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February 4, 2019 By Jana 6 Comments

Unicorn Cupcakes Recipe Tutorial

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Unicorn Cupcakes. I mean, it's two of the best things combined in one tasty treat. These rainbow Unicorn Cupcakes are the perfect treat for a birthday party or for any unicorn lover. Enjoy!

Unicorn Cupcakes

Unicorn Cupcakes

Makes 18 Cupcakes

Unicorn Ears Ingredients

  • 1 White fondant container
  • 1 Pink fondant container
  • Wilton icing tip 2D
  • Wilton icing tip #2
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 rolling pin
  • 1 cutting board

Unicorn Ears Directions

  1. Sprinkle some powdered sugar onto your cutting board and rolling pin.
  2. Roll out half of both colors of fondant to be 1/8″ thick.
  3. Using the 2D icing tip, cut out 36 white round circles.
  4. Using the #2 icing tip, cut out 36 pink round circles.
  5. Using the #2 tip again, cut the pink circle a tad bit smaller.
  6. Using a paintbrush, brush a really small amount of water onto the white circles.
  7. Place the pink circles into the center of the white.
  8. Carefully pick up the white circle and pinch the bottom of the ears.
  9. Set aside and repeat with remaining 35 circles.
  10. Allow to dry for 2 hours before starting your cupcakes.

Unicorn Sprinkle Mix Ingredients

  • 1 pouch of Light green, Hot Pink, Neon Blue and Purple Nonpareil's and sprinkle Jimmies (bought from Michaels craft stores)

Unicorn Sprinkle Mix Directions

  1. Combine all sprinkles into a sealed container and shake until combined.

Unicorn Cupcakes

Vanilla Cupcake Ingredients

  • 1 box of french vanilla cake mix cake mix
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup softened unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
  • Teal, Pink, and Purple gel food coloring
  • 3 bowls
  • White cupcake liners
  • Cupcake pans

Vanilla Cupcake Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Line muffin pan with the white cupcake liners.
  3. In a medium bowl, add the cake mix, butter, milk, and vanilla extract and stir until combined.
  4. Scoop 1 tbsp of each color into the cupcake liners in layers.
  5. Use a knife and swirl the colors slightly.
  6. Bake in the oven for about 18–20 minutes.
  7. Pull out the cupcakes and allow to cool before frosting.

Frosting Ingredients

  • 2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
  • 5 cup powder sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 6–10 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
  • Pink, purple and leaf green gel food coloring
  • 1 disposable piping bag with large round tip
  • 1 disposable piping bag with a large star tip
  • 1 disposable piping bag with medium star tip
  • 1 disposable piping bag with small star tip
  • 1 disposable piping bag with a Wilton tip #195
  • 1 package of unicorn horn royal icing transfers

Frosting Directions

  • Using a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on medium speed.
  • Mix until you see stiffed peaks in your frosting.
  • Once the frosting is made, split it into 4 bowls.
  • Add about 2–4 drops of each color.
  • Add the Purple food coloring to the first bowl.
  • Add the Pink food coloring to the second bowl.
  • Leave the third bowl white.
  • Add a few drops fo the green food coloring into the last bowl.
  • Scoop the purple frosting, leaving about 1/4 cup in the bowl, into the piping bag with the round tip.
  • Scoop one spoonful of the Pink frosting onto one side of the piping bag fitted with all three size star tips.
  • Scoop one spoonful of the Purple frosting onto the other side of the piping bag fitted with the small star tip.
  • Scoop white frosting into the same piping bag as the pink and purple.
  • Scoop white frosting into the two other piping bags with just the pink frosting.
  • Scoop the green frosting into the piping bag with tip number 195.
  • Using the round purple piping bag, pipe a large dollop of frosting onto the cupcake.
  • Dip the cupcake into the sprinkles mixtures.
  • Pipe another dollop of purple frosting onto the top of the sprinkled frosting.
  • Using the large star tip, pipe a dollop of frosting in the top center.
  • Place a unicorn horn into the center of the frosting.
  • Place an ear on both sides of the horn.
  • Using the smaller star tips, pipe dollops of frosting around the frosting to create flowers.
  • Using the green frosting and pipe leaves along the flowers.
  • Enjoy!
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Unicorn Cupcakes

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Unicorn Cupcakes

Unicorn Cupcakes. I mean, it's two of the best things combined in one tasty treat. These rainbow Unicorn Cupcakes are the perfect treat for a birthday party or for any unicorn lover. Enjoy!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cupcakes
Servings 18
Jana Seitzer Jana

Ingredients

Unicorn Ears Ingredients

  • 1 White fondant container
  • 1 Pink fondant container
  • Wilton icing tip 2D
  • Wilton icing tip #2
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 rolling pin
  • 1 cutting board

