instructions
Prepare cake mix according to box instructions. Spray cupcake pans with liners. Fill the cupcake liners 1/3 of the way full. You want them to bake just to the edge of the liner, not "muffin top" over.
Bake according to package instructions. Remove the cakes from the pan and cut the tops off.
Pipe or gently spread chocolate frosting on the bottom layer of the cupcake to make the burger. Drizzle the red, yellow and green frosting towards the edges to resemble the condiments.
Put the tops on and then add the sprinkles.
Notes
Tip - Add the sprinkles to the cupcakes a couple of minutes before they are done baking and they will stick a little better.
You can use your own yellow cake recipe, and frosting recipes if desired.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
17Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 221 Total Fat: 7g Saturated Fat: 4g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 18mg Sodium: 256mg Carbohydrates: 37g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 23g Protein: 3g
If you make this recipe, I’d love to know! Snap a picture, share the photo on social media with the hashtag #AnAffairFromTheHeart – I’d love to see what you made! – Michaela
What a great treat for summer! This would be great for a summer BBQ themed party!
These are so dang adorable! What a fun summer treat!
Oh my goodness, those cupcakes are AMAZING! Great job and so fun – love them and great story too – front seat row at Def Leppard? Awesome!
I just saw a friend make these for her son’s boy scout troupe and thought, “how cute!” What a fun recipe!
I love how cute and playful these are! Sure to trick some people I’m sure! 😀
What a fun story. I use to make hamburger cakes for my girls, this brings back so good memories.
These are the darn cutest things, I’ve ever seen! Perfect for a memorial day BBQ! I’ll have to find some GF cake mix but otherwise I’m so excited to make these! 🙂
These are the cutest cupcakes ever!! I’m so glad you posted these, just in time for this holiday weekend!
Love this! Definitely making these for our Memorial day BBQ.
This is how I prefer to eat cupcakes-with the frosting in the middle! Plus these are adorable!
These are too cute!
This is SO cute! And so easy! I can’t believe how difficult I always thought something like this would be.
These cupcakes are adorable! Perfect for kids’ birthday parties!
These cupcakes are so great! I wish I had young kids to make them for!! But my four (yes I have 4 kids too!) have flown the nest! Hopefully they’ll give me some grandkids soon!
Oh, my word! These are just the cutest cupcakes! They’d be great for a birthday party too, will have to try and make them, my daughter’s birthday is coming up soon and she would love these!