Cupcake Buns + Brownie Burgers + Cookie Fries = One Happy Meal!
Or many…
I can hardly stand how cute these little guys are. You’ve probably seen them around before. I know I have. Cupcakes Take The Cake has featured cute ones. But, they are even cuter in person as I discovered this weekend. Oh my gawd… they just make me want to smile. I switched mine up a little by doing the burger out of brownies. But, you can just as easily make chocolate cupcakes and cut them in thirds to use instead. And if you want more realistic lettuce, tint some coconut (yuck) green.
I really decided to make these when I thought about making a meal out of them for Father’s Day, complete with sugar cookie french fries. I wasn’t sure if they would turn out, but I am so thrilled with the end result. Actually, I think the fries might be my favorite part.
Before I started baking, I made a template for a miniature paper box tray and french fry holder. You can download the 4-page pdf (636 KB) here if you want it. The pdf contains the tray template, french fry holder template (blank & with Happy Father’s Day). It also includes the design for the Happy Father’s Day tissue paper.
I printed the tray template on card stock
(heavier weight paper), the french fry template on vellum
(semi-transparent paper) and the tissue insert on tracing paper (really thin paper from Canson Art pad).
All three paper weights went through my printer fine – one sheet at a time to be safe. But, if you’re unsure about running the tracing paper through your printer, then just use regular plain white tissue paper.
Cut out the shapes as shown in the picture above with scissors or a sharp blade. Then fold along all the printed lines. Use double-sided tape to secure the flaps. Cut the tissue paper in half and place in the tray print side down.
Now, for the baking. Keeping with the fast food fun theme, I went all mixes on these. That’s right. I said mixes. For the cookies, brownies and the cupcakes. Don’t cringe.
You know I love learning to bake new things from scratch because it’s really empowering and satisfying and it usually tastes better, too. But, before a couple of years ago, I did all my baking from a box and really don’t have a problem using a mix. There, I said it. I feel better now.
So, I picked up several kinds.
The brownies baked first in a 13 X 9 pan. You don’t need any help there.
The cookies came next. I wanted to do rolled sugar cookies and luckily Mrs. Crocker offered some tips on how to convert the mix for better results.
Except I didn’t do the whole floured surface thing. I used parchment paper underneath and on top of the dough. Then I rolled it out with a rolling pin using rubber band spacers
attached to ensure an even thickness. This is a really handy trick and so not messy. I got these tips from the book, Cookie Craft
. If you want to learn more about rolled sugar cookies, it’s great.
See… perfectly even dough and a clean surface.
Here’s where I started experimenting, but it worked out pretty well.
Cut the dough in thin strips with a sharp knife and then a long cut down the center. The varied lengths are fine because you don’t want all your french fries exactly the same size. Remove the alternating strips so it won’t bake into one giant blob. (Reserve dough strips and repeat) Sprinkle sugar on top of the dough. Bake for about 8 minutes at 350 degrees.
These spread more than I had hoped they would for rolled sugar cookies. I know. I know. The mix thing. But, no problem. Just take your knife and cut each “steak fry” down the center for “skinny fries.” Do this right when they come out of the oven. Sprinkle more sugar on top while they are still warm, too. Lightly rub it on to make sure it sticks good.
And voila……
A big pile of fries. Yum! Try not to eat too many before you serve them. You can’t eat just one. Trust me.
Next up… cupcakes. I made these the next morning to spread out the work.
Boxes, brownies, and fries on one day. Cupcakes and decorating the next.
I baked 24 cupcakes using a yellow cake mix. I also exchanged 1 cup of buttermilk instead of the water. It made them nice and yummy. To test, I greased and floured one 12-cup cupcake tray and used Pam on the second. I wanted my buns to have smooth sides, you know. Well, they came out smooth, but also brown.
You can see what’s coming.
Yes. Yes. I made 24 more cupcakes. This time I used milk instead of water. No reason. Just to try it.
They were good, too. And this time I used paper liners to ensure the right color cupcake bun.
Now it’s time to assemble. Cut each cooled cupcake in half or thirds depending on how tall it is. Cut out 24 circles from the completely cooled brownies and place in between the cupcake bun.
I used my ever so handy graduated circle cutters
to do the trick. Size 2″ for uniform burgers.
Then… and this might be the most important thing.
Take a break and dispose of the scraps……
… You’ll figure something out.
Next up. Frostings.
Divide the canned frosting in three bowls. Two can have equal amounts for the mustard and ketchup. The third – a little more for the lettuce. The colors I used to tint were, Wilton Leaf Green
, Wilton Golden Yellow
, and Americolor Super Red
.
Perty!
To make the red a little deeper, use a tiny bit of violet when you mix. Place each color in a ziploc bag and snip a small tip off one corner.
Gently squeeze out the mustard and ketchup first. Then the lettuce in more of a squiggly design. Place the top of the bun on and press gently.
Now for the finishing touch. Brush a very thin layer of water over the top of the bun or either dab a few drops of water on with your finger. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top and they’ll stick.
There you have it.
Brownie Burger Cupcakes
And Sugar Cookie French Fries.
A perfectly sweet meal for Dad’s day or any day.
And, if you use this template, there’s a blank french fry holder in it. Use it and you can serve these for a family cookout or Fourth of July party.
People will go crazy for them, don’t you think.
