Burger Birthday Bash

I've seen people make burger cakes a ton & I've always wanted to try one. So yesterday when my Big Mac obsessed best friend turned 23 I knew I had to make her this cake. 

This cake is fairly simple yet pretty time consuming. I even had to blow off my friend on her birthday to work on this cake...oops! Layered between two "buns" of champagne cake lies a chocolate "patty" cake topped with fondant cheese & lettuce. After all, what better combinations: champagne & chocolate and burgers & birthdays!

The trickiest part about making this case is the top "bun". Even though you're making it within a oven safe bowl, make sure you spray it with baking spray until its completely coated with a disgusting amount of spray. The top half of my top "bun" got stuck to the bottom of the pan (even though I sprayed a ton of baking spray in there!) leaving it to be a bit crumbled looking in the end. I was going to redo the cake but like I said, I had to give it to my friend for her birthday & didn't have enough time to make another one. After consulting with a friend about it, (I was stressing quite a bit), she said it gave it more of a natural look. After all, when was the last time your Big Mac actually looked anything like the advertisement?! 

Oh, and if for some reason you attempt to make this cake & it severely fails? Go to McDonald's, order 10 Big Mac's & two large fries. Eat one of the large fries on your walk home & then build a cake out of the remaining fries & burgers like this one I made below!

p.s. make sure to order your burger Krispops through publiclivessecretrecipes@gmail.com

Ingredients:

for buns:

1/2 cup salted butter, melted

1 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup Champagne

for patty:

2/3 cup butter, melted

1 1/2 cup sugar

3 eggs

2/3 cup baking cocoa

2 cups cake flour

1 tsp salt

1 cup milk

for toppings:

fondant

yellow food coloring

green food coloring

rice krispies

Supplies:

large mixing bowl

whisk

2 9in. cake pan

9in. oven safe mixing bowl

medium mixing bowl

cake stand

Step 1:

In large mixing bowl, combine all "bun" ingredients. 

Step 2:

Preheat oven to 350. Divide batter between 9 inch cake pan & 9 inch mixing bowl.

Step 3:

Bake pan for 20 minutes & bowl for 35 minutes or until toothpick is inserted & comes out clean for both.

Step 4:

In medium mixing bowl, combine all "patty" ingredients.

Step 5:

Pour batter into other 9 inch cake pan & bake for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick is inserted & comes out clean.

Step 6:

Let cakes cool completely. Place flat "bun" cake onto cake stand & top with "patty" cake.

Step 7:

Divide fondant into two pieces & mix each piece with desired food coloring.

Step 8:

Top "patty" with fondant. Place bowl "bun" on top of fondant.

Step 9:

Top cake with rice krispies to mimic sesame seeds & enjoy!