Burgers and corn on the cob for dinner. Whoa, wait- look again! It's dessert! My 9 year old daughter has been dying to make these "hamburger" cupcakes for the 4th. Since it has been raining all day here in Florida, we decided to make them a few days early. While at the grocery store, a picture of the corn on the cob cupcakes caught our eye, so we decided to make those, too. They were so much fun to make!
Hamburger Cupcakes
1 box Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Butter Golden Cake Mix
1 box Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Butter Recipe Fudge Cake Mix
2 cans Duncan Hines Creamy Homestyle Buttercream Frosting
Red, yellow and green food coloring
Chocolate sprinkles
Pastry bags
Simple syrup (see below)
-Bake cupcakes according to package instructions. Let cool.
-Cut yellow cupcakes in half, making the top half slightly thicker than the bottom (like a real bun).
-Carefully trim the "bump" off of the top of the chocolate cupcake, then slice in half.
-Divide frosting into 3 bowls and make your "condiments" using the food coloring; red for ketchup, yellow for mustard, green for lettuce.
-Using a pastry bag, pipe a small dollop of any color on the bottom half of the "bun" to anchor the "meat."
-Top with chocolate half.
-Pipe "condiments" on top of chocolate half, making sure they show on the edges. You don't really need much in the middle at all.
-Place "bun" top on burger.
-Brush top with just a little simple syrup (see below) to keep chocolate sprinkles from sliding off.
Simple Syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
-Bring to a boil, let cool.
Corn on the Cob Cupcakes
1 box Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Butter Golden Cake Mix
1 can Duncan Hines Creamy Homestyle Buttercream Frosting
2 cups yellow jellybeans (we used Jelly Belly Buttered Popcorn - available at Dylan's Candy Bar)
Yellow Starburst Candies (also available by the color at Dylan's)
2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
Wooden skewers or corn on the cob holders (optional)
-Bake cupcakes according to package instructions. Let cool.
-Spread buttercream frosting on each cupcake.
-Take jellybeans and create rows going across each cupcake to resemble corn cobs.
-Place three cupcakes together to create the illusion of corn on the cob. You can also use a skewer to keep them together or place corn on the cob holders on the ends.
-Place one starburst "butter" on the middle cupcake, and sprinkle with a little sugar to look like "salt."
-Enjoy!
