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?
I love the things you come up with. The whole making food fun and making the food cute to make for people. I’m going to baking this happy meal for my father for father’s day! I think he will love it. Thank you for the great idea.
I made these for a Labor Day BBQ this weekend and they were a huge hit. The brownies were a little hard to work with (next time I’d make thinner brownies), but it worked out anyway. I tagged you on Instagram with with a picture. Thanks for the idea!
I made the burger cake (not the fries) for my husband’s 40th birthday last year — I used the mini burgers to make the shape of the “4” and then made a LARGE burger using 9 inch cake pans for the “0”. It was a hit!! This year, my soon to be 6-year-old requested the burger cake for his special day!! So I made a large burger again and put a basket of SHORTBREAD COOKIE FRIES in a basket beside it on the serving tray! The shortbread cookies do not spread while cooking, so no need to add an extra step of cutting them all in half when they come out of the oven!! I also have mini burgers and fries in the holder template above (thank you!). I used scratch recipes for the cake/cupcakes and fries, used a box mix for the brownies and bought the red & yellow frosting. I also put an extra layer of chocolate frosting on top of the brownie patty.
BAKERELLA, AN FYI: I stumbled on another website that seems to have copied your entire post and a few of your pictures too….I’m not a blogger but I assume this breaks some kind of web copyright law?? The post is dated in March 2015. Here’s the link – http://deliciousfinerecipes.blogspot.ca/2015/03/burger-cupcakes.html?m=1
This turned out so good! So good information for making a cake. I’ll need to use your tips ;) this one looks amazing…
Adorable idea! I use mixes, for cakes, I double the eggs, switch melted butter for oil and milk instead of water and mix longer.
Wow this looks great. Nice Job
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http://goo.gl/Fl4JbrThis is super cute. I made these for a 4th of July party 2015. They were a hit. I made a couple dozen but didn’t make enough. I needed to make more. I heard others talking and saying “you have to try the burger cupcakes and fries”. They went fast.
I also used a mini cupcake pan for the brownies and cut them in half for the “meat”.
I changed the french fry template to say Happy 4th of July. I think I’ll make them again for this years 4th of July party.
Thank you for this! Genius!
happy father day and birthday
i really love the burger and the frys they were soops cute
awesome.. as always
very nice I tried them too
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i really don’t want to have to run to the store if I don’t have to, my 12 year old grand daughter ( soon to be 13) has asked me to make these for her birthday, can white cake mix be used? Or does it have to be yellow.
My word aren’t these just he cutest thing ever!!!! I love it…we’ll done
This is such a great idea! We’re planning an ‘I DO’ BBQ for my daughter’s engagement barbeque/party, and I’m thinking of making these and some ‘hot dog’ cakes with a Wilton twinkie baking pan….my question is this, without frosting on top, or the protection of the cupcake liner, will the cakes dry out and harden somewhat when exposed to air? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
I made these for my kids bday and they were amazing! everyone loved them – totally blew the kids away. The whole presentation with the paper tray and holder for the Fries was so great. Thanks for the PDF! So helpful and I saved money by being able to make the holders on my own!
About to try these. I’m so excited! I’ll post pics later.
So cute I will try it
soo cute it is like a real burger ????????????
Oh!! It’s great!!! It’s fantastic for father’s day
Just made the burgers. They are adorable! My kids said they look like “crabby patties”. I don’t have sesame seeds on them and the red is really a pink. I’m borrowing dark red and violet tomorrow to see which is better. I peeled the paper off the cupcakes while they were still warm (cup cake came off on paper), but I should’ve waited. When I peeled the paper off when they were cooled, they were great! Of course, I just started a 30 day ab and clean eating program 3 days a go. This is for a bake sale. So, if I just licked the bowl, is that still cheating??? :0) Tomorrow I make the fries!!
me and my mom did these a couple of years ago for fathers day and we had to make 6 of them and it only took us about and hour or two to make them but that is only because we did everything at the same time and we didn’t cook any thing before hand so we always had to wait in till it was done being cooked, then it had to cool but over all i am thinking of asking my mom if we can do these again but me doing most of the work.
That is just… awesome!!!
