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How to Make a Burger Cake

From: Food Network Magazine

Food Network Magazine's instructions for how to make a chocolate cake that looks like a big, juicy burger.

Food Stylist: Karen Tack
Prop Stylist: Meghan Guthrie

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The only thing better than a big, juicy burger hot off the grill is a big, juicy burger for dessert.

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 2 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl and two 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray. Beat the cake mix, eggs, buttermilk and vegetable oil in a large bowl with a mixer.

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Divide the batter among the bowl and pans; bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 25 minutes for the pans and about 45 minutes for the bowl. Cool in the pans 15 minutes, then unmold onto a rack.

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Make the lettuce: Sprinkle some green or white sugar on a cutting board and roll out the spearmint leaf candies to 1/2 inch thick with a rolling pin, sprinkling with more sugar to keep the candies from sticking.

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Cut each flattened leaf into 3 strips. Fold each strip accordion-style to make ruffles; pinch the ends together.

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Make the cheese: Roll out the orange fondant on a cornstarch-dusted surface to about 1/8 inch thick. Trim the fondant into a 7-inch square; cover with plastic wrap and set aside.

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Trip the top of 1 round cake and the flat side of the bowl cake to make them level; crumble the trimmings. Mix the vanilla frosting, 4 tablespoons chocolate frosting and the yellow and red food coloring in a bowl to make a light-brown frosting.

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Make the bottom bun: Put the trimmed round cake on a serving plate or cake board. Frost with some of the light-brown frosting. Arrange the gummy-candy ruffles around the edge of the cake.

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Make the patty: Spread the remaining chocolate frosting over the untrimmed round cake. Press the crumbled cake trimmings into the frosting.

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Assemble the burger: Put the chocolate patty on the bottom bun, then drape the orange fondant on top. Frost the bowl-shaped cake with the remaining light-brown frosting; place the patty. Press the rice cereal into the frosting.

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