Candy Corn Unicorn Cupcakes
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Serves: 12
 
Make these fun cupcakes for your Unicorn Lover!
Ingredients
  • Candy Corn Cupcakes Ingredients
  • 1 box of white cake mix
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1¼ C water
  • ½ C canola oil
  • Orange and Yellow gel food coloring
  • white cupcake liner
  • Vanilla Frosting
  • 1½ C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
  • 3 C powder sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3-5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 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
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place cupcake liners into the cupcake pans
  2. Follow the directions on the back of the box to make the cupcake batter
  3. Divide the batter evenly into 3 bowls
  4. In one bowl, mix in a few drops of the orange gel food coloring
  5. In the second bowl, mix in a few drops of the yellow gel food coloring
  6. Leave the third bowl color free
  7. Using a spoon, scoop some orange cake batter into the cupcake liners, enough to cover the bottom
  8. Scoop some yellow cake batter on top of the orange batter
  9. Scoop some white cake batter on top of the yellow
  10. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes
  11. Frosting directions
  12. Using a standing mixer, beat together all ingredients except the food coloring
  13. Beat together until creamy and smooth and stiff peaks
  14. Scoop 2 C of frosting into the large piping bag
  15. Divide the batter into three bowls
  16. Mix in one color each into each bowl
  17. Scoop the purple frosting into one side of the disposable piping bag
  18. Scoop the orange frosting into another side of the disposable piping bag
  19. Scoop the green frosting into the last side of the disposable piping bag
  20. Directions to decorate
  21. Frost the cooled cupcakes with the white frosting
  22. Place the horn into the middle of the frosting
  23. Place ears on either side of the horn
  24. Place the "Eyes" below the horn
  25. Using the colorful frosting, pipe the hair around the top and along the side
  26. Enjoy!
Recipe by Mom Does Reviews at https://www.momdoesreviews.com/2019/10/19/candy-corn-unicorn-cupcakes/