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Throwing parties doesn't have to be nerve-racking. Planning on going with a unicorn-theme celebration? Here's an easy way to make Unicorn Cupcakes.
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Unicorn Cupcakes

Make magical unicorn cupcakes with this easy tutorial.
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Unicorn Cupcakes
Servings: 12 cupcakes

Equipment

  • Candy Flowers
  • Pink Cake Dusting Powder
  • Stand Mixer
  • 1M Wilton Tip
  • Piping bag
  • Paring Knife

Ingredients

Buttercream Ingredients

  • 2 sticks Butter softened
  • 4 cups Confectioner's Sugar
  • 4 tbsp Milk
  • Violet Gel Food Coloring
  • Red Gel Food Coloring
  • 5 ounces White Fondant

Instructions

  • Before decorating, ensure that your cupcakes are completely cool – otherwise you’ll have a sticky, melted mess.
  • In a stand mixer, start mixing your butter and sugar on medium speed. Add milk one tablespoon at a time and increase the speed.
  • Your buttercream should form stiff peaks – so add confectioners’ sugar and milk accordingly. Milk will loosen it up, sugar will make it more stiff.
  • Divide the buttercream in two bowls. Colour one violet (about 1 small drop) and the other, pink (2 red drops of the red). Mix each bowl until the buttercream is completely coloured.
  • Add both coloured buttercreams in a large bowl and fold into one another, ensuring that the colours blend but don’t mix. Using a piping bag, frost each cupcake (I used a 1M Wilton tip).
  • Roll fondant into spheres, about 1/2 an inch in diameter. Then roll them out so that they’re about 3 inches long
  • Lightly “bend” your fondant strip (halfway, so that the ends are even) and start twisting to create the shape of the unicorn horn. Place on a baking sheet and brush lightly with your cake dust.
  • Allow the unicorn horns to dry for about 20 minutes and place on your frosted cupcake. Add a candy flower to each one.