Man, that’s one good looking burger. So thick … and…
Tasty, too! Hope you like them.
Now, I’m curious. When it comes to mixes, how do you roll?
Use them? Refuse them? Or improve them?
Hi Bakerella! I just made these fabulous cupcakes and they look amazing!! Perfect for memorial day. Thought I would share that instead of using sesame seeds I used white non parel sprinkles and they look great!
I made these for my dad for father’s day and him and his wife both loved them!! I also made some for my little brothers class for his birthday and for my stepmoms working meeting. People keep asking me to make them, because they are DELICIOUS!! Buy some advice from me? J made them the actual size of burgers.. If you email me I’ll let you know. :D
omg that is awsome i am so goin to make that for my dad on fathers day
I am glad that a fellow serious baker sees the merit in mixes. Sigh. I love recipes from scratch, but mixes allow us to spend more time focusing on the fun part! You are my kind of baker!
I bought the cake -pop cookbook recently and wanted to make some cake-pops for our family reunion, in a couple of weeks. I have looked through the book and also on your website to see if my answer could be found there. No luck, unless I’m blind. Anyway, I am not able to make the cakes and balls just before the party. Can I make them ahead and freeze them? (as they would have to be made to far in advance to just keep them in the fridge.) I know that they would have to be thawed to a point. Any suggestions? Thank-you….. My family will love the cake-pops!
I made these for our Women’s Missionary Society meeting this month (I was the hostess). I did a picnic theme menu. Hot dogs, baked beans and potato salad. You know, all the thing you would have on a spring picnic. I served these for dessert and the ladies went wild for them! I had several ladies who thought they weren’t real, that they were party favors. Thanks for the great idea. Now I have people wanting me to make them some for an upcoming party-for money! Yea!
RESERVE the extra strips!? NO WAY! THESE babies are going to Mouthsville!
I made these last year for the fathers in our church for Father’s Day. They were a huge success! I made a few changes of my own, such as coloring coconut flakes green to resemble shredded lettuce and making fondant that I colored yellowish orange and rolled out and cut into squares for cheese for the burgers. I also baked the brownie patties in my muffin tin and that worked out great! No scraps (although I wouldn’t complain about eating the scraps!) and the edges were nice and smooth and the exact size as the cupcakes. One more change I made was I used a crinkle cutter to cut out the sugar cookie fries. This was a very fun project for me. :-)
I am definitely refuse it… just because you can do a zillion times more flavors from scratch.
OMG! This is fabulous!
just made these for my sons birthday….awesome instructions….turned out absolutely adorably perfect…..only thing I did different was used a coarse sugar sprinkle for the tops instead of sesame seeds.
When I made these I didn’t have time to let the brownies cool for a couple of hours. As I was getting them out of the pan they were coming apart. I decided to press them a little flatter and shape them by hand. They were not as fluffy but they looked more like real hamburgers. The kids loved them. My children along with others now request that I bring the burgers everywhere. They love them!
I completely became OBSESSED with these when I found them. However, I didn’t get a chance to make them for like a month (so sad). But when I finally did, I quasi-adjusted the recipe and made them into what I like to call “brownie slider cupcakes”.
Check it out:
http://fitflexitarian.com/recipe-brownie-slider-cupcakes/
And thanks for the inspiration! You’re AMAZING, Bakerella!
I made these today – sooooooo easy….and so adorable. They came out just like the picture…for the french fries however I used a pound cake and a crinkle cut knife and did a small paper cup of red frosting in the tray for “ketchup! …I got RAVE reviews from everyone – they not only look great they taste great too!
I love this. Betty Crocker recently posted about how to do this with cookies. Would you mind if I feature your blog and some of your photos in an upcoming post?
Oh my god! Its the better idea of the year for me !
My mom has a couple of books from the cake mix doctor, I have the cupcake book. We can take a mix and make it taste homemade.
this is really awsome and taste delirious
O my gosh! These are so adorable,I need to make them some day.
On the Tray Templet how are you suppose to print the red and white squares and then have the white like that? Also could you make the french fry templet on anything other than vellum?
these are the cutest/ most appetizing cupcakes I have ever seen! I bet they are a hit at parties!
Whoops these cuties are on cake wrecks
I really love all of the things you make. They are so imaginative and a real inspiration. I am going to have my first go at cake pops hopefully this afternoon. I really like your fast food meal. I know someone who it would be great for.
Too Cute! Ima make these for my boyfriend on Valentines Day cause he always complains that i need to make food and stop baking soo much (:
OMG.
These are sooo amazing! As a matter of fact- I think I have to run to the store…
:D
Oh goodness these are the cutest things I’ve ever seen! Are they sickeningly sweet though?
I love boxed mixes because I don’t have lots of time to bake from scratch, but I always make my own frosting, canned ones are usually too sweet for me.
Thanks for the rolling pin rubber bands link! That will be super helpful for my next batch of cut out sugar cookies!
I made 50 of these for my daughter’s class and they were a huge hit. So creative and fun. Thank you for sharing this amazing treat! I used Melita size 1 coffee filters for the fries and did print and cut out 50 of those baskets….
Definitely improve them!
That is one awsome looking cupcake.
OH GUYS THIS IS SO YUMMY
I’m thinking, how CUTE would it be to include a little dish of “ketchup” frosting to dip the “fries” in? :)
I don’t even know what to say – you are amazing!