Your instructions are great! I made these and they turned out perfect. My guests were so impressed. Thanks for creating these useful instructions.
I found your cakes pinned on Pintetest, and SAVED the pin! My boys have great imagination and great believe in their mom. I try to avoid ‘Bat-cave-cakes-complete-with-batmobile-Robin-Batman-and-the-works’ and guide them towards sonething doable. These are amazing, even for Denmark where mixes are not really abundant. But I Can wing theas from scratch as well without burning a fuse. Thanks for the inspiration.
I’m a person who tries most of the time to bake from scratch but I also agree box cake mixes DEFINITELY have a place in ANY bakers/cook’s kitchen. A very DEAR woman I adored who has now passed away received her Home Economic Bachelor’s Degree from the same private woman’s college where I attended. Her younger son was also in my class at school for all 12 years so we knew her very well as I come from a small town. This woman made all of the special event cakes in our family from my parent’s wedding cake all the way through one of her very last, my graduation for my Master’s Degree. She ran all sorts of projects for the public schools, area migrant workers in our area back in the 60s and 70s and many other things. She is one of the very first women who told me that today’s boxed cake mixes are absolutely wonderful (I think to what they may have been like early on) and she had NO problem in using them for many purposes. I have always followed her lead. When I do a special event cake, wedding, shower, special birthday, etc., I always try to bake from scratch. I also love to try new recipes, especially those from other countries and cultures. HOWEVER, there are times, for example…..when I have to arrive at church at 9:45 am on a Sunday morning with at least 3 to 4 baked items for the coffee social time that I LOVE grabbing a box mix and adding to it. I have several cookbooks that are just for this purpose. They start with a box cake mix and add different ingredients and turn it into something wonderful. I especially like to do coffee cakes to take and the folks just LOVE IT that they’re still warm. In today’s fast paced, hectic world these box cake mixes DEFINITELY hold a place in anyone’s kitchen. Hey…..I’ve even seen professional chefs on television use them at times. No one is too good for them.
I loved this idea sooo much that I made them and posted a DIY and link up to you on my page! A HUGE thanks! So cute and fun!
Liz
http://www.mishapsandmesses.com/2014/06/diy-hamburger-cupcakes-and-sugar-cookie.html
Cooking from scratch is great when you want the item to be the main focus. Whenever I am going to be decorating though I like to use a boxed mix because its already so time consuming.
One trick I have found is to sift the dry mix through my flour sifter before adding it to the batter. It adds a few minutes to the process but I have gotten the most compliments on the boxed cupcakes I have sifted.
Was gonna ask a question, but had to laugh at Zoie, drink much????
Hi, can you tell me what you used for the seeds on the bread?
Thanx, Anita
that is a C-U-T-E idea! how do you think of these?
Hi, I was just wondering if the temperatures are in Celcius or Fahrenheit.
Thanks
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I want one of those things.
As a busy mom I use cake mixes and tweak them to my liking. My husband has a GL. EN sensitivity so I’ve found Betty Crocker’s GLUTEN FREE CAKE MIXES AND BROWNIES to be delicious! (Note: must mix cake mixes for several minutes in order for them to turn out light and fluffy.)
ONE THING I NEVER DO: store bought premade frosting. I think it tastes horrible. I’m not a fan of buttercream or anything that tastes fake or processed so I either do Pamela’s (gluten free) vanilla or dark chocolate frosting mix(in a package…soo good) or throw together a quick cream cheese frosting
That is so cute , but what are exact recipes of the cipcakes or that other things?
never EVER make these EVEN
these are very messy. they dont work. not at all.
these are very messy. they dont work.
These look rediculous!! They would definitely be the talk of any party. I will be trying these in a gluten free way. All I can say is WOW, just WOW!
does anyone know how? i can change the wording from the pdf ?? thanks :)
My sister asked me to look up on here: cool design cupcakes, and this is what came up. It looks delicious!
How do you get the cry tray and the fry holder??
Maybe I missed it but if you use untinted frosting as mayonnaise between the bottom cupcake bun and the brownie “meat patty” it holds the whole burger together.
What size cUpcakes do you use? Regulate or small it’s hard to tell in the pictures. The brownies are 2″ which is about 5 cm so for us it’s small.
