Is a cupcake still a cupcake if it's made into a dessert sandwich? Sure! I love these cute cheeseburger cupcakes made by Fat Cat Cakes. They're composed of "yellow cake buns with sesame seeds, buttercream ketchup and mustard, chocolate cookie burger, and Starburst candy '"cheese.'"
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I've seen a lot of burger cakes in my day, but this sugary behemoth made by Alex Lam's sister for his 22nd birthday is one of my favorites. Here are the components (the bacon and the fries are my favorite parts):
Bacon: Fruit Leather
Sesame Seeds: Rice Krispies
Patty: Oreo + chocolate cake
Bun: Vanilla Cake + caramel frosting
Mustard + Ketchup: Frosting
Lettuce: Fruit Roll-Ups
Fries: Cookies
Alex says that even with five people they could barely finish eating just a wedge of the cake. See the full cake carnage in Alex's Flickr.
Typically, I like eating burgers that include meat, a bun and some condiments. There are several exceptions though, and most of them involve sugar.
Treehugger.com has unearthed some delicious-looking desserts based on fast food items. We'll skip past the fries made of custard deep-fried in starch powder and focus on their burger options.
"The Mamido burger, for instance, which sells for ¥390 ($3.25 at ¥120 to the dollar), is a highlight of the menu. The "bun" is actually a sponge cake, the "patty" inside is chocolate cream, and the "pickles" are kiwis. The deep-fried fish burger, meanwhile, priced at ¥440 ($3.70), features a banana shaped like a fish fillet in sponge cake. It is topped with "tartar sauce," which is actually fresh cream. And the gratin burger, also at ¥440, is a sandwich with a cream cheese and fruit filling.
I just need to find some burger-ish appetizers and I could have an meal that consists solely of hamburgers. Any good recipes?
What's equally interesting is the reason these were created:
Trends in Japan usually show up here a couple of months or years later; here is one to watch. It appears that men do not like to be seen eating elaborate cakes in public, so a confectioner set up what looks like a typical fast food outlet to sell what look like hamburgers and fries, but that are in fact cake.
I especially liked the thoughts from one of the comments: "Too embarassed to be seen eating cakes in public, but have no problem reading hentai on the subway. Go figure."
Update (2/9/06): Shots of the Mamido Burger in the wild! Thank you flickr user chipple.
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