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10 Of The Best Unicorn Cake Recipes In Australia In 2024

10 Of The Best Unicorn Cake Recipes In Australia In 2023

You can ‘wow’ a unicorn lover or simply stun everyone at a party with magical, colourful rainbow unicorn cakes! Whether a pro or a beginner in baking, you can make this a project with easy, simple steps. From girly unicorn cakes to unicorn cake toppers we have just the cake for you no matter the occasion. 

It’s the ultimate birthday recipe for magical fun and laughter complete with rainbow colours and the signature horn that magical unicorns are known for. Check out these unicorn cake ideas for your unicorn loving kids (and adults).

What are the important things to look for in unicorn cakes?

Simple recipe:

Ingredients are simple, easy to find or can be made from basic ingredients available in the pantry or simply use store-bought cakes and decorate with unicorn cake topper and other colourful unicorn cake designs.

Quick preparation time:

You’re busy enough as it is, so your unicorn cake should not take too long to prepare, bake and decorate.

Base cake:

The base of the cake must be moist and simply divine. Must be more-ish! Find a recipe that's generous in all the good stuff - like butter!

Unicorn:

This element should be colourful, unique, and magical - just like the unicorn!

 

Here are 10 of the best unicorn cake recipes in Australia in 2024:

1. The Rainbow Unicorn - via Sugar Geek Show

1  The Rainbow Unicorn Via Sugar Geek Show

"An easy rainbow unicorn cake that’s soooo cute! This unicorn cake is rainbow on the inside and outside! I love how pretty the rainbow cake batter turned out using my white velvet buttermilk cake recipe. The rainbow buttercream mane topped with sprinkles and a pretty gold unicorn horn just makes this the cutest rainbow unicorn cake ever."

Key features:

  • White velvet buttermilk cake

  • Edible unicorn eyes edible ink printer

  • Unicorn horn using mold

  • Unicorn mane using pipe

  • Nutritional value included

  • Prep time: 10 mins; Baking time: 30 mins

Find the full recipe for the rainbow unicorn cake on the Sugar Geek Show website...

2. The Unicorn Cake Roll, via Crazy For Crust

2  The Unicorn Cake Roll Via Crazy For Crust

"This is an easy (unicorn) cake roll recipe that is all things rainbows and UNICORNS! Colourful cake and frosting, pudding, whipped cream, sprinkles, marshmallows and all things glitter and fun."

Real customer reviews:

"Such a fun cake!! Loving all the marshmallows and sprinkles the unicorn dropped off 🙂" - JENNA

Key features:

  • Easy cake roll recipe

  • Colorful cake and frosting, pudding, whipped cream, sprinkles, marshmallows and all things glitter and fun

  • Yield: 8 - 10 serving

  • Nutrition information

Find the full recipe for the unicorn roll cake on the Crazy for Crust website...

3. Sally the Rainbow-Haired Unicorn Cake, via Taste

3  Sally The Rainbow Haired Unicorn Cake Via Taste

"Almost too pretty to eat, this easy vanilla, rainbow-haired unicorn cake with buttercream is the perfect centrepiece for your next kids birthday party menu."

Real review:

"Love this cake! I made a Pinky Pie version with bubble gum flavour icing for my niece who loved it so much. Wish I could post a pic. Super easy!" - Evieniluh

Key features:

  • Easy vanilla unicorn cake with buttercream

  • Template for the unicorn's head and eye available

  • 17 ingredients & 9 easy method steps only 

  • Too pretty to eat

Find the full recipe for Sally the rainbow-haired unicorn on the Taste website...

4. The 'Puking' Unicorn Cake, via The Tough Cookie

4  The Puking Unicorn Cake Via The Tough Cookie

"This puking unicorn cake is] three layers of vanilla cake tinted pink, filled with vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam, and decorated with lots and lots of tiny vanilla buttercream dots!"

Real review:

"AHHHH THIS IS SO COOL. and I feel like you did it super fast; if you’ve ever seen one of the “how to cake it” videos, she takes days (okay well usually 6-12 hours accompanied by lots of rulers and such)." - heather

Key features:

  • Three layers of vanilla cake tinted pink, filled with vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam, and decorated with lots and lots of tiny vanilla buttercream dots!

  • Total time: 4 hours 45 mins

Find the full recipe for the 'Puking' Unicorn Cake on The Tough Cookie website...

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5. The 'Animated' Unicorn Cake, via Hungry Happenings

5  The Animated Unicorn Cake Via Hungry Happenings

"You won’t believe how easy it is to transform a 9×13 sheet cake into this delightful Rainbow 'Animated' Unicorn Cake with a colourful candy clay (modeling chocolate) mane and tail. When you cut into the cake you’ll reveal a swirl of rainbow colouring hiding inside."

