How to Make Easy Unicorn Cupcakes
Easy Unicorn Cupcake Recipe
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 25
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 24 cupcakes 1x
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcakes
- 1 box cake mix (Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker)
- 1 cup milk (room temperature)
- ½ cup melted butter
- 3 Large Eggs (room temperature)
- 1 Tbsp. Vanilla
- Sprinkle Jimmies (optional)
- BUTTERCREAM:
- 4 stick butter (2 Cup) (room temperature)
- 7 cups of powdered sugar
- 1 TBSP of vanilla extract
- 2 TSBP of heavy cream (add 1 more if needed)
Instructions
Cupcakes:
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Put silver foil cupcake liners in the cupcake pans.
- Mix cake mix, milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl with a stand or hand mixer at medium speed for approximately 2 minutes.
- Fold in sprinkles if using. Carefully pour cupcake batter into each cupcake liner and fill to no more than 1/2-3/4.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes. It is ready when the toothpick has a few crumbs or is clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes. Place the cupcakes on the wire rack.
- Buttercream:
- Place the butter in the mixer with a paddle attachment.
- Whip the butter for a minute.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar (1 cup at a time).
- Add the heavy cream (add 1 more TBSP if it is too thick).
- Whip for a few minutes to get it all mixed.
- Whip at a low speed for 10 minutes to eliminate air bubbles.