Susan www. ugogrrl.com
Hello, I am a Spanish girl and I love to cook, especially desserts. Yesterday I discovered your site and I love it, you’re an artist. Thanks for all these wonderful recipes.
i meant *cut*
how do u cu the cupcake in half withou breaking it?
I made these for a fundraiser and they FLEW off the plate. They were so easy and they’re so yummy!!
At work, I’ve now been dubbed “Bakezilla”. It’s not as nice as Bakerella, but at least it gives you some credit since you’re where I get all my ideas! Thanks!!
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i LOVE fast food so im sure these will taste great. good idea!
These were such a hit at my son’s birthday party. I bought some paper burger clamshell trays from a local burger place because I didn’t want to make the trays. I made the fry packages out of regular paper, which worked fine. Also, my brownie circles didn’t come out so well, so I ended up making brownie patties, just like making a hamburger patty. It actually looked even more realistic! Here’s a not-so-good picture. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/kgsd1/Burgercupcakes002.jpg
I made these burgers for my sons 6th birthday party at Hungry Jacks (Burger King in America). The kids absolutely loved them and gave me a 25 out of 10.. All the staff at the store had to stop by and have a look and wanted the recipe. i told them to check out your website.. Thank you for such a brilliant site and I have all ready been looking for your book in Australia. As for pre-mixes I use them all the time and it doesnt affect the taste (with 4 kids, starting from scratch is tooo time consuming!)
So cute but the calories are killing me!
I use them and improve them :)
I have also done from scratch, and yes it does taste better, but not that much after improving the box mix. I have a 2 year old, he needs my time more than a from scratch mix. So boxes it is until more time presents itself!
wow that is sooooooo cool
I dipped 1/4 of each cookie fry in red royal icing to look like ketchup. Try it, it looks really good.
I made these today. They were fun and easy and they turned out ADORABLE! Thanks for the idea.
currently obsessed. and bravo for using mixes. it’s the details you should spend the time on, which you clearly did :) these are great!
THANK YOU BAKERELLA!!!!
I just made these for my boyfriend and he LOVED them! He’s taking the extras to work to show them off and share!
Thank you so much for the templates!!!!!
I made these for a going away party. They were a HUGE hit. I ended up giving several people the website address and one co-worker is making them for her son’s birthday party. Thank you for the blank template so i was able to add my own saying on them . Thanks Bakerella for your awesome ideas! I included a picture, but it’s not the greatest. People ate them too fast. lol http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/7755/123rqa.jpg
I’ve made these at least 10 times now. I love serving a small (jello-shot) sized cup of red frosting -aka ketchup- in the basket.
I always use coconut for lettuce and real sesame seeds, looks the most realistic. I prefer the look of the cupcake/bun without the liner indents..but its just so much easier to peel off papers than dig out cupcakes that might be burnt.
A tip- freeze the cupcakes and brownies before cutting them. They’re way less crumbly and less sticky during assembly.
Thanks for the tutorial!
I am going to use these as my centerpiece along with a bottle of Coca-cola on a tray for my 50’s themed recognition. Each placesetting is going to have a “soda” made out of crinkled paper with a pink carnation on the top with a red rose bud as the cherry. I think this will look just super.
janet from ohio
love it!
i finally made the cupcakes today. I couldn’t find a 2″ cookie cutter or biscuit cutter for the life of me (hobby lobby, joanns, walmart, and so on) but I had a 2″ tin that held some reallly tiny fondant shape cutters so it ended up working out…didn’t have to use the cup cake pans as planned. once i put the top bun on you could see the “lettuce” or “mustard” as well or at all. guess i should have looped it down further on the brownie.
Wow! I originally saw these at etsy, thanks for showing us. They are adorable!
I made these for Canada Day/4th of July weekend, and they were such a great success…everyone was talking about them! My 2 year old couldnt figure out why they looked like burgers and tasted like cake! Too cute. Here is the fbook pic:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=13382418&l=387f3212bc&id=557160693
I made 2-6″ cakes for a party instead of the cupcakes..still really cute.the fries are addicting
These are the cutest!!! Thank you so much for providing the french fry bag/basket template. I saw this just in time to make some cookies for a 13-year old boy who LOVES junk food!!! Your blog is the greatest!!!
As far as mixes, I use them for cakes and brownies occasionally.
I would like to make the brownie burgers for birthday party how can i change the font happy fathers day to happy birthday please canyou e-mail me back thanks so much, your ideas are gret love them.
Thanks for your great ideas! I would like to make the burgers for my grandson’s birthday party, but I need to change the writing to happy birthday instead of happy father’s day can I do it and can you please tell me how Thanks again you great ideas!
Just made these for my dad and hubby this weekend. Everybody LOVED them! Thanks Bakerella.
Just made them and they turned out adorabe!! Gonna post on my blog in a few, once I get it all cleaned up!! Such a fun idea!
I made these for our school’s end of the year “Summer Jam” bake sale. They were very easy. One hint is to use a cake torter to slice the cupcakes evenly. I didn’t make the fries this time, but I was thinking about what could be used for ketchup. Saw the strawberry jam idea, any others? Tinted vanilla pudding? Thank you, Bakerella!!
