Valentine Unicorn Cake
A Valentine Unicorn Cake is the sweetest dessert to share with your kids on Valentine's Day. It's a triple layered, moist vanilla cake with homemade vanilla frosting on top.
Servings: 18
Calories: 662kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 boxes of white cake mix
- 8 large Egg whites
- 2 ½ C water
- 1 C canola oil
- Red and pink gel food coloring
- 3 - 9 inch round cake pans
- 1 - 10 inch round cake board
Vanilla Frosting
- 3 C unsalted butter softened
- 6 C powdered sugar
- 5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Red and Pink gel food coloring
- 1 large piping bag with star tip
- 2 medium mixing bowls
Decorations
- Unicorn Horns and Ears and Eyes kit
Instructions
Cake directions
- Preheat oven to 350 and spray cake pans with baking spray
- Using a hand mixer and large bowl, beat all cake ingredients until combined and smooth
- Divide the cake batter into two bowls
- Mix in a few drops of red food coloring into one bowl
- Min in a few drops of pink food coloring into the second bowl
- Alternate the batters by scooping in ¼ C of colored batter into each
- cake pan on top of each other to create a tye dye effect
- Place into the oven and back for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Allow to cool completely
Frosting directions
- Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients except for the colors
- until combined and smooth but stiff with peaks
- Scoop 1 C of frosting into each of the two medium bowls
- Mix in a few drops of pink gel food coloring into one of the bowls with the 1 C of frosting
- Min in a few drops of red gel food coloring into the second bowl with the 1 C of frosting
Building the cake directions :
- 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 C of white frosting into 1 side of the large piping bag
- Scoop the red and pink frosting into the large piping bag and set aside
- Scoop 1 C 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 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 onto the cake
- Place into the fridge to harden the frosting before enjoying!
Nutrition
Serving: 18g | Calories: 662kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 429mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 64g | Vitamin A: 952IU | Calcium: 142mg | Iron: 1mg