Real review:

"Made this cake today for my granddaughter's 5th birthday tomorrow. I used extra cake squares under the ear and mane to prop them up. Looks delicious. I prepared the cookie clay a week ago. Seems to keep for quite some time. Thank you for your instructions." - Karen Fenichel

Key features:

  • Easy to make 9×13 sheet cake turn into delightful Rainbow Unicorn Cake with a colourful candy clay (modeling chocolate) mane and tail.

  • Total time of preparation: 2 hrs

  • Serving: 10

Find the full recipe for the 'Animated' Unicorn Cake on the Hungry Happenings website...

6. Unicorn Ice-Cream Cake, via The Girl Who Ate Everything

6  Unicorn Ice Cream Cake Via The Girl Who Ate Everything

"[The Unicorn Ice Cream Cake is] an easy, magical, delicious cake filled with cake batter ice cream or rainbow sherbet. This can totally be made ahead of time!"

Real review:

"The cake is cute and the texture is very beautiful." - ALIHAMDAN

Key features:

  • Easy to make, magical, delicious cake filled with cake batter ice cream or rainbow sherbet

  • Colors: turquoise, bright pink, and purple

  • Unicorn horn, made of a sugar cone in almond bark and decorate with gold sprinkles

Find the full recipe for the Unicorn Ice Cream Cake on The Girl Who Ate Everything website...

7. Pastel Unicorn Rainbow Cake, via Wilton

7  Pastel Unicorn Rainbow Cake Via Wilton

"This Pastel Rainbow Unicorn Cake is ready for birthday fun! Complete with a colourful pastel mane and a gold fondant horn, this unicorn cake is great for birthday princesses of all ages."

Real review:

"Everyone loved it! The instructions made it super easy along with the visual. I chose to buy a horn decoration rather than make my own."Ellyn

Key features:

  • Colorful pastel mane and a gold fondant horn

  • Great project for beginning decorators

Find the full recipe for the Pastel Unicorn Cake on the Wilton website...

8. Unicorn Sprinkle Cake, via Sugar and Sparrow

8  Unicorn Sprinkle Cake Via Sugar And Sparrow

"You’ve probably seen plenty of unicorn cakes in your social media feeds, the most popular look being the ones where the entire cake looks like a unicorn head. I thought I’d switch it up a little bit with this one, especially because I got my hands on a bottle of this Unicorn sprinkle mix by SprinklePop! They’d look amazing on any cake design, but I really love how they enhance the magical colours and textures going on in this unicorn cake."

Real review:

"I’m throwing a unicorn Birthday party for my little girl’s 7th birthday in January. I already had a plan for her cake, but now I’m switching things up and incorporating design elements from your cake as well. Just ordered the sprinkles, and I need to order those beautiful colours. Thanks so much!" - Allison

Key features:

  • Make a difference with a bottle of Unicorn Sprinkle Mix - a blend of pastel pinks, purples, and blues, mixed with gold metallic accents and tiny wafer paper unicorns

  • Easy to make frosted buttercream cake

  • Cake topped with sprinkle-covered unicorn & cotton candy as back drop

Find the full recipe for the Sprinkle Unicorn Cake on the Sugar and Sparrow website...

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9. Chocolate Unicorn Cake, via All Recipes

9  Chocolate Unicorn Cake Via All Recipes

"Because sometimes you want your unicorns to taste a little bit less like rainbows, and little bit more like chocolate cake."

Real review:

"Reminds me of the chocolate cake from my youth. Deep chocolate flavour not too sweet and perfectly moist.. Definitely a keeper!" - Lisa

Key features:

  • Unicorn to taste a little bit less like rainbows, and more like chocolate cake

  • Chocolate cake baking instruction and frosting made easy

  • Total preparation time: 150 mins

  • Nutrition facts: 150 calories

Find the full recipe for the Chocolate Unicorn Cake on the All Recipes website...

10. Unicorn Cake with Rainbow Layers, via Frugal Momeh

10  Unicorn Cake With Rainbow Layers Via Frugal Momeh

"Stun any unicorn lover with this gorgeous and impressive unicorn cake with rainbow layers! This cake is deceptively simple for any level of baker to make, it is perfect for any birthday party – no matter how small or large!"

Key features:

  • A no-fuss unicorn cake 

  • Total preparation time: 57 mins

  • Yield: 16, Calories: 274 per slice

Find the full recipe for the Rainbow Layered Unicorn Cake on the Frugal Momeh...

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