Cupcake Hamburger

RECIPE

Directions:Bake one batch of vanilla cupcakes and one batch of chocolate cupcakes. I sometimes just use box mixes for this project, since it's more of a novelty than a gourmet dessert. I bake the cupcakes without any paper liners (just use some non-stick spray on the pan). Baking the cupcakes without the liners allows the outside edges of the (vanilla) cupcakes to brown a bit. To me, this looks the most like hamburger buns. You can use paper liners if you prefer, but then the sides of your cupcakes will have little ridges (from the creases in the paper liners).
When the cupcakes are baked and cooled, slice the vanilla cupcakes in half (horizontally) and slice the chocolate cupcakes in half or thirds (horizontally), depending on how big you want your hamburgers.Set these buns and meat aside.
Prepare the lettuce (coconut)- Put about ¾ cup of (sweetened) shredded coconut in a plastic baggie and add 1 or two drops of green liquid or gel food colouring. Close the plastic bag and shake the bag until the colouring is well distributed.
Prepare the ketchup and mustard (frosting)-You can use a tub of store-bought frosting, or make your own vanilla frosting (you can use my recipe for cream cheese frosting as is or omit the cream cheese for a super simple American buttercream).Colour half of the frosting red and half yellow (you may want to add a touch of orange to get a nice mustard colour).Place each colour of frosting in a piping bag fitted with a (medium sized) round tip, or simply put the frosting in a strong zip lock type bag (the freezer bags are usually a stronger bag) and cut off one of the corners of the bag (start small, you can always make the hole larger).
Now you're ready to assemble:Start with the bottom half of a vanilla cupcake.Pipe a line of mustard frosting around the edge.Add a slice of chocolate cupcake (the meat).Pipe a line of ketchup around the edge.Add some coconut lettuce.Top with a vanilla cupcake top.
For a final touch, you can brush the tops of the hamburgers with a bit of juice or simple syrup (I usually use orange juice) and add some sesame seeds.
You can also add a frilly toothpick.

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