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Patriotic Unicorn Sprinkle Cupcake

Cupcake on a plate
These red, white, and blue cupcakes with unicorn décor will wow your family and guests as they dig in for dessert during your celebration! If you have a unicorn lover in the home then they’re going to have a blast making this patriotic unicorn sprinkle cupcake with you! These red, white, and blue unicorn sprinkle cupcakes are a clever way to show your pride during your 4th of July celebrations.
Kelly Reci

Ingredients

Patriotic Sprinkle Mix

  • 1 package of Wilton Sprinkles pouch mix Red
  • 1 package of Wilton Sprinkles pouch mix Blue
  • 1 package of Wilton Sprinkles pouch mix Diamond

Vanilla Cupcakes

  • 1 box of French Vanilla cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 C 1 stick of softened unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 1 C whole milk
  • 1 C Patriotic Jimmy Sprinkles
  • cupcake liners
  • cupcake pan

Vanilla Frosting

  • 3 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 6 C powdered sugar
  • 5-7 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 medium ice cream scooper
  • Red and Blue gel food coloring
  • 1 package of Wilton Unicorn Icing Decorations Found at Walmart and Michaels

Instructions

Patriotic Sprinkle Mix

  • Combine all of the sprinkles into a large bowl and set aside

Vanilla Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 and line cupcake pan with the liners
  • In a medium bowl, combine the cake mix, butter, milk, and mix until combined
  • Mix in the sprinkles until combined
  • Fill the cupcake liners ¾ way full
  • Bake in the oven for about 21 minutes
  • Pull out and place on the side to cool

Frosting Directions

  • Using a standing mixer combine the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, vanilla, and mix on medium speed until combined and smooth
  • Scoop 1 ½ C of frosting into another bowl and set aside
  • Using the ice cream scooper, scoop out some frosting and place it onto the cupcakes
  • Using a mini angled spatula, lightly spread and smooth evenly into a thick mound of frosting
  • Dip the cupcake into the sprinkles to coat the frosting mound
  • Using the frosting that was set aside, divide the frosting into two bowls
  • Mix in red food coloring into one bowl
  • Mix in blue food coloring into the second bowl
  • Scoop the red frosting onto 1 side of the piping bag
  • Scoop the blue frosting onto the other side of the piping bag
  • Pipe a dollop onto the center of the cupcake
  • Place the Unicorn Horn and Ears from the icing package into the red and blue frosting