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Unicorn Cake Recipe

A colorful unicorn poke cake made with white cake mix, flavored puddings, condensed milk and whipped topping, finished with sprinkles.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 16 servings

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 package white cake mixplus ingredients needed to prepare the cake mix
  • 2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
  • Blue Gel Food Coloring
  • Purple Gel Food Coloring
  • Pink Gel Food Coloring
  • 2 cupscondensed milk
  • 2 cupswhite chocolate chips
  • 3.4 ouncespackage vanilla pudding mix
  • 3.4 ouncespackage strawberry pudding mix
  • 4 cupsmilk
  • 8 ouncescontainer whipped topping
  • 1/3 cupsprinkles

Equipment

  • 9x13 inch Baking Dish
  • Oven
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • wooden spoon or similar tool
  • Microwave
  • Spatula

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish and set aside.
  2. Prepare the white cake mix according to the package directions, adding the 2 teaspoons vanilla extract to the batter.
  3. Divide the batter evenly into 3 bowls. Stir blue gel food coloring into one bowl, purple gel into a second bowl, and pink gel into the third bowl.
  4. Alternating colors, drop heaping spoonfuls of the three batters randomly into the prepared baking dish until all batter is used.
  5. Bake 25–30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
  6. Using the end of a wooden spoon (or similar tool), poke large holes all over the warm cake.
  7. In a medium microwave-safe bowl combine the 2 cups condensed milk and 2 cups white chocolate chips. Microwave 1 minute, stir until combined and the chocolate is melted; if needed microwave an additional 30 seconds and stir until smooth.
  8. Pour the condensed milk/white chocolate mixture evenly over the cake, allowing it to seep into the holes.
  9. Prepare each 3.4-ounce pudding mix according to its package directions, using a total of 4 cups milk (2 cups milk per pudding mix). Stir each pudding until it begins to thicken.
  10. Immediately pour the prepared vanilla pudding over the cake first, pressing it into the holes, then add the prepared strawberry pudding and spread evenly over the cake.
  11. Let the cake come to room temperature, then refrigerate for at least 6 hours to set.
  12. After chilling, frost the cake with the 8-ounce container of whipped topping and sprinkle the 1/3 cup sprinkles over the top.
  13. Refrigerate at least 1 hour more before serving.