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Reindeer Unicorn Cupcakes

Take your holiday baking up a notch with these Reindeer Unicorn Cupcakes. A classic chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting, but there is nothing simple about this recipe. Decorated in the most festive way with reindeer antler's, ear, holly leaves, and a fun unicorn horn.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 21 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours
Course: Desserts
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Unicorn Ear Ingredients
  • 1 chocolate fondant container
  • 1 white fondant container
  • Wilton icing tip 2D
  • Wilton icing tip #2
  • 1 C powdered sugar
  • 1 rolling pin
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 can of edible gold spray
Chocolate Cupcakes
  • 1 C flour
  • ¼ C plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ C brown sugar
  • ½ C sugar
  • ⅓ C Canola oil
  • ½ C buttermilk
  • 1 large egg room temp.
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Chocolate Frosting
  • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 2 1/2 C powdered sugar
  • 1/4 C cocoa powder
  • 3 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large piping bag with a star tip
Decorating Ingredients
  • Gold foiled antler cupcake toppers
  • https://www.michaels.com/gold-foil-antler-cupcake-toppers-by-celebrate-it/10605313.html
  • Royal Icing unicorn horns
  • https://www.hobbylobby.com/Party-Baking/Baking-Supplies/Sprinkles-Decorations/Unicorn-Horn-Icing-Decorations/p/80875980?gclid=CjwKCAiAlO7uBRANEiwA_vXQ-9ialvP9F7Po9_A49vL5kl4vE_SSp9Qjy3auEesZkULjkRO9jWjqUhoC8DkQAvD_BwE
  • Red premade cake icing with a number 2 tip
  • Green premade cake icing with a number 362 leaf tip

Method
 

  1. Sprinkle some powdered sugar onto your cutting board and rolling pin
  2. Roll out half of both colors of fondant to be 1/8 thick
  3. Using the 2D icing tip, cut out 36 chocolate round circles
  4. Using the #2 icing tip, cut out 36 white round circles
  5. Spray the white circles with the gold edible spray
  6. Using the #2 tip again, cut the gold circle a tad bit smaller
  7. Using a paintbrush, brush a really small amount of water onto the chocolate circles
  8. Place the gold circles into the center of the chocolate
  9. Carefully pick up the chocolate circle and pinch the bottom of the ears
  10. Set aside and repeat with the remaining 35 circles
  11. Allow drying for 2 hours before starting your cupcakes  
  12. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  13. Line your muffin pans with cupcake liners and set them aside.
  14. In a large bowl, add together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, sift to combine.
  15. Add in the sugar and brown sugar stir until combined.
  16. Add the oil, buttermilk, egg, cream beer, and vanilla extract. Stir until combined.
  17. Pour the batter 3/4 in the cupcake liners. Fill each one 3/4 of the way full.
  18. Bake at 350°F for 17-20 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the oven.
  19. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool
  20. Chocolate frosting In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer. Add the butter on medium speed and beat for 1 minute.
  21. Add in the powdered sugar and cocoa powder 1 cup at a time. Continue to mix to combine.
  22. Add the heavy whipping cream and vanilla extract.
  23. Mix at medium-high speed until the mixture is combined 
  24. Frost the cooled cupcakes with the chocolate frosting
  25. Place the antlers into the cupcake on the side
  26. Place 1 ear on each side of the cupcake in front of the antlers
  27. Place a unicorn horn into the middle of the frosting in between the antlers
  28. Using the red icing, pipe 3 red dots on the right side of frosting in front of the ear
  29. Pipe two Leafs using the green frosting behind the red dots for the holly
  30. Enjoy!