Make your child’s birthday extra-special when you bake this spectacular cake. Young party guests will think they’re in hamburger heaven when they see your creation!
Big Burger Cake
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 2 hr 50 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Pound Cake Mix
- 3/4 cup water or milk
- 2 eggs
Creamy Peanut Butter Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
Decorations
- 1 to 2 tablespoons strawberry preserves
- 2 teaspoons sesame seed, toasted
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 300°F. Grease 1 1/2-quart round casserole with shortening; lightly flour.
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Step2In medium bowl, beat cake mix, water and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 3 minutes. Pour into casserole.
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Step3Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove cake from casserole and place rounded side up on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step4Cut cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. Freeze pieces uncovered about 1 hour for easier frosting if desired.
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Step5In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar and peanut butter with spoon or electric mixer on low speed. Stir 1/4 cup milk. Beat until smooth and spreadable. If necessary, stir in additional milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time.
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Step6Place bottom cake layer on serving plate. Frost side only of layer. Mix 3/4 cup of the remaining frosting and the cocoa; if necessary, stir in 1 to 3 teaspoons milk until spreadable. Frost top of bottom layer with part of the cocoa frosting. Place middle (hamburger) layer on top; frost top and side of middle layer with remaining cocoa frosting.
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Step7Drizzle side of middle layer with preserves to look like ketchup. Place remaining (rounded) layer on top. Frost with remaining frosting. Immediately sprinkle top of cake with sesame seed.
Nutrition
415
Calories
11 g
Total Fat
6 g
Protein
75 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 415
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11 g
- Saturated Fat
- 3 g
- Cholesterol
- 45 mg
- Sodium
- 210 mg
- Potassium
- 130 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 75 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2 g
- Protein
- 6 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
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