This is AMAZING!! Love your ideas
WOWZA! We are so impressed! My hubby and I have dessert bars at our open houses and Realtor tours, this fast food just inspired us for sure! Now dreaming up new ideas for our SWEET homes theme! You are rockin’!
These are adorable! I’m thinking about trying them out for 4th of July. :)
I love making cupcakes from scratch, don’t get me wrong! But I see absolutely nothing wrong with using a mix once in a while. I like to save the time consuming mixing and measuring for more complex flavor combinations.
They usually use pretty high quality ingredients in the boxed stuff and they’re basically fool proof, so they’re great in a pinch especially when you want to spend more time decorating than baking.
Awesome. I just found your site, I love it. I love these!
I’d use strawberry jam as the “ketchup” for the “fries”
How cool. This is a really awsome idea. Thank you so much for sharing.
so cute!! Thanks for the idea
I actually laughed out loud while reading what to do with the brownie leftovers. I think this would be amazing for my husband, if only he’d stay out of the house long enough for me to make them as a surprise!
Awesome!! I know I can always count on your website for cute ideas. Going to try this for my son’s 4th bday. Cant wait for your book!!
These are adorable! LOVE the “fries”!
Anyone looking for an even faster tiny SWEET burger, try this:
Nilla Wafers for the buns
Peppermint Patties for the burger
Frosting for ketchup/mustard
Green (food coloring) coconut for lettuce
And add sesame seed with a little water, as described above.
Just put your bottom “bun” and peppermint patty in the oven for a minute or so to melt the chocolate to the cookie. Then assemble and squish a little to adhere the layers.
Kids can even help!
So very cute! Wish I had that kind of patience for stuff…although I would have trimmed the brown edges off the first cupcakes long before I would have baked 2 doz. more! LOL! Great job!!
I just wanted to thank you for posting this idea! I made them tonight for a BBQ with my parents and they were a hit! So easy to make…and sooo yummy!!! Every cupcake should have a brownie in the middle!! Thanks!
Okay… I think I can do this one. This looks more up my alley as far as what I can afford and already have. I wouldn’t mind making the cupcakes and brownies from scratch though. Mmmm…. NOMS! Now… to try and make sugar free cupcake brownie burgers. Hmmm…
These are always my favorite kinds of ideas. I love the FRIES you came up with! I can imagine doing slices of cheese out of tinted fondant or gum paste.
Regarding mixes, depends on the situation but often I use them AND improve them!
HOnestly, these are super cute, but I think my husband would be SORELY disappointed that the hamburgers were not, in fact, meat.
But he would get over it!
Forget the store bought versus home made cake debate – Bakerella doesn’t like coconut! Bakerella doesn’t like coconut! Bakerella doesn’t like coconut! You are not alone! (It is so amazing that I am not alone! – Sometimes it feels like I am)
I will totally use mixes!!! to cake mixes I’ll add a pkg of pudding mix and 1/2cup sour cream along with the asked for ingredients to make them moist! Yumm! :)
One of our customers made your “hamburgers” for their poolside party ….couldnt be cuter
these are too cute!! My SIL makes ‘hamburgers’ out of nilla wafers and some other ingredients. I love the creativness
These are adorable!! I do occasionally use mixes, but NEVER canned frosting. YUCK!! I always make my own from scratch–it’s really easy and tastes so much better!!
they r amazing
I do use mixes also. Sometimes we get a craving for a good ol “box” cake. I don’t ever think there’s anything wrong with using them no matter what your purpose.
These are so good looking. They seem pretty easy to do for the unaccomplished baker too. I think I’m going to try these.
I use mixes more often than I bake from scratch. I’m a married college student who also works full time, so my love of baking is limited to the amount of time I have outside all that other stuff!
I’m having a cookout Saturday, and although I didn’t need anything else on my list of things to do, I’ve just added one! These are amazing with the cookie fries. Never would have thought of that one.
I love scratch, but have to go the mix route when time is of the essence, or with things like this that I plan to spend so much time on presentation for.
I’ve seen these done with colored coconut as the lettuce. Now, I’m the kinda girl who doesn’t like a whole lot of frosting on my cupcakes. But then again I’ve never been coconut’s biggest fan either. I was trying to think of something to substitute for the “cheese” layer of frosting. Perhaps the yellow colored Fruit Roll-Ups or just a square of fondant. I’d imagine the fondant would taste a bit better though. I’d definitely love to give these a try. But I have SO many recipes in my queue already!
The hamburger cupcakes are adorable and seem a little less time consuming than the cake pops. So cute!!!
I do use mixes, mostly for brownie bites. I have used recipes from the “Cake Doctor” to help a mix taste more homemade in a pinch.
I use them as a starter, with adaptations for a custom flavor.
I hope you still read comments after over 700!
How did you make the tissuepaper design. I’d like to make one for birthdays, anniversary, mother’s day etc. Thanks ever so much.
They are sooooooo adorable!! Thank you for such a great idea – especially for using the mixes. Fantastic blog!
These are SO cute! I have spent the day making these little cuties for our Father’s Day Celebration tomorrow. You actually inspired me to buy some Wilton colors, I’m a cake wreckerator. :) I haven’t iced them yet, but they are looking SO Cute. I made a couple “Double Whoppers” for the big eaters in our family. I’ll post a pic on my blog so you can see!
