Magical Halloween Unicorn Cupcakes

A monkey on a cupcake

This recipe is not only for unicorn lovers but for anyone who wants to make a magical dessert! These cupcakes are surprisingly easy to make and the hardest part might be waiting for the cupcakes to cool before you can decorate them with your favorite colors!

– 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

CUPCAKE INGREDIENTS:

Preheat the 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 and leave the third bowl color-free (white).

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. Then scoop some white cake batter on top of the yellow layer.

Make our buttercream frosting. Scoop 2 cups of frosting into the large piping bag Divide the rest of the frosting into three different bowls. Mix in one color each into each bowl; purple, orange, and green.

Scoop the purple frosting into one side of the disposable piping bag, scoop the orange frosting into another side of the disposable piping bag, and then scoop the green frosting into the last side of the disposable piping bag.

Place the horn into the middle of the frosting.  Place ears on either side of the horn.

Place the “Eyes” below the horn, and then, using the colorful frosting,  pipe the unicorn mane around the top and along the side.

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