Unicorn Cake

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Have you ever seen a cake as magical as a unicorn cake? It's like a fairytale come to life! Unicorns are the stuff of legend, and their cakes are just as enchanting.

Prep Time20

Cook Time28

Decorating Time1

Total Time1 48

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: Slices

Calories: 1160kcal

Author: Wendy

Equipment

3 9 inch round cake pans
1 10inch round cake board
3 Large piping bags with star tip
1 small piping bag with number 5 tip
4 medium mixing bowls
Plastic Unicorn cake topper horn and ears

Ingredients

White Cake Ingredients

2 boxes white cake mix
8 large Egg whites
2 ½ cups water
1 cup canola oil
Blue Purple and Pink gel food coloring

Vanilla Frosting Ingredients

3 cups unsalted butter softened
6 cups powdered sugar
5 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Blue, Black, Purple and Pink gel food coloring

Instructions

Cake Directions

Preheat oven to 350 and spray cake pans with pam baking spray
Using a hand mixer and large bowl, beat all cake ingredients until combined and smooth
Divide the cake batter into 4 bowls
Mix in a few drops of Blue food coloring into one bowl
Min in a few drops of pink food coloring into the second bowl
Mix in a few drops of purple food coloring into the third bowl and leave the fourth bowl, as is
Alternate the batters by scooping in ¼ C of batter into each cake pan on top of each other to create a tye dye effect
Place into the oven and back for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Allow to cool completely

Frosting Directions

Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients except for the colors
until combined and smooth but stiff with peaks
Scoop 1 C of frosting into each of the 3 medium bowls and mix in a few drops of blue, pink and purple into their own bowls and scoop a color into their own piping bags
Scoop ½ C of frosting into a small bowl and mix in a few drops of black food coloring. Scoop frosting into the small piping bag

Building The Cake

Place one cake layer onto the cake board and cut the dome off the cake to make an even layer
Repeat step with other two layers
Scoop 1 C of white frosting into 1 side of the large piping bag
Scoop the red and pink frosting into the large piping bag and set aside
Scoop 1 C of white frosting onto the bottom layer and spread evenly
Place the second cake layer on top and spread evenly 1 more cup of frosting Place the last layer of cake on top
Use the remaining white frosting and frost entire cake
Using the blue, pink and purple piping bags, start piping the “Hair” for the unicorn on the top and around one side of the cake to create a “Mane”
Using leftover pink frosting, frost the plastic ears
Outline the ears with white frosting and blue frosting
Place the horn, ears onto the cake
Use the black frosting to pipe out the detail of the eyes Place the cake into the fridge to harden the frosting before enjoying it.

Notes

Be sure to use baking spray not cooking spray. If you do not have baking spray you can grease and flour your baking pans.
If you have some hot pink sprinkles on hand or even just some multicolored sprinkles, you can add them to the cake to give it a bolder look. This cake also looks really cool with edible glitter sprinkled over it.
When you are baking this cake, make sure that your ingredients are room temperature before starting on the frosting for a smooth frosting.
Do not use liquid food coloring in place of gel. The liquid will make your frosting too runny, you need gel to make this recipe.
I put frosting on the ears to make them match my cake. You can skip this step if you prefer.

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