Unicorn Cake Truffles Recipe

How to Make Unicorn Cake Truffles

1. **Prep the Pans:** Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper and grease with non-stick cooking spray.
2. **Mix the Batter:** In a large bowl, combine one (15.25 ounce) box of white cake mix, 4 large eggs, 1/2 cup water, and 1/3 cup vegetable oil. Whisk until well combined.
3. **Divide & Color:** Divide the batter in half. Stir in 10-15 drops of pink food coloring into one half and 10-15 drops of purple food coloring into the other half.
4. **Bake the Cakes:** Pour the pink batter into one prepared pan and the purple batter into the other. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
5. **Cool & Crumble:** Let the cakes cool completely in the pans. Once cool, crumble each cake into separate bowls.
6. **Combine with Frosting:** Add 1/2 cup of your favorite vanilla frosting to each bowl of cake crumbs. Mix with your hands until well combined.
7. **Shape the Truffles:** Firmly pack the pink and purple cake mixtures into a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop, then roll into balls between your palms.
8. **Chill:** Refrigerate the truffles for at least 30 minutes to firm up.
9. **Melt Chocolate:** In a microwave-safe bowl, melt 12 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate chips in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
10. **Prepare Popsicle Sticks:** Dip the ends of 20-25 popsicle sticks into the melted chocolate and insert into the cake truffles. Let set for 10 minutes.
11. **Chocolate Coating:** Dip each truffle into the melted chocolate, tapping gently on the side of the bowl to remove excess. Place on parchment paper to set.
12. **Fondant Horns:** Roll out two 1/4-inch thick cylinders of white fondant, one long and one slightly shorter. Spiral them together, pinching at the top to form a horn. Repeat to make 20 horns.
13. **Gold Dust:** Place 1 teaspoon of gold luster dust in a small bowl. Toss the horns in the gold dust and set aside to harden.
14. **Fondant Ears:** Roll small amounts of fondant into pea-sized balls. Flatten and pinch the top to make 20 sets of triangle ear shapes. Use a pink food writing pen to add a small triangle in the center of each ear.
15. **Remove Popsicle Sticks:** Gently twist and pull the lollipop sticks from the truffles.
16. **Prepare Mane & Hair:** Cut 20 3-inch and 20 1-inch pieces of sour belts. Cut the longer belts into thin vertical strips, leaving 1/2 inch uncut at the top. Cut the shorter pieces into a triangle shape and then fringe the bottom.
17. **Assemble the Unicorns:** Use melted chocolate to attach the mane to the top of each truffle, angling the longer piece to the side. Attach the front hair piece. Add the horn and ears using melted chocolate.
18. **Finishing Touches:** Use a black food writing pen to draw eyes, eyelashes, and a nose on each truffle.