Any Big Mac Lover is going to love this Big Mac Cake! It’s perfect for a fun Birthday cake, Father’s Day celebration, or just for fun! You get yellow sponge cake, fudgy brownie patties, and saucy fluff in different colors. Sweet burger anyone?
Juicy Big Mac Cake
Sing it with me!! “Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun!” Yeah! So why not make it into a cake! This is the funniest party cake for any occasion.
This Big Mac Cake has been on my mind for several months. I’ve seen the mini cupcake versions and I’ve seen the more life-like burgers with fondant. So, I went big and easy with this Big Mac Cake.
I made my three layer Yellow Cake that used 8 egg yolks. Save those egg whites, because we are making our frosting with 4 of them. The brownies are made with my basic brownie recipe.
The Frosting aka sauces
This funny cake can be done with a butter cream frosting to make it heavier. I decided to use up all of these egg whites that are left over fro making the yellow cake. But if you prefer, replace the frosting recipe with this vanilla buttercream recipe.
Also, have you ever seen a “pretty” Big Mac? Be honest. They are kinda messy and never look they way they do in the commercials or promotional photos, so I think my messy version is spot on.
Store leftovers
This cake is delicious, but also massive. Any leftovers can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
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Big Mac Cake
Ingredients
- 1 3 Layer Yellow Cake Recipe
- 2 Fudgy Brownies Recipe
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Green, yellow, and orange food coloring
Instructions
For the frosting
- Put everything, except the vanilla, into a medium bowl. Place the bowl over a pot of simmering water to make a double boiler. Do not let the bowl touch the water. Place a spatula into the pot to allow the steam to escape.
- Cook mixture over medium-low heat and beat with a hand mixer on medium high speed. It should take seven minutes to achieve stiff peaks.
- Remove from heat and beat in vanilla. Separate into three bowls with food coloring. Whip in the colors being careful not to over whip the frosting. It will turn to liquid and loose all the air bubbles if you over whip.
- Frost immediately or cover with plastic wrap pressing onto the frosting to avoid drying out.
For the cake construction
- Level one cake layer and place on a serving tray. Whe the edges of the yellow cake are a bit browner than desired, trim them. Place a round fudgy brownie layer on top.
- Add some Orange (special sauce), Green (lettuce), and Yellow (cheese) allowing some to drip over the edges.
- Level a second yellow cake and repeat with the brownies and frosting as decribed above.
- Top with remaining yellow cake and sprinkle on some sesame seeds.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
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This is like the cutest cake! Oh my gosh it just makes me smile when I see it! I bet it is great to eat it!
How sweet! Thanks so much. It was a bit of a mouthful!
That’s such a great idea!
Thanks. Have a great day!
What a fun recipe! I’m sharing via Facebook for sure.
I love it when people share. Thanks so much.
Awesome cake!!! It looks just like a Big Mac!!
So happy to hear it! I’m always nervous about making replicas. Thanks!
This is awesome!!! So creative. Absolutely love it! And it really looks like a Big Mac /)
Success!! I was nervous about the frosting not being “realistic”. Thanks for stopping by!
This is the cutest cake ever. We have a blog hop and would love to have you share your recipes.
Hope to see you there.
Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above
Thanks so much. Have a great day.
This looks amazing! Great job!!!
Thank you so much.
This is so creative Karyn!! I love it!! And I want to stick my face in the brownie layer!
The Brownies were so good! One of the easiest and best tasting recipes I’ve had.
Very cute!
Thank you.
Awesome cake!
Thanks so much!
Oh my goodness! So funny and unique! And it looks delicious! 🙂
Thanks Whitney. It was a lot of fun to make.
This is so fun! Great idea 😉
Thanks so much. I was really nervous about it, but I’m glad it turned out so well.
All you need is a huge glass of Coke to go with it and some fries! Looks amazing!
I thought about getting one from McD, but never got around to it. Thanks 🙂
This is so cool Karyn! Amazing!!
Thanks so much Julie!
You cant help but grin when you look at this cake! WOW
Thanks. So glad my Burger Cake brought a smile to your face! Enjoy!
Love this idea! Looks just like a Big Mac too! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks so much for stopping by Mike! I’m sure you can come up with an adorable cookie version of it!
Bravo Karyn! Any dad would be delighted with a slice of your creative cake…
Thanks so much. I wanted something fun that mom can make and the kids can help with.
OMG, that is awesome Karyn!! I just pinned it to my burger board,lol. 😉
SO cute! My hubby would be thrilled with this for Father’s Day!
Mine did! It’s a great cake for Father’s Day!
SO cute!!!
Thanks!
Now that’s a Big Mac that I could fall in love with!!! So fun!!
Haha! Yes indeed!! thanks 🙂
A super fun cake. Perfect for Father’s Day.
Thanks Barbara! I love how it turned out!
Love this cake,ive made one for Father’s Day from our boys.They can’t wait for there dad to see it
Thanks! I hope Dad loved it! It sure does make a big impression.