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In-N-Out Burger, don't be jealous. McDonald's, your Big Mac has no competition here. These are layered chocolate and vanilla cupcakes made from cake mix, and store-bought frosting in mustardy, ketchupy and lettuce-like shades. OK, making a food that looks like another food may not be your thing, but just ask a kid if she wants to make a burger cupcake, and odds are she'll say, "When?" Get the step-by-step guide here.

If you want to make your cupcakes and frosting from scratch, of course, we've got the recipes for you: vanilla cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes, and a rich buttercream frosting. And if anyone has a cupcake-fries recipe out there, bring it on.

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Each Thursday, we round up a selection of scrumptious links from our friends over at YumSugar. Here's what they've got cooking this week:

Food Network releases its 2010 schedule, which includes pathetic chefs and more screwball Brian Boitano.

Move over, Two Buck Chuck; 7-Eleven is bringing the wine game.

Momofuku's David Chang chats about TV, culinary trends and how In-N-Out Burger is better than Taylor's Automatic Refresher in San Francisco.

Is the freneticism of Thanksgiving a good thing, or does it make you run for the hills -- you decide?

When devising your Thanksgiving menu, don't leave sides out in the cold -- invite Caramelized Onion Cranberry Sauce to the table.

Put your stomach where your mouth is -- grub on bugs!

And for dessert, try The World's Best Apple Pie.

The In-N-Out Animal Style. Photo: kaba, Flickr.

It is the stuff of fast-food chain legend: a secret menu known only to those insiders brave enough to order outside the listed menu. Tales of "animal-style fries" and Starbucks' secret "short" size abound, but which of these are real and which will merely earn you a quizzical stare from the cashier?

Ditch the risk of disappointment and become a fast-food insider with Slashfood's list of some top-secret menu items at well-known restaurants near you.

The nation's best burger is at In-N-Out Burger, according to a new survey of fast-food restaurants by Zagat.

The California-based chain won top nods for its burger in the survey of 6,107 consumers. Wendy's, Burger King, McDonald's and Whataburger rounded out the top five. The second annual survey of fast food looked at both full service and traditional fast food chains. In the full service category, Red Robin won for its burgers, followed by Ruby Tuesday, the Cheesecake Factory, Steak 'n Shake and Chili's Grill and Bar.

McDonald's won for best fries, Panera Bread for salads and KFC for fried chicken.

See which coffees won after the jump.