mini unicorn cake decorated as a unicorn

Mini Unicorn Cakes

Thanks to our friends at Party Pinching, our tasty Unicorn Cakes are transformed into the perfect sweet treat for your next unicorn-themed birthday party! These sparkling strawberry unicorn cakes are so easy to use in this adorable recipe because they are no bake! Using Little Debbie Unicorn Cakes, these sweet treats can be a fun activity for your unicorn party and extra fun for littles to get creative, too!


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Makes 5 Servings


Ingredients:

1 Carton Little Debbie Unicorn Cakes

Mini Marshmallows

Pink Sugar Sprinkles

White Fondant

Gold Food Coloring Mist

White Melted Candy Coating or Frosting

Gold Star Sprinkles Optional

Pink, Blue and Purple Butter Cream Frosting


Supplies:

Black Food Writer

1M, 18 Wilton Piping Tips


Directions:

  1. Cut one third of the cake stick off for the head.
  2. Stack the head onto the rest of the cake – having about 1/2 of the head hanging over the edge.
  3. Attach the head and body together using white melted candy coating or frosting.
  4. Using the #1M and #18 piping tips, pipe on the Unicorn’s mane. Add a pink flower – if desired. Add a unicorn eye using the black edible marker.
  5. Pipe the unicorn tail on the back of the body using purple, pink and blue buttercream frosting.
  6. Color the bottom of four mini marshmallows with the black edible marker.
  7. Attach the mini marshmallow legs to the bottom of the Unicorn body using white melted candy melts.
  8. Roll out fondant into two small sausage shapes and taper one end.
  9. Pinch the ends together, and wind the fondant rolls around each other.
  10. Let fondant dry completely and spray fondant horn with gold food coloring mist.
  11. Cut a mini marshmallow in half diagonally and dip cut end into pink sprinkles.
  12. Attach the ear, horn and gold starts to the unicorn cake.
  13. Enjoy your sweet Mini Unicorn Cake!

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