Happy April Fools' Day! Today is a day
for playing the fool and tricking people with some harmless practical
jokes. I love to play food practical jokes and I've been excited to do
this one for a while. Last year I took meatloaf and mashed potatoes and made a cupcake out of it. This year I decided to take a cupcake and make a burger and fries.
I have seen "cupcake burgers" all over
the internet, but
this is my spin on them. I decided to use fruit as some of my burger
toppings instead of using all icing like most of the recipes I have
seen. My kids ate their burgers and loved every bite. My son, who
dislikes real tomatoes, joked that these were the best "tomatoes" he has
ever eaten. Ha! ha!
What is a burger without french fries? I
had to come up with a fun idea to replace your traditional fries and
apples did the trick. My kids really loved them and I may have to make
my apple "fries" more often for them so they can take it in their
lunchboxes to school. I think the kids at the lunch table will get a
real kick out of them.
So, did I fool you with my burgers and fries? Well, I hope I did, even for a quick second.
I hope your day is full of fun surprises, jokes and big laughs!
To Make the Burger
Ingredients:1 box yellow cake mix prepared per package instructions
kiwi slices (tip buy a ripe, but firm kiwi)
strawberries sliced
sesame seeds as needed
Chocolate Glaze:
12oz bag of chocolate chips
1/3 cup half and half milk
2 Tbs butter
Special equipment: cupcake pan or whoopie pie pan, double boiler (or glass heatproof bowl over a pot of boiling water)
Directions:
For
cupcakes, cut tops off and sprinkle some with sesame seeds to be the
top "bun" of the burger. If you use a whoopie pie pan, sprinkle the
"top buns" with sesame seeds and use them as they are without trimming
them. 
To make chocolate glaze, first heat up milk (half and half) and butter in a double boiler. When the milk is hot add the chocolate chips and stir well until smooth.
Dip the "burger" into
chocolate glaze using two forks and place on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Allow chocolate coating to set in the fridge.
Slice strawberries and kiwi to act as lettuce and tomato of burger. You can also add mango for mustard or cheese. Tip: use round strawberries for better "tomato" slices. Assemble burger by placing a bottom "bun", kiwi layer, "burger", strawberry layer and then sesame seed top "bun". Skewer if desired.
To Make the Fries
Ingredients: 
2 large apples cored and peeled4 cups water and 2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
"Ketchup"
3Tbs Raspberry or Strawberry jam
1 tsp strawberry syrup (the kind you make strawberry milk with)
Special equipment: crinkle cutter, peeler with corer
Directions:
Core apple and peel. Then use crinkle cutter to cut french fry size strips. 
Place cut "fries" into salt water and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Dry
on a paper towel for a minute and sprinkle with cinnamon. Take paper
towel and make sure cinnamon in only lightly coated by wiping off
access.
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