As for mixes, I LOVE them and use them alot. Brownie mixes are great when used with something else (like ice cream or frosting). Brownies by themselves need to be from scratch though. Frosting, however, must be made from scratch. and cake mixes are my friend. Cake is, after all, only a vehicle for getting the frosting into my mouth. :)
I made the burger cupcakes over the weekend for a BBQ and every one loved them. The kid were calling them Kabby patties from Sponge Bob and couldn’t wait to eat them. Thank you for putting this up.
I love these so cute!!! Can’t wait to make them, you’re such an inspiration…. And I usually do both, sometimes I bake from scratch and sometimes I use box mixes. Just depends on the situation.
You have a great blog & this freebie is great! What a clever & AMAZING idea that is sure to be a hit. Thanks for sharing. I’ve linked to it on my blog: http://www.mydeliciousambiguity.com/2010/05/free-printables-for-fathers-day.html
Hope you’ll stop by sometime!
I adore baking from scratch, but something about quick and easy boxed cakes works too! Except, I definately improve the box mix. I can’t say what my secret weapon is, but its yummy, and they are super moist and delicious! Love this idea, definaltey will try it for the 4th!!! I can hear it now, “oh the fireworks! OH THE CUPCAKE-BROWNIE-COOKIE-BURGERS!!!” :D
Yes, Bakerella?…Are you there? Oh good. I would like to order a couple of brownie burgers please with a side of fries…make that ummmmm….20 orders could you? Is that possible? I think I have a 2 for 1 coupon!
heehee Seriously-if you hear the sound of a distant sonic boom, that is not the shuttle, it’ll be my family and friends reaction when I make these for our next party!
YOU SERIOUSLY ROCK! :)
I am a scratch baker, except for white cake. I haven’t been able to find a recipe yet that matches the moistness and tenderness of boxed white cake.
Love these!! Can’t wait to make them and use them for my fiance’s grooms cake!!
Found these just in time for Father’s Day this year! Thanks for an awesome cupcake project idea.
LOVE THIS IDEA!!! (also could dye coconut green for shredded lettuce or have orange frosting as cheese)
I bake brownies from scratch and cakes from mix (they are not good when i bake from scratch).
Thanks for posting this! They are super, uber cute and oh-so easy! I made them for my nephew’s bday. LOVE them. Thanks again!
Ordinarily I’m a stickler for things being what they look like they ought to be. Like cupcakes looking like cupcakes and burgers looking like burgers. But these are simply just too adorable. And the wrappings you’ve made just make it irresistible. What can I say? These are wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing!
OMG!!!!! Now I know what we are doing for Father’s Day!!!!!!! AND, with the blank fry template I can let my kids write Dad a special message. Maybe someone already suggested that….but there are 100 notes before mine and I couldn’t read them ALL!!
WAY TO GO!!!!!
Yes, I ‘ll use a mix if I don’t have time to do it the “real” way. Most people don’t even notice. (we don’t hang out with a lot of baking saavy friend!)
I LOVE this they are so CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m going to make them again and again and again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My mom used to make candy “sliders”, but with zero baking:
Used
2 ‘Nilla wafers as buns,
1 bite-sized peppermint pattie for the burger,
green-food-coloring-colored shredded coconut for the lettuce,
Same trick with the sesame seeds used here.
They were delicious, and exceptionally easy to make, say, 100 of them for party.
We never thought to use cheese/ketchup icing for ours, though! Or make fries! I think the icing would make the coconut lettuce stick nicely to the bun and pattie, so that is indeed a great tip.
I definitely think the green-colored shredded coconut would add an extra dimension of cuteness in this original recipe!
Thanks for sharing =)
OMG I’m totally gonna make these!!!!
okay. i made these and they came out amazing!! now i didnt try them becuase i didnt want to add to my waste line lol but everyone ate them up! and did i mention how cute they were!! GREAT idea.
I tried this recipe the day (night!) before a school party. The hamburgers turned out amazing! But by the end of the decoration, it was past 10 or 11 and I saved the sugar cookies for another time. Everyone at the party commented on how cute (and delicious!) they were. Thanks Bakerella! I plan on making your cake pops for another get-together.
PS! The sugar cookies made AWESOME Easter egg and chicks… so cute!
My husband thinks there needs to be a strawberry dipping sauce for ketchup to dip the “fries” in. I think I will be making these for him for Father’s Day this year!
What I do is I make a homemade mix! About every 3 months, I mix together all of the dry ingredients in a large airtight jar. Then, I have a large label stuck on the outside of the jar that I refer to for wet ingredients. I only add about 3 cups of the “mix to the wet ingredients and Voila!!! You have homemade cake in the time it took you to open up a box of cake mix!
Love it! I’ve seen something similar but made w/ toasted coconut dyed green…(for a smaller version…Nilla waffers & choc. frosting were the rest)
I’m down with using mixes, improving them, and making my own!
I loved this when I saw it. So I made them for both my husband and my work today for April Fools. here http://itsawingthing.blogspot.com/2010/04/happy-april-fools-day.html. They loved it. AND two of my bosses were actually fooled and thought they were sliders! :)
I also found them here:
http://cheeseburgercupcake.wordpress.com/how-to-make-cheeseburger-cupcakes/
I think that’s the website where they look the most realistic but your friens were UHHHdorable!
just had to share with you my version for my son’s birthday party today
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3669998&l=e2fbaa9b70&id=550062809
your creativity surprises and amazes me time and time again… you rock bakerella! i hope i’ll be able to make as pretty pastries as you soon when i start my pastry chef training! i’d love to be your friend and food tester, hehe! love all your stuff! ;)
No way…yesterday i discovered this site, and i can’t stop looking at it ..BAKERELLA u’re the best of the best of the best, really mean it, this site it’s better than any class that i could ever have been, simply amazing,… it’s a golden book … it’s a party for my eyes…
lob it!!!
