Candy Corn Unicorn Cupcakes

What’s better than a Unicorn Cupcake?  How about a Candy Corn Unicorn Cupcake?  Not only are these cupcakes fun to make and eat, but they are fun all year long.  You can make the layered cupcakes any time of the year, use pink and purple or any other color combinations that make you happy!  Unicorns are magical and so are these!

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Candy Corn Cupcakes Ingredients:

• 1 box of white cake mix
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/4 C water
• 1/2 C canola oil
• Orange and Yellow gel food coloring
• white cupcake liner

Vanilla Frosting Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
• 3 C powder sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3-5 tbsp heavy whipping cream

Other supplies needed:

• Purple, orange and green gel food coloring
• 1 disposable piping bag fitted with a #22 tip
• 1 large piping bag fitted with a large star frosting tip
• Wilton Candy Corn Unicorn cupcake decorations (Found at Walmart or Amazon )

Directions to Make Candy Corn Cupcakes:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place cupcake liners into the cupcake pans.

Follow the directions on the back of the box to make the cupcake batter.

Divide the batter evenly into 3 bowls.

In one bowl, mix in a few drops of the orange gel food coloring.

In the second bowl, mix in a few drops of the yellow gel food coloring.

Leave the third bowl color free.

Using a spoon, scoop some orange cake batter into the cupcake liners, enough to cover the bottom.

Scoop some yellow cake batter on top of the orange batter.

Scoop some white cake batter on top of the yellow.

Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

 

Directions to Frost the Candy Corn Unicorn Cupcakes:

Using a standing mixer, beat together all ingredients except the food coloring.

Beat together until creamy and smooth and stiff peaks.

Scoop 2 Cups of frosting into the large piping bag.

Divide the frosting into three bowls.

Mix in one color each into each bowl.

Scoop the purple frosting into one side of the disposable piping bag.

Scoop the orange frosting into another side of the disposable piping bag.

Scoop the green frosting into the last side of the disposable piping bag.

Directions to decorate the Candy Corn Unicorn Cupcakes:

Frost the cooled cupcakes with the white frosting.

Place the horn into the middle of the frosting.

Place ears on either side of the horn.

Place the “Eyes” below the horn.

Using the colorful frosting, pipe the hair around the top and along the side.

Enjoy!

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