I don’t really like using mixes that much because I worry that they’ll use the wrong amount of everything! :-) I pretend that homemade are healthier, too.
omg those are so cute, gonna make these for my friends birthday
I want to make these for my nephews birthday party! These are too cute!
Love it! You were featured in our Father’s Day Round-up today!
http://www.thedatingdivas.com/you-me/show-him-the-love/60-fathers-day-ideas-free-printables/
Thanks for sharing your darling printable!
Made these yesterday they turned out awesome! thanks for posting
Oh my goodness! These look so realistic! I’m making them TONIGHT!
for the burger toppings, i user mint leaves for lettuce and slices of kiwi for pickles and yellow fondant for cheese. they looked so realistic. they were so cute i just died! but for the print outs, i couldn’t edit them to say “happy birthday!” CAN you do that or am i just terribly mistaken?
I need chocate cake(circle) mix from Giant food store. thank you
Hey, I Stand up for mixes! They taste AWESOME and their is no change! I use mixes for cake and brownies but usually I do go homemade on Cookies. But still, mix’s are awesome
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So cute! im making these for my nieces birthday party! and i got ketchup cups from mcdonalds and im going to put red icing in them for the cookie fries!
Simply IN-CRE-DI-BLE.
:O
Would be cute with a ketchup cup with red frosting for dipping the fries
Bakerella Im glad you post that question. I have an associate degree in pastry and baking for the life of me. I love cake mixes. I love to doctorate mixes from the boxes because with cake mixes you pretty much have a guaranteed consistency verses from scratch you have to follow the recipe to the science. But people don’t want to pay for scratch cake they want the taste but don’t want to pay. But something you cant make from cake mixes such as pound cakes taste better from scratch
Oh my cupcakes, these thinks are cute! I saw on a video that someone used a starbust that was stretched into a small, thin square shape to make the cheese! would be great for people who don’t like too much icing, like me! You can also use pound cake for the fries and use a chocolate cupcake slice for the patty part. I watched a video from the marth stewert show that tought you just how to make the cupcake burger but with pound cake fries! So good!
These look so cute! And yummy! ;)
I found this recipe via pinterest. Thank you so much for a great idea and great tips on how to successully execute the decorations!
I made these for a work morning tea this week and they were very popular!
I have posted my version on my blog here –
http://canbella.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/omg-totallly-adorbs.html
I have made these for years with vanilla wafers and chocolate cookies in the middle for the hamburter. Kids would take them to school for their birthdays. A lot easier than baking but these cupcakes are really adorable.
I made these as a gift for my fiancee on our first date. Didn’t go too bad, eh? Thanks, Bakerella!
These are so cute my father would love these thank you for the idea for my father for fathers day thank you so much!!!.
These are awesome!!! The only thing I did to improve this was use coconut tossed with green food coloring for the lettuce instead of green icing. As far as icing goes the best and easiest icing recipe is 1 stick of butter, 1 package of powdered sugar, 1 package of cream cheese, and 1 tsp. of vanilla extract. Enjoy!!!!!
looks real
Pretty!
Omg I made these for my 16 year old grand daughters 16th birthday and what a hit I have people asking me to make them again. Thank you for these thay were great
Thank you so much for posting these! They came along just the time I needed them- for a movie night/bake sale! Yaayyy!! These and some popcorn cupcakes will be top sellers!
Just had to say thanks for the inspiration. I had my daughter’s 10th birthday at the weekend and got the girls doing a junk food themed cake decorating session. They loved it and it looked great – I even begged the fry packets from McDonalds. Photos on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TheKidsKitchen
I love the site BTW, some gorgeous things though all, as my daughter would say, too cute to eat. So the cupcakes are currently languishing in my kitchen looking gorgeous but getting staler by the minute!!
HELP PLEASE… I wasn’t able to print on a tracing paper over the weekend, both our printers didn’t like that paper. Any suggestions?
Can we also use fondant?
Trying this out tomorrow hope they turn out as good as yours:)
Any chance you have a template with “Happy Birthday” instead of “Happy Father’s Day” to print on traceable paper? I’m planning on making these for my daughter’s 11th birthday. Thanks a bunch!