Thank you for the idea here. I made these for the Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet and we won a prize!
SOOOO cute!! I love these! Once I did a similar thing to top cupcakes — used 2 vanilla wafers as buns with a Girl Scout “thin mint” for the patty; red & yellow food coloring and then coconut tinted green for the lettuce. Topped a standard frosted cupcake with this. very easy. I love your website!
I just found your website today and I am so impressed with your talent and your creativity! These burgers are adorable; is there a reason you went with brownies rather than a chocolate cupcake or perhaps a cookie? Also, if you baked the brownies in a muffin pan you wouldn’t have to cut them and it may make it easier. Not sure, but the idea came to me when I was reading your directions.
Thanks so much for posting all the instructions for your work! It’s so great that you share. I’m sure my daughter and I will have a lot of fun using your ideas. Oh, and thanks for the templates, too. That’s a great help!
I tried these and it went absolutely perfect. I made 16 hambers for my sons schoolmates who are 7 years old. they loved it. thanks for the idea.
I think these are awesome! Want to try and make them for my two sons birthdays. Since I am from Holland (where we use a scale) I have trouble finding out the exact amounts. Now you also use a scale, can you help me out here?
Thanks!!
So cute! I totally thought these were sliders at first glance. Yum!
Mmm, this looks absolutely delicious! As LauraBento said, it would look super cute with some ‘ketchup, mustard, or mayo’ on the side, just clean out your old jars (keep the labels!) and refill with icing! If they like coconut, you could put some coconut flakes instead of icing for the sesame seeds. Cookie chicken nuggets with icing and smashed cookies as breading also sounds fun!
YOU ARE SO RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED :) EVERYTHING YOU DO IS SIMPLY AMAZING!! I LOVE IT!!!
I HAVE to make these with my daughter – how adorable!!
I think I’m going to use green coconut for lettuce :)
As far as cake mixes – they are great! For one thing, trying a new recipe is sort of “iffy” sometimes. You’re pretty much guaranteed an edible product using a mix – and the time is saves too! I will alter them a bit, or fix them up, depending. One of my favorites is a white cake mixed, cooked – poke holes… pour on a can of Cream of Coconut (the sweet stuff!) and top with Cool Whip. Sprinkle with more coconut. It’s KILLER – and people beg for the recipe :)
i want to be a pastry chef when i grow up
wow! i have never seen anything like this
ive just seen regular frosted cupcakes that my
mom would make but…..nothing like this!
this is sooo cool!!!! and cute!!!
They are so cute. I tried them.. the burgers were easy to make a bit tricky but the most difficult were the fries!! I ended up just doing burgers I didnt have the patience for the fries..Bless you for having that! I dont! haha
I’m going to try this for fathers day this year! Its going to be a great hit!!! They look Fantastic!
From scratch, every time! It satisfies me a whole lot more to do it that way, plus I love to bake just as much as I like to decorate. These are adorable!!
My hubs, 2 nephews and I made these for our Christmas desert. We surprised everyone else as they had no idea what we were going to make for desert. I had my 13 year old nephew go up to everyone and say, I hope you’re still hungry cuz we’ve got burgers and fries for desert! Everyone LOVE LOVE LOVED them! We changed it up a little and made “cheese” out of fondant and we rolled out the sugar cookie dough and baked it as one large cookie then sugared and sliced as soon as they came out of the oven. Thanks again!
I took these to school when my twins turned 10. I used potato sticks as the fries. Oh my, it was a HUGE hit. Other teachers and the principal stopped by in awe of the birthday treat. Even months later the kids still ask when I’m going to bring in another cool treat. Not to disappoint I’m taking in the snowman cupcake this week. Thank you for making me look like a genius. ;)
LOVE LOVE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEE WILL TRY THEM OUT ESPECIALLY ON MY LIL BRO AND SIS BIRTHDAY. MY FRIENDS B-DAY OR JUST FOR FUN THANK U AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. ILL BE WATCHING. LOVE IT!!!!
just made these for a birthday party and it was a big hit! i used shredded coconut that i tinted green for “big mac style lettuce” by shaking it up in a ziploc bag with some green coloring. thanks for the great idea!
we (my husband + 2 older girls) just made these for our girls’ (6, 4, and 1) “petting zoo picnic” birthday party. of course, they fit the bill for the edible cuteness factor. and they tasted really, really good, too! thank you for always inspiring me!!!
xxx
pssst…i took the easy way out and used prebaked brownies from sam’s. i scooped a bit out, rolled it into a ball in my palm and then squished it…perfect patties every single time, and sooo quick! ;)
Oh my goodness, this is quite possibly THE cutest cupcake idea I’ve ever seen!! WOW!
