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8 DIY Unicorn Cake & Cupcake Ideas for Birthday Parties

Published: Apr 11, 2020 · Modified: Dec 26, 2024 by Tina · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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Planning a unicorn-themed birthday party?

Well, all birthday parties need cake ... or cupcakes.

Or both.

Here are 8 ideas for homemade unicorn cakes and cupcakes. While they all look amazing, many of them are more easy to make than they appear. Several involve using boxed cake mix, or even store-bought cupcakes.

 

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DIY Unicorn Cakes

1

Harry Potter Unicorn Cake

Photo Credit: wellifshecandoit.com

Make this Harry Potter Unicorn Cake for a party and you’ll have everyone thinking you slaved away in the kitchen for hours. 

The secret to an awesome cake is actually not the cake (which is made easy by using by boxed cake), but rather the frosting.

Ingredients:

* 2 boxes of white cake mix

* Egg whites

* Water

* Canola oil

* Uunsalted butter, softened

* Powdered sugar

* Heavy whipping cream

* Vanilla extract

* Maroon, black and golden yellow gel food coloring

* Gold coin sprinkles

* Unicorn horns and ears and eyes kit

2

Gluten Free Strawberry Unicorn Cake

Photo Credit: www.fearlessdining.com

This Gluten Free Strawberry Unicorn Cake is made with a succulent strawberry puree topped with a sweet and flavorful frosting.

And here's a clever secret about this cake -- both the unicorn's horns and ears are made from Peeps!

Ingredients:

* Gluten free flour blend

* Sugar

* Baking powder

* Salt

* Strawberry puree

* Butter

* Vanilla

*Lemon juice

* Eggs

* Almond milk (or milk of choice)

* Powdered sugar

* Water

* Food coloring

* Peeps

3

Rainbow Unicorn Cheesecake

Photo Credit: crayonsandcravings.com

Not only does this Rainbow Unicorn Cheesecake look amazing, but it tastes incredible as well.

You start with a layer of delicious funfetti cake, followed by a layer of rich and creamy cheesecake.

Top it all off with a colorful whipped cream topping and unicorn sprinkles and you’ve got a dessert that is as whimsical and beautiful as a unicorn.

Ingredients:

* Funfetti cake mix (plus ingredients needed to bake it)

* Sugar

* Vanilla

* Cream cheese

* Eggs

* Sour cream

* Heavy whipping ream

* Powdered sugar

* Purple, blue, and pink gel food coloring

* Unicorn sprinkles

4

Unicorn Ice Cream Cake 

Photo Credit: thisdelicioushouse.com

The Unicorn Ice Cream Cake is as simple as could be.

However, "make-ahead" is a must for it. You probably want to begin making it at least 12 hours beforehand.

Ingredients:

* Chocolate ice cream

* Vanilla ice cream

* Jar of hot fudge sauce

* Oreos

* Whipping cream

* Sugar

*Vanilla

* Sprinkles for decorating

 

Unicorn Cupcake Recipes

1

Rainbow Unicorn Cupcakes with Cookie Unicorn Horns

Photo Credit: tikkido.com

What's better than a unicorn cupcake?  A rainbow unicorn cupcake with a unicorn horn made from a cookie!

Ingredients:

* Flour

* Baking powder

* Butter

* Sugar

* Eggs

* Vanilla

* Salt

    * Powdered sugar
    * Meringue powder
    * Cream of tartar

    * Water

  • * Gel food coloring in rainbow colors
2

Unicorn Marshmallow Cupcakes

Photo Credit: livinglifeasmoms.com

These Unicorn Marshmallow Cupcakes are so simple to make and look fantastic.

The key to making these cupcakes is to keep it simple. If you buy baked cupcakes at the store, you'll have a ton of time and will only need to worry about is the fun stuff -- decorating!

Ingredients:

* Vanilla cupcake mix (calls for oil, eggs and water)

* Vanilla frosting

* Pink and blue food coloring

* Cocoa candy melts

* Marshmallows

* Candy unicorn horns

* Edible glitter

* White pearl sprinkles

* Pink sugar sprinkles

    3

    Unicorn Cupcakes with Gum Paste Roses and Edible Horns

    Photo Credit: tikkido.com

    These DIY Unicorn Cupcakes look really impressive, but they are actually really simple to make

    4

    Magical DIY Candy Melt Unicorn Cupcakes

    Photo Credit: mamalikestocook.com

    This Magical DIY Candy Melt will help you turn any cupcake into a unicorn themed treat.  

    Your cupcakes can be homemade from scratch, made from a box mix or store bought. Whichever way you choose, these decorations will be super cute.

     

    More Unicorn Fun

    • Free Printable Unicorn Templates
    • Free Printable Unicorn Coloring Pages

     

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    1. Sandi says

      May 11, 2020 at 9:03 pm

      This is so fun!! Thank you for including me!

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