Thank you so much!! :)
Hi Haley – they are regular size cupcakes.
PLEASE HELP….trying to make these tomorrow and im not sure if they are mini cupcakes or regular sized cupcakes.
OMG! These are awesome!!!
Are these made with the mini cupcakes….or regular sized cupcakes?
I saw this on Pinterest. These are so adorable. I am going to give this a try.
I cannot wait to send these to my daughter class this week for her 7th Birthday. So much fun for those 2nd graders :) Thank you!!!!
it is so good!!! i will try!! http://www.ccchinachic.com here u can find ur like!!
I made these, and its awesome how easy it is to do! I couldn’t use mixes, because they were really expensive, but did it from scratch (except for the icing) They look so good. I think the hardest part was getting the green icing to look like lettuce leaves!
i love your sweets bakerella!
Are you familiar with White Castle or Krystal’s hamburgers? I tweaked your tutorial to make a square slider version for a friend’s birthday! Thanks for the inspiration! http://lydiaburchett.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-making-of-mayor-burchett-krystal.html
Just made the hamburger cupcakes last night. Not only are they super cute but they are really delicious. Brownie and Cupcake together is a fabulous idea. They turned out great, and everyone who saw them just loved them, big hit.
I LOVE baking. its like my number one thing i love to do. but, my mom doesn’t care for baking. even though, she went to a baking class. I love to do simple things this is something that’s fun and easy. Don’t let me forget VERY VERY CUTE!! Thanks
Just finished making these. I made everything from scratch and I used a chocolate cupcake recipe instead of brownies. Next time, I’m definitely using mixes and brownies, it took forever and the chocolate cupcakes fall apart when you cut them out!
I love you Bakerella!!! You’re so creative!! ? ? ?
I made a birthday sheet if anyone is interested in a birthday template. I have the pdf. Just send me an email and I’ll forward to you.
mctriadconsulting@gmail.com
It was the hit of the party!
I baked these today and they were amazing!!! Everyone loved them and super tasty too! I also prefer baking them from scratch but this time i made them like you did and replaced water for milk! Lovee thesee and i highly recommend them…my next challenge are the hi-hat cupcakes!
These are so cute! I have made them a number of times (for father’s day, friends birthdays, RSPCA cupcake day and just when I feel like baking). I even won a prize for them in the RSPCA most creative cupcake cook competition. I made little brown paper origami bags to put them in and made some sugar fries too. It’s a great idea for creative cooking. I am okay with using packet mixes sometimes. I used a packet mix for the making of these because otherwise I wouldn’t have finished them in the short time I had.
P.S. I love your blog!!!
i love scratch baking but a few times mixes are my hero when im doing complex deserts with many components or when im just being lazy and have a sweet tooth. ps, i think this recipe is so awsome and i cant wait to try it
SO ADORABLE ! I use both mixes and from scratch. A great tip I’ve picked up to help the dry mix cupcakes and cake have a firmer texture (especially for making large cakes and 3-D type designs:
simply add 1/4 cup all purpose flour to the mix and one extra egg. That’s it. Really makes it less crumbly. also i NEVER NEVER do tub icing, always home made. Classic Wilton Buttercream mostly. so easy and tastes SO much better. Real butter too, no margarine for me. that’s my 2 cents! love the burgers, definately going to try. I’ve done a large 8″ burger as you’ll see on my FB page. and a hot dog cake, check it out !
OMG I love these! They are seriously the most adorable things I have seen in a long while! I am totally obsessed with cupcakes after I’ve seen your website! I am so jealous of imagination!
me again i cant help to stare i just wanna eat it all right now
sooooooooooooooooooooo so so so so tasty i wanna eat every one in the whole universe
Just curious about the brownies. Instead of cutting out the circles, could you just bake the brownies in the same sized cupcake/muffin pan you used for the cupcakes?
FINALLY! a cute cupcake that doesnt need good frosting skills! Thanks so much!
I am interested in ordering some hamburgers and French fries.
I made these for Fathers’ Day. They turned out adorably and tasted good, too. I will definitely be using this idea for my greatgrand’s birthday in October. Thanks soooo much for sharing.
