Get wild and make this Unicorn Harry Potter Cake Recipe. Everyone will go wild for how creative, fun, and flavorful this unique cake is. Harry Potter is one of the most popular characters ever.
Ingredients
White cake:
2boxes of white cake mix
8large Egg whites
2 ½Cwater
1Ccanola oil
Maroon and Golden yellow gel food coloring
3 - 9inchround cake pans
1 - 10inchround cake board
Vanilla Frosting
3Cunsalted butter, softened
6Cpowdered sugar
5tbspheavy whipping cream
2tspvanilla extract
Maroon, black and golden yellow gel food coloring
1large piping bag with star tip
2piping bags with #3 round tips
3medium mixing bowl
1 3inround cookie cutter
Gold coin sprinkles
Decorating ingredients:
Unicorn Horns and Ears and Eyes kit
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Instructions
Cake directions:
Preheat oven to 350 and spray cake pans with pam baking spray
Using a hand mixer and large bowl, beat all cake ingredients until combined and smooth
Scoop about 3 ½ C of batter into one bowl and mix in a few drops of the golden yellow gel coloring
Mix in a few drops of maroon food coloring into the other bowl
Scoop the golden yellow batter into one cake pan
Scoop the maroon batter into the other two cake pans
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 ½ C of frosting into a small bowl and mix in a few drops of black gel food coloring into the frosting
Scoop 1 ½ C of frosting into a medium bowl and mix in a few drops of golden yellow gel coloring into the frosting
Scoop 1 ½ C of frosting into another medium bowl and mix in a few drops of maroon gel food coloring into the frosting
Leave the remaining frosting white
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 the 1 C of the Maroon color and golden yellow frosting into the large piping bag and set aside
Scoop ½ C of Golden Yellow frosting into one piping bag
Place the first cake layer onto the cake board
Scoop 1 C of white frosting onto the first cake layer and spread evenly
Place the second cake layer on to the top of the first layer of frosting and spread evenly another cup of frosting
Place the last layer of cake on top
Use the remaining white frosting and frost entire cake
Decorating directions:
Lightly press the round cookie cutter into the front of the cake to make impressions for the glasses
Using the black frosting, outline the impressions to create the frames
Using the golden yellow frosting, pipe of winky eyes and a lightning bolt
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 and ears onto the cake
Place into the fridge to harden the frosting before enjoying!