Wow, that is so cute! What a great idea, thanks for posting this.
omg i want to eat them.
i love these.
unfortunetly i live in australia and hardly ever use cake mixers, and my local supermarkets do not stock ready made icing.
but these are so flippin cute.
im like obsessed with bakerella!! she’s incredible.
i made her little pumpkin pies, but with apple and they were sooo good :)
suggestion: use coconut colored with green food color for the lettuce. It really looks like the real thing. The coconut comes out different shades of green like the real deal!
I always like to see your jobs, you are an awesome cook and I wish you a lot of success! regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Andrea
Hello,
So as you see at my name i’m from The Netherlands..
And i love your site, But… I have every time i wanne cook something Do I need to translate it all, that is not convenient so I can ask here maybe a Dutch version of it?
Lots of Love The Netherlands people And
Greetings from the Dutch Royal House
What you make is AMAZING!
~~cute >W<
I roll box-style. To be honest, they’ve spent decades perfecting their recipes, and I think they’ve got it down pretty well. If I even attempt a scratch recipe, the chances of it tasting phenomenal are slim, but the chances of me having time/energy/money to decorate or do fun things with the cake/cookies/etc are virtually none. lol. Say yes to boxes. :]
ps. as an amateur photographer, i have to say your stills are pretty impressive. ;]
pss. i’m making these to take to work on sat. i work at ups overnight with a bunch of big, sweaty men. they go head over heels for my sweets and call me suzee homemaker. lol.
My sister made these on Fathers Day this year and they were adorable! Great idea!
i have no words for thissssss,,,,i so love those mini hamburguers and friess!!!!!, its so cool and original…lol!!!…i lo ve itt!!!
Our last name is Hamburger so I made these for my son’s baptism, they were a huge hit.
I always bake my cakefrom mixes a night ahead, slather them in home made frosting and let them sit overnight – I get raving comments on how delicious and moist they are – I have baked a zillion amazing big cakes and no -one knows the difference!
– some of you are saying “I would!” – dare you to try mine and know the difference!!!
I am making these burgers and fires for my husband’s BD – he and the kids are going to LOVE them as much as I do
THANKS BAKERELLA for all The wonderful ideas!!!!
I made these for my son’s second grade class to celebrate his birthday and they went wild for them. I only wish that I
had a camera to take pictures of the treat, and the children’s reactions.
One little girl said, “I’m vegetarian. I can’t eat it.” She was thrilled to discover that the “hamburger” treat was something that she could eat.
and my older son has already commissioned me to make them for his class when his birthday comes around.
I made this “burger & Fries” for a family combined birthday party. It was a pool and burger party and I thought the burgers & fries for desert was a nice change from the basic BD cake.
It was a BIG HIT!
really very cool idea to have a happy meal. My children LOVED the Beanie Babies in this recent round of McDonalds Happy Meals.
I LOVE these!!!!! I'm a brownie mix kinda girl, but I'm a bit of a browny mix snob, I only use them if they have triple chocolate. But in my early days of brownie boxing it, I found even the cheapest brownie mix is 100 times better with 4 to 8oz of cream cheese added. I guess more calories = more yum where brownies are concerned: )
I have no words! Ultimate cuteness!
I just wanted to leave you a comment… I tried these, and here are the results: http://ashleysassypie.blogspot.com/2009/08/plagiarism-in-kitchen.html I also found that the sides were too dark when baked right in the pan, if I make them again I'll make them in paper cups so they're a bit more uniform. ;) I also made my white cake mix from scratch. I was going to make fondant 'lettuce', but I ran out of time, but the effect was cute anyhow. :) Thanks for the excellent idea, I love the cute things you make!
I LOVE mixes! They are just so much quicker and less expensive ;)
I love the burgers with fries so much, that I made my own. You can see them on my blog!
Now I'm hungry!!!!! Great (scrumptious looking) recipes – and I'm a 'sweet tooth' too!
You can make your own by copying the phrase you want and pasting it over and over in a document. Then just print it out on tissue paper.
Oh wow. They LOOK AMAZING!!!
If you want to do this for a birthday party, where I can find the paper templete to show happy birthday instead of happy fathers day. Thanks
I thought these were adorable and I tried making the hamburgers for a lunch at our church. They really weren't that difficult and they turned about pretty cute. I may make them again for my daughter's birthday next month and do the "fries" too. Thanks for the fun idea.
You are a genius! I would love link to this on my blog but father's day has passed. I think I'll make some tweaks and incorporate it in an outdoor movie night post and update the graphics to retro smiling hamburger and french fry people :)
I love your blog especially all of the helpful pictures.
Adorable!! The creativity and templates are inspiring – thanks for sharing!
Ummmm, brownie scraps? What brownie scraps? *licking fingers with back turned*
These are soo cute. I love it!
I do both. It seems to me the Pillsbury Moist Deluxe turns out moister than any other cake, scratch or not, that I've used.
Cookies-I usually make from scratch, but I totally cheat with sugar cookies and often buy premade, then roll, cut & decorate myself. shhh….
I just made 80 "mini" burgers using my mini muffin pan. They were adorable! I made them for my company picnic and they were a huge hit. I used chocolate cake instead of brownies and buttercream instead of canned. Thanks for the great idea!! I can't way to try the "fries".
This is AMAZING =)
I missed the Father's Day boat but plan to try it out on his Birthday!!!
THANKS for posting/sharing the recipe, dear.
xo!!
This is AMAZING =)
I missed the Father's Day boat but plan to try it out on his Birthday!!!