I made these yesterday! I agree it’s better to spread out the work. I couldn’t find the red color you suggested so I used Wilton no taste red with violet and it did the trick! Thanks for sharing!
Hello. These are adorable. I have a question, I am trying to make these right now and its not working. When I cut the cupcakes and start putting it all together it crumbs. Any tips?
This is the cutest idea!! WE are sharing it on our website allthingswithpurpose.com for Father’s Day!!
Wow, thank you so much for posting this ‘how to’ and the templates! I’m doing this for this father’s day. I’ve already printed all the material, and plan to make the fries today. If only my baby girl would fall asleep!
:)
These burgers and fries are SO cute!! Personally I used to use mixes all the time…till SOY ruined my life….and taught me to use all scratch all the time. I have yet to find a cake recipe that I love, but am working on it!!
I want to make them so bad they look so cute in the pics
Thanks for the idea. I made them according to your directions and they cam out amazing! Also the attached template made my life easier! I got so many compliments! Thanks!
You are SO clever, and SO generous to share these gorgeous creations. Thank you.
Loved it!!!!! I’m gonna try it in Argentina…. hope i find all the ingredients …… I’ll try them for my kid’s brithday…..
U don’t have any blank templates for the paper which says happy father’s day? The paper that goes on the box :) thanks!
I love how you made sugar cookies and cupcakes look like real french fries and hamburgers. I thought of trying out the idea for my dad. You are so creative! :) I also tried making bunny cake pops for the first time. I loved how they turned out and I’m so glad I made them. I’ve decided to make more for mother’s day and I bet my mom would love them.
I love these. I’m going to make them for my son’s birthday for his classroom party. Any chance you might make a Happy Birthday template for the velum and fries holder?
Hi:
I’m mexican, today I bought your book, I’m very excited with it. But is there any place near, when I can learn more? I’m at a inestable job situation and I want to start a small home business (craft bassed) and I need to learn very well to make beautiful and good quality cake pops, like book photos.
Congrats!!!, your work is incredible, creative and bellísimo
sooooooooooo cool <3
crabby patty
cute i try to make them for my brothers birtday didnt look good but tasted good
I can’t stop smiling — these are ADORABLE!!!!!!
Too cute I love that idea it looks super good too!
Sorry about the typo… I ment to use, not touse:)
These are AWESOME!!!! I tend touse mixes, but if it a rainy day, I love to bake from scratch. There is something about it that is so satisfying.:)
I was wondering is there anyway I can change the father’s day., was wanting to make these for my son for his birthday.. Don’t know how you did that on the tissue paper and on the french fries bag.. Hope you can help me out
woow, how great. I am going to make these for my little boys birthday….Yummy
oh, shoot. I have got to make some
this is so epic! thanks for the extra tips! my dads cousin made some like this but with fondant for the cheese, so delish!
Wow I am making these for my end of the school year( like summer bbq stuff like that) and i can’t wait to see everyone reaction!!!!!!!!!
Wow…. can you make the thing not to be “happy fathers day” and change it into something that rocks? I love you bakerella
I use them! I use less milk and butter that way!! :) :)
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these! I featured them on my blog: http://www.organizinghomelife.com/archives/2334 Thanks for the great idea. :)
What an awesome idea to do for my daughter’s class. Was trying to think of something different when her birthday came around to share with her class and this will fit the bill perfectly.
And by the way, I prefer to do most of my baking by scratch so I know exactly what everybody is eating but in a pinch I use a box mix with only 12oz of any flavor pop desired and bake it. It’s fast, moist and very tasty. I have also done some experimenting with this by using fruit flavored soda and adding fruit to the top after baked and sugar free whipped topping. It’s always a big hit in our home. :0)
I AM SO EXCITED TO DO THIS FOR OUR 50’S PARTY! SCRATCH VS. MIX, I’M A BIT OF A BAKING SNOB, I RARELY USE A MIX, IT’S REALLY NOT MUCH FASTER. THE FLAVORS AND TEXTURES OF SCRATCH, OUTWEIGH ANY MIX. ADAPTING THIS RECIPE WILL BE EASY FOR MY HOMEMADE RECIPES.
