Today we’re making a GIANT Rainbow Unicorn Donut Cake!! ? What can I say — it’s delicious, colorful, giant, and it looks like a unicorn! Re-create it at home and I promise it’ll be the cake of your dreams ?
Giant Donut Pan
Help my donut stuck to the pan!
Me too girl!! This happened to me last time I used the pan too. ? Next time, I’m going to grease the pan and then line it with strips of parchment paper. Crossing my fingers that’ll help! But otherwise, it’s not too terrible to gently pry it out with your hands.
^Here’s a pitiful attempt to illustrate what I mean by “strips of parchment.” Nonetheless, I hope it gets the point across ?
Giant Rainbow Unicorn Donut
Ingredients
- 3cups flour
- 1T baking powder
- 1/2tsp salt
- 1cup softened butter (2 sticks)
- 2cups sugar
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 1T vanilla extract
- 1cup milk, room temperature
- Gel food color in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and pink
- Buttercream frostingI like this recipe (http://bit.ly/2vyKTFP), but I typically use this if I'm short on time (http://amzn.to/2vz3S2W)
- Rainbow sprinkles + giant heart sprinkles
- White fondant
- 1/2 tsp clear vanilla extract + 1/4 tsp gold luster dustFor unicorn horn
- White sprinkles
- Black icing for eyesI use this one (http://amzn.to/2ve2l1k)
Instructions
- In a medium size bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding wet and dry ingredients to butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
- Divide batter between 6 separate bowls and color red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Alternatively, you could substitute the red with hot pink for a brighter look.
- Scoop batter into greased donut pan that's been lined with strips of parchment paper. Swirl with a butter knife, then bake for 18-20 minutes.
- Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then level with a serrated knife. Flip cakes out onto a cooling rack and let cool completely before decorating.