Hitzlsperger got the rout under way with a 25-year swerving effort before Carlton Cole struck twice inside three minutes just after half-time.
Cole curled his effort past Stephen Grant for his second effort. It was a classy finish in stark contrast to his first just minutes earlier.
The England international was marginally offside when he received Mark Noble's ball to set him up for a one-on-one with Grant.
A poor touch allowed the goalkeeper to block the initial effort but the rebound fell kindly to Cole who swept the ball into the goal with his left leg while seated on the ground.
Avram Grant was pleased to see his side earn some relief from their Premier League woes with a 5-1 FA Cup victory over Burnley.
The Hammers, currently second-bottom of the league table, romped to a decisive win over their Championship opponents at Upton Park to reach the quarter-finals of the cup, where a trip to Stoke awaits.
And manager Grant, who has now guided three sides to the final eight of the tournament after previously reaching the same stage with Chelsea
and Portsmouth, was happy to see his team show some good form.
He said: "We are the Premier League team so normally we need to win these games, but they are difficult because they are playing well and tactically they are very good.
"But we played well in the second half and it was difficult for them."
West Ham were able to spring the offside trap several times and punish Burnley.
"We spoke about this at half-time because the line of the defence was too high," added the manager.
"We passed the ball better in the second half and scored the goals."
While Grant admits the league is his priority, the manager was pleased to continue a morale-lifting run amounting to just one defeat in their last five games in all competitions.
"Our target and first priority is the league, but it's always good to come into the quarter-finals of the cup," he said.
"We want to win every game. We know in the cup you lose one game and you're out, but in the league there is always the next game to make things better."
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