these are sooooo cute I’m doing them for my brothers boy scout meeting thing and its a competition i TOTALY think he is going to WIN!!!
oh my gosh these are too cute want to try to make these some day. great job :-)
OMG! I saw these “burgers” featured on a Superbowl treats featurette before I watched Chronicle tonight in the theatre – what luck, now I know how to make them! thanks and awesome work
These are so cute. I am definitely going to try these – but they’ll have to be gluten free :-) SO in answer to your question: scratch, mix, or dr the mix – even though gluten free and other allergen friendly mixes have come a long way in the almost 25 years I’ve been baking for family with food “issues”, I’m still a from scratch baker. I started decorating cakes just over two years ago and virtually everything I use is made from scratch in order to deal with both being Gluten Free and accommodating other allergens.
Alright, I have two questions. One, how would the frosting taste mixed with the brownie? And two, where do you think i could find another template? Like, a graduation one?
I LOVE these. I plan to do these for my little boy’s 1st birthday party this Spring. Is there a way I can adjust the template for Happy 1st Birthday?
That looks better than mcdonalds happy meals.super cute girlfriend
I am doing a birthday party with a pink theme. Do you know if it is possible to get the diner baskets in pink instead of red? Thanks!
Love these! I work at a bakery, but we don’t make cutesy things like this. We do make everything from scratch, so when I get home and wanna bake I use mixes. I make my own frosting though. And I definitely tinker with the mixes, yogurt, b-milk, creams, add egg yolks, etc.
Found this through Pinterest all of these years later. Just wow! So cute! Look forward to making them.
I almost always use a cake mix for my cakes. Always Betty Crocker super moist mixes. They are genius in a box haha I made my sisters wedding cake, Two massive hearts, one choc, one vanilla covered in Ivory fondant and decorated with butterflies, roses, ribbon and vines and a proffessional cake maker asked me for my receipe as she loved it and wanted to try it (she was shocked it was from a box ;) )
Wow! Thank you so much! Love this!!!!
I just made these for a friend’s birthday and they turned out great! I had some extra icing so I made orange and spread it on the bottom bun for cheese. So glad I ran across this blog.
Oh, and how annoying for all these comments that are backhanded: “I don’t use mixes”, “I prefer to bake from scratch”, blah blah blaaaaaaah. Keep your baking ego in check and to yourself, this idea is adorable and you’re all lucky it was shared :)
I made these for my family, folks and in-laws and they were blown away by how totally adorable they were! Bakerella, you have given me so many fun ideas, I am so thankful!!
Adore! My daughter’s drama class may do “Grease” this spring; I think these would be perfect for the concession stand. About the sugar cookie “fries” spreading – maybe a butter (shortbread) cookie dough would work better?
Can you help me, i have a problem what is canad frosting? I live in Austria and i think i can`t buy that in a supermarket.
my mum said i chould make a Fondantgloss is that the same????
Wow they look so good!! I am going to attempt at making some cookie chips for a christmas meal side dish, and use jam as ketchup. I really do love your blog. I really want to get into the baking business. Everything here is just so cute!!!
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So cute! I used chocolate cake for the hamburger part!
I made the brownies in the cupcake pan so that they were the perfect size and no trying to cut out the circles.
So cute!!! Love it!
Im going to make these for my sons 10th birthday he wants thems for his friends at school which means 30 hamburgers and chips . Its going to be a long 2 days!
I love you woman! So going to try this!
OMG theese are so adorable, I’m going to make for a new years eve party, all the food will be very formal and gpurmet and suprise them with a “junk food” dessert, that should be fun!! thanks for sharing!!
I use mixes. Such a convenience. I never use the canned frosting. I don’t use butter cream either. Way, way too much sugar. I use a mix of cream cheese and whipped cream. It tastes great and it’s firm enough to pipe. It won’t work for everything but I’m certain it would be fine for something ever so cute as these.
Here’s the recipe.
8 oz cream cheese (I use the block or whipped cream cheese.)
1/2 cup sugar (more or less to taste.)
