Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2009

This was a fun cake to make! A little stressful in the beginning because I didn't have any brown food coloring for the bun, so I used a little chocolate frosting in the vanilla frosting. I also used some green dye in the coconut flakes for lettuce and only did the ketchup and mustard. For the seeds on top of the bun, I used slivered almonds. Brought on great excitement in my son's classroom.

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Sskemble

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Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2009

Made this for son's 9th bday party...per reviews, used the peanut butter frosting and it was yummy. Used a golden vanilla cake for the "bun" and made a brownie in a pie pan for the "patty." Since reviews said the colored candies made it too hard to cut, I only used green candy slices, rolled out and put around the edge for lettuce, and red candy slices, rolled out and used a small cup to make round slices for "tomatoes." Used a bread knife to slice. All the kids LOVED this recipe! Great presentation.

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Johanna

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2008

This cake was a HIT with six year olds. The only problem that I ran into was when I was cutting into the cake with the candy tomatoes, lettuce and cheese (fruit roll-ups and Starbursts). You might want to either use a thick frosting or remove the insides before cutting. Another thing I discovered...when I baked the brownie I wanted it to be a bit smaller then the bun, so I cut the edge off first. This really made it look like ground beef. I will make this again, it was easier then I thought.

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Christiane M.

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Home Town: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Living In: Tacoma, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2008

I followed the recipe for the cake "buns" and brownie "burger". I used a fondant recipe for the lettuce, tomato, cheese, Tic Tacs for the "seeds" and I mixed store bought frosting to make the colors for the bun and burger. My son LOVED this cake for his birthday and he is 14! It is VERY rich, so make the pieces small!

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Amanda F.

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Home Town: Lawrence, Kansas, USA

Living In: Orlando, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2008

Thanks for the clever idea, Krystle! Instead of candies, I used frosting for decoration (thick mixture patted into shapes of cheese, tomatoes, and pickles). And no frosting on the cake layers, since they look like a burger without. Though I modified the recipe, the idea gets five stars. The kids and adults loved it!

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kareno

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Home Town: Marlette, Michigan, USA

Living In: South Bend, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2008

This cake takes the cake! It was fun to make with the kids and looked great. The birthday party guests were amazed (7 year olds). 5 star for presentation.

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Reviewed: May 16, 2008

AWESOME! I made it for my sons 12th birthday and everyone thought it was a real cheeseburger! I made the brownie in a round cake pan the same as the bun bottom, and I did not have any caramels or fruit roll ups. I used starbursts (microwaved for 10 seconds and flattened with buttered fingers) for the tomato and cheese, and icing as the lettuce. very good and very rich

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Home Town: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2007

Super easy!!!! I work in a restaurant that specializes in Gourmet Burgers and it was a huge hit. When I make this again, I will ice the layers separately to make it easier. The only difficulty I had was getting the coloring right! It was fun to make!

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ARBUTUSROEHM

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Urbana, Ohio, USA

Living In: Aliso Viejo, California, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2007

As with lots of cakes like this, this one doesn't taste particularly good. A brownie sandwiched between two layers of yellow cake is a little odd. However, it was very easy to put together, and my 10 year old step-daughter thought it was a great birthday cake. Everyone raved about how much it really looked like a cheeseburger. Personally, I don't think the icing is needed for the "bun" because it looks enough like a bun without it. And my icing turned a weird orange color. Overall, it's 5 stars for looks and 3 stars for taste, which averages out to a 4.

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TRACY50

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Living In: Springfield, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: May 3, 2007

i baked this cake for a friend of mine's birthday. i was carrying it around school and i got SO many compliments about how cute the cake was. and believe me, it was. :)

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Mademoiselle

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Home Town: Daly City, California, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2006

Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I cut some corners and didn't put ketchup or mustard on it, just lettuce, tomatoes and cheese with fruit rollups. No idea how it tastes, but the kids think I'm a genius!

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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2006

I made it and my class loved it

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Reviewed: May 21, 2006

What an adorable idea! I made this cake for a school function where the children got to select cakes as prizes. Not only did I receive many compliments as I carried the cake down the hallway, but it was also one of the first ones chosen! I can't vouch for how it tastes since I didn't eat it, but it was very easy to make. I simplified the recipe by omitting the "bacon," wrapping whole vanilla wafers (instead of halves) in fruit leather, using yellow fruit leather for the "cheese," instead of fruit-flavored candy, and using yellow and red decorator icing for the "mustard" and "ketchup." I also cut the green fruit leather in strips to look like shredded lettuce. By the way, my local grocery store sells boxes of fruit leather in primary colors, but they have "tongue tattoos" on them. I felt that the tattoos weren't that noticeable and were pretty easy to hide under the bun.

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