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Easy Unicorn Petit Fours Recipe
This Easy Unicorn Petit Fours Recipe is the cutest and most delicious miniature cake treat. These are great if you are in need of an adorable and themed dessert or just want a yummy recipe to try.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 12 cakes
Calories: 270 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 box French Vanilla Cake Mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 C canola oil
- 1 C whole milk
- Pink, Sky Blue, Black, and Purple gel food coloring
- 2 containers vanilla frosting
- 1 package unicorn horn sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a petit four baking pan with pam baking spray.
- Using a large bowl, whisk until combined the eggs, oil, and milk until combined and smooth.
- Divide the batter into four bowls.
- Mix in the pink, blue, and purple gel food coloring into their own bowls, leaving the 4th bowl color free.
- Spoon 1 tsp of each batter into the petit four cavities.
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from the pan and place onto a wire rack.
- Allow the petit four to cool completely.
- Using one of the vanilla frosting containers, scoop into a medium bowl.
- Microwave for 15 - 20 seconds or until the frosting is liquid-like.
- Carefully pour the frosting over the petit fours to completely coat the cakes.
- Allow the frosting to firm up.
- Using 4 bowls, spoon about 1⁄4 C of the second frosting container into each bowl.
- Mix in a few drops of each color into their own bowl and mix until the colors are combined.
- Scoop the pink and blue frosting into the piping bag fitted with the star tip.
- Scoop the purple and the black frosting into the piping bag fitting with the number 2 tip.
- Using the pink and blue frosting, pipe “hair” onto the unicorn.
- Using the purple frosting, pipe little dots into the “hair”.
- Using the black frosting, pipe details of the eyes on the front of the petit four.
- Carefully place the unicorn horn sprinkle onto the top center of the petit four.
- Allow the frosting to firm up for 30 minutes before enjoying!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
270kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
47mg
(16%)
Sodium
324mg
(14%)
Potassium
75mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
106IU
(2%)
Calcium
126mg
(13%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12cakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 270
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 270kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 47mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 324mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 75mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 106IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 126mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.