1 teas. vanilla
2 cups of heavy cream (Try and find the kind that’s NOT ultra-pasteurized. The ultra-pasteurized takes forever to whip up.)
That’s it. If you are using the block cream cheese whip it up with the sugar, then add vanilla and cream. Add cream slowly to avoid splatters. This makes a ton of frosting so feel free to cut recipe in half.
I made these this weekend and they came out adorable! The only thing was that I made the brownies in a 13×9 pan and it only have me 12 hamburger patties. The cupcake mix also only have me 18 cupcakes. Can you specify how you got 24 cupcakes and brownies? I don’t know what I did wrong besides maybe use a little too much cupcake batter for each cupcake.
We are having a “Hamburger Dinner” for volunteers of our church and these are going to be perfect for the kids and grown ups! Thanks so much! Love em!
awesomeee …. make some more fast food fun (subway)
hello, I don’t speak english, so I write in french …….sorry!
j’ai fait ces “merveilles” pour les 7ans d’une petite fille. emerveillement de tous : grands et petits. j’étais très fière de moi et de ma trouvaille. j’ai fait hamburgers et cake pops. Merci de faire partager avec autant d’amour tout ce que tu fais et découvre. un grand bravo et bonne continuation.
These are adorable!! I will definitely have to try and bake them! Can you taste the sesame seeds on the top of the hamburger bun?
i love these they actully look like real burgers and fries they are so amazing
omg, i am so excited! i am planning a 2nd birthday party for later this month and these are going to fit in excellently. i can’t wait to try them.
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I made these for Father’s Day. They were so yummy but they took ages! Because my Dad has to have all Gluten Free food, GF mixes are too expensive so I had to make all of it from scratch! :o But it was worth it since they turned out great! (Tip: If you don’t have Violet food colouring like me then adding a yellow to the red food colouring will give it a bit more of a dark reddy-orange look)
I will make this cake for my dad on Father’s Day I am 11 years old and I like to bake, so it would be fun for me becuase i like to bake and my dad will be happy becuase i made it fore him.
i’m from Sweden and i hope you can understand what i have write :)
I love your blog
I’m making these next month for my daughter’s 4th birthday. She is having a Spongebob theme and we must have Krabby Patties lol! So cute…thanks for sharing.
U could use shredded coconut with green food coloring for realistic lettucce
Wow those are amazing! My mum walked past me and said “Wow those look nice! maybe I could make them for dinner sometime.” And I said “You know they are actually cupcakes…?” Ans she was so surprised! She really thought they were real so amazing job! x
I made them for my husband for his birthday. They weren’t as pretty as yours… but decent enough for a first go ’round. :o) Thank you for inspiring me. :o) I think this is going to be the beginning of a new hobby… attempting Bakerella’s masterpieces.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your mini burgers and fries!!! They look absolutely adorable! This is something I would definitely make. As far as mixes, I normally bake from scratch but if I had to, I would doctor it up using the WASC recipe.
Just love these cupcakes! I have made them several times for different occassions and they have always been a huge hit.
how about white sprinkles instead of sesame seeds?
MUST EAT… MUST SWALLOW!!!!
These are amazing!!!
Will definitely be making them very soon!
I made the hamburger cupcakes for my daughter’s day camp bake sale… They were a HUGE hit! Sold out first and were sold at the highest price of $1.00 ea.
Everybody that has seen them were incredibly impressed….and I’ve given this link to many! Beautiful site…beautiful work AND a sense of humor.
Thank you for sharing!!
These are so cute. I might make this for my bf some time (not Father’s Day ones obviously) He loves hamburgers and fries, and he loves my baking. So it would be best of both worlds for him.
I have made these several times and they never cease to make people smile! Thank you for the link to print the fry and burger holders :) They are always the “icing on the cake” so to speak.
we can’t get canned frosting in Australia but i will try it one day!
really cute
These are great! Did you know they were featured on BBC Food’s Cake Wall of Fame this Friday? Take a look: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/food/2011/07/cake-wall-of-fame.shtml
Made these with my sister for Father’s Day! Took some pictures of them and from a little bit away it looked like we had a table full of hamburgers and fries! We dyed some shredded coconut green and used that has the “lettuce”. The fries were probably the most addicting part! Surprisingly this didn’t take too long to do which is always good. Another great idea!
