[Recipe] Mini Hamburger Cupcakes

I'd like to start out by saying that hamburger cupcakes are stupid easy to make. First time I did these back  in 2009 I played the recipe by ear based entirely off a cute picture on a food blog. Basically, bake yellow cupcakes and cut them in half for buns. Make brownies and cut them into the patties. Then, mix yellow food coloring frosting (for cheese), red food color frosting (for ketchup) and green food coloring frosting + coconut flakes(for shredded lettuce). That's it!

Buuuut, anyone reading my blog recently may have noticed all the recipes are slightly experimental low-carb variations of "normal food." Gotta maximize my Food to Guilt ratio. Anyway, I've been waiting for a chance to reinvent the hamburger cupcake and when my family came to visit this week I jumped on it. So, get this--new and improved version features almond flour cupcakes with dark chocolate infused patties and cream cheese frosting. MMMMMM.

WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE "BUNS"

3 TBS softened coconut oil or butter [I prefer coconut oil because the flavor it adds is INCREDIBLE]
1/2 + 1/4 cups almond flour 
1/2 tsp baking powder 
1/4 tsp sea salt 
1/4 cups Xylitol
1/2 Stevia packet
2 eggs 
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE "PATTIES"

Same ingredients as the buns, but cut portions in half. I could do the math for you but I didn't even do it for myself. Just guesstimated. 

2 squares of extra dark chocolate and if you have any cocoa powder laying around sprinkle in a tsp.

1tsp extra butter/coconut oil

WHAT YOU NEED FOR EVERYTHING ELSE (frostings n toppings)

4 oz Cream Cheese

1 TBS Coconut oil (or butter), softened

1/2 tsp Vanilla

1/4 cup Xylitol

1 packet of Stevia

1 TBS Heavy Whipping Cream

If you're feeling fancy, you can even get Flax, Sesame, or Poppy Seeds to sprinkle on top.

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat the oven to 350. Lube up your cupcake pan or set out liners. (I just bought these adorable silicone cups). Mix the dry ingredients for cupcakes into a bowl (almond flour, baking powder, salt, Xylitol, stevia). Warm the butter/coconut oil to liquify it and then mix it with the eggs and vanilla. Whisk or beat til fluffy. Mix the wet into the dry ingredients and beat/whisk til smooth. Divide up the batter between the into pan - fill each up about 3/4 of the way. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or til they look risen and golden. Remove from pan and let 'em cool. 

Same directions apply to making the "hamburger patties," just with the portion size cut in half. After mixing up the batter, heat up the chocolate with the extra oil/butter and stir until it's liquified. Mix into the batter and spoon into re-greased cupcake pan. Bake for ~10-15 minutes. Take out of pan and let cool. 

Slice all of the cupcakes in half horizontally. 

How I layered the icings

Turned some leftovers into minis. :3