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Unicorn Cake
Dessert

Unicorn Cake

3 hServes 12Nutri-Score E€€€
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what you need

Ingredients

12 people
  • cake (baked and cooled, ready to be covered)Bakery1 piece
  • white fondant (for covering the cake, ears and horn)Pantry1 kg
  • yellow fondant (for the ears and horn)Pantry150 g
  • black fondant (for the eyes)Pantry30 g
  • edible gluePantry30 ml
  • metallic gold paint (edible)Pantry30 ml
  • buttercream (divided into 6 colors)Dairy600 g
  • food coloring (different colors for the buttercream)Pantry6 pieces
  • gold pearls (edible sugar pearls)Pantry30 g

per serving

Nutrition

402kcal

Carbs
75 g
Proteins
1 g
Fat
11 g
Adapt tools

what you’ll use

Tools

  • Rolling pin
  • Piping bag Γ—3
  • Pastry brush
  • Skewer

step by step

Method

  1. Shape the eyes

    • Shape the black fondant into eyes with a slight curve
    • Add a small flick at the end of each eye
    Step 1
  2. Make the horn

    • Roll two long cones of yellow fondant
    • Twist both cones together
    • Insert a long stick to support the horn
    Step 2
  3. Make the ears

    • Cut the yellow fondant into ear shapes
    • Brush edible glue and place on top of white fondant
    • Cut around the ear shape
    • Add glue at the bottom and pinch together
    Step 3
  4. Cover the cake and attach the features

    • Cover the cake with white fondant
    • Pre-mark where the eyes will go
    • Glue the eyes and place the horn on top of the cake
    Step 4
  5. Paint the horn and ears

    • Paint all the yellow parts with metallic gold
    • Place the ears after painting the horn
    • Paint the middle of the ears
    Step 5
  6. Pipe the cake

    • Fill each piping bag with two colors and a different piping tip
    • Pipe the buttercream freely over the cake
    • Add little gold pearls
    Step 6
  7. Add the message

    • Pipe the number 8 on the bottom of the cake
    • Pipe the happy birthday message
    • Paint the letters and the number with gold
    Step 7