You have saved me today girl!! I was making “slider” cupcakes for a baby shower for friends who’s last name is Burger. I had the brilliant idea to add fries and serve them in little containers (Or i thought it was my idea!) Well when I tried to find the containers (at the last minute) I could not! I came across your post here and found your template! Thank you so much. You’re my inspiration today!!
ADORABLE idea!
Is there anyway that you could change to type from “Happy Fathers Day” to “Happy Birthday.” If so, I would SO appreciate it!
I just came to your site to find a cupcake recipe to bring to my husband and his crew members at McDonalds for his birthday next week. These are so perfect!
I made these with my friends! I loved them, they were good. We sold them outside for a bake sale! It was really fun, a ton of people bought them, or complimented my friends and I on them. One flaw to them is that the took FOREVER to make, and we had a ton a cleaning to do!
Mmmmm….. I made these for father’s day and shared the left overs around my office. Boy was I POPULAR today, lol :). Thanks for the awesome (easy) recipe idea! I’m going to make these again as a treat for my daughter’s last week of school… that is, unless I find something even more fun to make!
Super cute!!! What a fantastic idea. Thanks for a great post :)
I used classic white cake and the buns looked so more realistic! I made them for my dad for fathers day and he loved them! The fries were really addicting too!!!
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I love these! This would be a perfect addition to a Fourth of July party. Can the words be changed at all?
These are SOOOO cute.. thanks so much for sharing the printables.
I can’t wait to make these… might have to be before Father’s Day don’t think I can wait til September… here in Australia its a bit later!
Those r sooooooooo cool! where do u get all of these ideas from?! They r PERFECT 4 father’s day! i think i will have 2 try them! bakerella is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These are so cute! Thank you for the great idea and wonderful instructions! I can”t wait to try and make them myself.
As for mixes vs. scratch~depends on the project. I have not however, found a scratch recipe for white cake that is as light as the box mixes.
OMG!!!! These are the cutest thing I have ever seen. Is their anyway you could make a template for a graduation theme. These would be a hit for my son’s party next week. God Bless.
SO I tried the cupcakes and they came out perfect. I wanted to try someting different for the fries so I made Churros, smaller than the traditonal size. Because they are deep fried and you can put sugar on them they actually look like french fries. I am making these for the ladies at my work next week and I am also foing to add a small container of caramel or chocolate to replicate grazy for dipping the churros in. They were so easy to make. I found this simple recipie on line at : http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/churros/Detail.aspx Courtesy of Delia from Arizona.
Here is the recipie if you want to try it out. Once complete I hope to post some pictures. Thanks Bakerella for the inspiration.
Ingredients
1 cup water
2 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 quarts oil for frying
1/2 cup white sugar, or to taste 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine water, 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar, salt and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Stir in flour until mixture forms a ball.
Heat oil for frying in deep-fryer or deep skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Pipe strips of dough into hot oil using a pastry bag. Fry until golden; drain on paper towels.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Roll drained churros in cinnamon and sugar mixture.
Just picked up your Cake Pops book ovr the weekend and making a batch on monkey pops for a Paul Frank themed birthday party this Saturday.
Daniela
OMG… That is the best idea…. I love the quirky little cakes and french fries…. I’ve favoured this site, definately coming back to makes these!
Thank you for sharing and taking awesome pics!
i absalutly think these are adorable my sister is making them for my birthday!!! :)
Look so cute… Im going to try to make them Hamburger and fried for my daughter s 12th birthday.. :)
I did try these with a 6 inch cake and the frozen sugar cookies and must say they were easy to make since you made them so easy.. my husband was travelling and coming home on his bday.. I always bake him a cake.. but this year wanted to see if I could make this one…it was so easy…Thanks for that…I did make the Mango cake.. added mango puree concentrate in a yellow box mix instead of water.. and cut into 3 layers.. and frosted the center layer with choc. ganache and used cream cheese frosting for the other two layers….all in all..hubby and kids were super impressed and won some cool extra points for me….God bless you with a long and healthy life.
Love
Ash
Your are truly amazing!