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Layered Unicorn Cake

Celebrate spring and flowers and joy with this colourful spring unicorn cake and its three bright and beautiful layers of deliciousness!
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American/Canadian
Servings 32
Calories 430 kcal

Equipment

  • 3 round cake pans (9")
  • Hand mixer
  • Large mixing bowl
  • 3 bowls
  • Stand mixer
  • 4 medium mixing bowls
  • 4 medium piping bags with star tip
  • 1 small piping bag with a leaf tip
  • 1 round cake board (10")

Ingredients
  

White Cake

  • Pam or other baking spray
  • 2 boxes of white cake mix
  • 8 large egg whites
  • 2 ½ cup water
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • Yellow, pink and orange gel food coloring

Vanilla Frosting

  • 3 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 6 cup powdered sugar
  • 5 Tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Yellow, pink, orange, and green gel food coloring

To Decorate

  • 1 package of Wilton floral icing transfers
  • Unicorn Horns and Ears and Eyes Kit

Instructions
 

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 F and spray three 9" round 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 3 bowls.
  • Mix in 2-3 drops of yellow food coloring into one bowl and mix to get a pale yellow color.
  • Mix in 2-3 drops of pink food coloring into the second bowl and mix to get a pale pink color.
  • Mix in 2-3 drops of orange food coloring into the third bowl and mix to get a pale orange color.
  • Pour each batter into their own cake pan.
  • Place into the oven and bake for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool completely.

Frosting

  • Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients except for the colors until combined and smooth but stiff with peaks.
  • Scoop 1 cup of frosting into each of the 4 medium bowls. (There should be frosting left in the stand mixer bowl.)
  • Mix in a few drops of pink gel food coloring into one of the bowls with the 1 cup of frosting and scoop into a piping bag with star tip.
  • Mix in a few drops of yellow gel food coloring into the second bowl with the 1 cup of frosting and scoop into a piping bag with star tip.
  • Mix in a few drops of orange gel food coloring into the third bowl with the 1 cup of frosting and scoop into a piping bag with star tip.
  • Mix in a few drops of green gel food coloring into the fourth bowl with the 1 cup of frosting and scoop into a piping bag with the leaf tip.
  • Scoop ½ cup of white frosting into the last piping bag with a star tip.

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 cup 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 white, pink, yellow and orange piping bag, start piping the “hair” for the unicorn on the top and around one side of the cake to create a “mane.”
  • Place the horn, ears and eyes from the decorating kit onto the cake.
  • Using the green piping bag, randomly pipe petals into the hair and mane. Place the icing transfers randomly into the hair.
  • Place into the fridge to harden the frosting before enjoying!

Nutrition

Calories: 430kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 3gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 240mgPotassium: 109mgFiber: 1gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 567IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baking, cake, dessert, spring, sweet, unicorn
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