THANKS for posting/sharing the recipe, dear.
xo!!
This is AMAZING =)
I missed the Father's Day boat but plan to try it out on his Birthday!!!
THANKS for posting/sharing the recipe, dear.
xo!!
This is AMAZING =)
I missed the Father's Day boat but plan to try it out on his Birthday!!!
THANKS for posting/sharing the recipe, dear.
xo!!
thanks so much for this super cute idea! i had to try it out and it was so much fun that i ended up making 95 mini meals for my sisters graduation party. what a success!
I reali8ze I'm late to the party here, but PLEASE try Trader Joe's Vanilla baking mix. It's really the most delicious yellow cake I've ever tried!
I've gotten to where I am refusing mixes. My scratch brownies, cookies and cake are just too good, too easy & non chemically to go back to using a mix.
Super cute idea with your happy meal. May use this for April fools next year.
OH.MY.FREAKING.GOSH
what a stinkin cute idea!!!!
i tried them out as well, and although mine dont look AS professional as yours, they turned out so darn cute! thanks for the idea!
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Amazing!
I made them for 4th of July and they were a HUGE HIT!
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Thanks so much!
Made the burgers and they vanished! Everyone loved them! Thanks so much for such a neat idea.
I'm just now getting to this post (I'm way late on checking blogs), but I wanted to comment on this post! I make these hamburger cupcakes as well, but I like to mix it up and roll out yellow fondant, take a square cookie cutter, and make slices of cheese. At some point I think I'll try adding some pickles too :)
Yay!!! I made them and they turned out great!! We are hosting 4th of July today!!! Thanks for the great idea…I know everyone, especially the 3 & 4 year old will LOVE them! Lisa
I LOVE these! I am certain I will make these one day for a special family gathering. It looks so fun, creative, and scrumptious!
This is THE cutest thing I've ever seen (besides my son!). I don't have the patience to make them myself, but just looking at them puts a smile on my face! You are truly talented. Thanks for sharing!
Use them, and improve them! And the brownie mix you bought is my favorite kind… it never disappoints!
I tried these and they turned out GREAT! I have also passed the idea to several friends. http://joeyandella.blogspot.com
I made these today (all in one day, aiy-yai-yai!) and they were a HIT! My hubby and FIL are both "meat-a-tarians" (no veggies) and thought this was about the funniest birthday cake(s) they could've received.
I couldn't find cookie mix and made it from scratch – took way longer @_@ that's for sure. My fries were rushed and were the weak spot but overall they were a hit. Thanks for sharing the link and for your inspiring photos and printables. AWESOME!
YUM! I am drooling!
YUM! I am drooling!
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All your hamburgers look so great.
I'm happy so many of you used the pdf and also changed it up to suit your needs.
And Jessica – the rolling pin. I bought it at Williams-Sonoma.
This is really great. I couldn't think about it my self. I'm going to trie these.
Thank you sooooo much for this! I made them and they were an absolute hit! My only setback besides being a tad lazy with the icing (is being lazy technically a 'setback'? Doubtful) was the following:
1. brownie mixes in Canada are not built for 9x13pans. They are built for 9×9 pans. Needless to say, cooking said mix in a larger pan for the recommended time will result in a crusted-on pan to promptly be thrown out do to said laziness, as mentioned above. No amount of Pamolive could have conquered that mess.
2. upon not using said brownie mix and resorting to homemade (aka first found recipie on internet) just because a 9×13 pan could, in theory, be divided by 2" circles in a 4 by 6 grid does not, in reality, guaruntee 24 'patties'
3. Third round of brownie baking was triumphant, in a 'I can't believe I'm doing this AGAIN' way.
4. No matter how narrow I made the 'fries' they always came out wedge-like. The world can be so cruel. Thank goodness for knives! (Take that, world)
All in all, everyone loved them and I gave credit where credit was due. Couldn't have done it without ya!
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wow..this is so fabulous creative and amazing.
I just love this hamburger and fries idea! Would you be willing to post a .pdf template that said "Happy 4th of July" for the fry holder and paper insert? I would love to do this for our 4th of July cookout! You continue to amaze with your fantastic ideas!
SO CUTE! I couldn't help but link to this on my blog (post is here). Thanks!
Those were the best, I have been reading your blog for months and this is the first thing that I have eve attempted. They were easy, delicious and very impresive
Years ago, there was a cookbook that had mini-"hamburgers" you'd make with vanilla wafer "buns" and a peppermint patty "meat" with green-tinted coconut. I LOVED making those as a little kid. I can not tell you how MUCH I love not only your blog (cake balls are a standard snack I bring to my son's preschool), but this is one of my favorite ideas of yours, EVER.
I'm holding a 4th of July party just so I can make these. I LOVE your blog, your posts, just everything. Thanks for keeping the inspiration going.
(Oh, and I rarely use mixes b/c we stick to mostly local and organic ingredients in our house – although I do like the new Arrowhead Mills Organic brownie and cookie mixes for kids – those are super cute and I like that they're organic).
Ok, you have totally outdone yourself!!! I'm totally gonna have to make these at some point this summer! How fun!
The french fries would also be super cute if they were cut with my Pampered Chef Crinkle Cutter.
These are beyond cute and I wish I would have discovered them last week :-)
Could be a great kids party treat or for a fifties themed party.
You're awesome.