Vanilla Cupcake Ingredients

  • 1 box of french vanilla cake mix cake mix
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 1/2 cup softened unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
  • Teal Pink, and Purple gel food coloring
  • 3 bowls
  • White cupcake liners
  • Cupcake pans

Frosting Ingredients

  • 2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 5 cup powder sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 6 –10 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
  • Pink purple and leaf green gel food coloring
  • 1 disposable piping bag with large round tip
  • 1 disposable piping bag with a large star tip
  • 1 disposable piping bag with medium star tip
  • 1 disposable piping bag with small star tip
  • 1 disposable piping bag with a Wilton tip #195
  • 1 package of unicorn horn royal icing transfers

Instructions

Unicorn Ears Directions

  1. Sprinkle some powdered sugar onto your cutting board and rolling pin.
  2. Roll out half of both colors of fondant to be 1/8" thick.
  3. Using the 2D icing tip, cut out 36 white round circles.
  4. Using the #2 icing tip, cut out 36 pink round circles.
  5. Using the #2 tip again, cut the pink circle a tad bit smaller.
  6. Using a paintbrush, brush a really small amount of water onto the white circles.
  7. Place the pink circles into the center of the white.
  8. Carefully pick up the white circle and pinch the bottom of the ears.
  9. Set aside and repeat with remaining 35 circles.
  10. Allow to dry for 2 hours before starting your cupcakes.

Vanilla Cupcake Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Line muffin pan with the white cupcake liners.
  3. In a medium bowl, add the cake mix, butter, milk, and vanilla extract and stir until combined.
  4. Scoop 1 tbsp of each color into the cupcake liners in layers.
  5. Use a knife and swirl the colors slightly.
  6. Bake in the oven for about 18–20 minutes.
  7. Pull out the cupcakes and allow to cool before frosting.

Frosting Directions

  1. Using a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on medium speed.

  2. Mix until you see stiffed peaks in your frosting.

  3. Once the frosting is made, split it into 4 bowls.

  4. Add about 2–4 drops of each color.

    Add the Purple food coloring to the first bowl.

    Add the Pink food coloring to the second bowl.

    Leave the third bowl white.

    Add a few drops fo the green food coloring into the last bowl.

  5. Scoop the purple frosting, leaving about 1/4 cup in the bowl, into the piping bag with the round tip.

  6. Scoop one spoonful of the Pink frosting onto one side of the piping bag fitted with all three size star tips.

  7. Scoop one spoonful of the Purple frosting onto the other side of the piping bag fitted with the small star tip.

  8. Scoop white frosting into the same piping bag as the pink and purple.

  9. Scoop white frosting into the two other piping bags with just the pink frosting.

  10. Scoop the green frosting into the piping bag with tip number 195.

  11. Using the round purple piping bag, pipe a large dollop of frosting onto the cupcake.

  12. Dip the cupcake into the sprinkles mixtures.

  13. Pipe another dollop of purple frosting onto the top of the sprinkled frosting.

  14. Using the large star tip, pipe a dollop of frosting in the top center.

  15. Place the unicorn horn into the center of the frosting.

  16. Place an ear on both sides of the horn.

  17. Using the smaller star tips, pipe dollops of frosting around the frosting to create flowers.

  18. Using the green frosting and pipe leaves along the flowers.

  19. Enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Avatarcatherinemryan says

    February 4, 2019 at 5:08 pm

    Oh my, those just look like a party! My girls both love unicorns/ponies/allicorns (haha) and would flip over these cupcakes.

    Reply
  2. AvatarMarlynn @UrbanBlissLife says

    February 5, 2019 at 9:59 am

    These are SO stinkin’ adorable and FUN! I love these so much!

    Reply
  3. AvatarKelsey says

    February 5, 2019 at 1:11 pm

    How cute are these?!? So much fun!! I love the details you’ve included in the decorating process- so much of the time recipes make decor sound super simple, thank you for breaking it down 🙂

    Reply
  4. Avatarwazwu says

    February 6, 2019 at 11:49 am

    Oh my goodness, these unicorn cupcakes are so much fun! I have to admit that I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, but I sure do love admiring gorgeous creations like your cupcakes.

    Reply
  5. AvatarMichelle Crown says

    August 10, 2019 at 11:06 am

    Hey Jana,

    Thank you for this amazing recipe. Just wanted to let you know that your recipe is featured on our new series here:

    https://www.impilos.com/unicorn-cake-recipes/

    We have listed some of the best unicorn cake recipes. Congrats!
    Please keep posting delicious recipes as always.

    Love.

    Reply

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