Cheeseburger Cake

This Cheeseburger Cake is sure to be a hit at your next party!

Durable Yellow Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 Butter Cake Mix (I prefer Pillsbury Golden Butter Recipe)
• 1 box (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup real butter, softened
• 3 large eggs
• 8 oz. sour cream

Directions:

Thoroughly mix all ingredients together.

Bake at 325° for about 30-35 minutes (longer, depending on pan size), until the cake springs back when touched. Cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes, then turn out on a cooling rack.

So, the layers were…

• Butter cake for the buns, two 9″ cakes (covered in chocolate frosting… although I added less cocoa than the full recipe so it wouldn’t be so dark).  I carved a curved edge for the top one to mimic a rounded bun.
• Fruit slices candy for the lettuce (rolled thin with a rolling pin).
• Brownie (from a box) for the burger, also baked in a 9″ round pan
• Vanilla buttercream (thinned with milk and orange added to get cheese color).
• Sugar cookies with melted red vanilla buttercream poured over them (and allowed to set)

For the butter cake, I used a mix (as usual – it’s very similar to my vanilla cake recipe) and adapted it to make it denser and more durable for carving.  This is also the recipe I use for tiered cakes when someone asks for butter cake…. it’s delish!

Notes:

*I love to add 1 cup of mini chocolate chips to this recipe for a chocolate chip cake! It's SO delicious!!

 Source: rosebakes.com