recipe #17 - Burger Cake

I really enjoy baking cakes for my friends on their birthday.  In the past I have made a timbit cake filled with smaller timbit bits inside, a cake with pudding inside, a cake covered in reese peanut butter cups and cupcakes galore.  My good friend Laura requested a cake that looked like a burger to fit in with her burger, beers and bowling theme. I am all too happy to oblige.

I cheated with using box cakes and icing, but I figured if I was going to decorate this then I was going to 'cheat' somewhere in the process. Therefore I will not write out an ingredients list, but I did end up going to Michaels to find the 'cheese'. I was told to say it was magic that I used for it, but really it's a sheet of edible sugar.

In all its glory

yum!

Aftermath - It was really hard to cut

I normally hate decorating cakes but I found this one let me be very creative. I did google images of burger cakes for inspiration but when it came down to it I just let my creativity flow. I've already been asked to make a barbie cake next year. I'm already figuring out how I will decorate her dress. I'm thinking Banksy mixed with Marie Antoinette.

-mjb