Woolworths mud cake hack: Tigga Mac shares how to make a unicorn cake for $30
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Professional Baker Shares How to Make a Kids Unicorn Birthday Cake in 30 Minutes for Under $50
- A prominent baker has shown her followers how to create a ‘very cute’ unicorn cake
- Tigga MacCormack cut and decorated a Woolworth mud pie to create the treat
- She said that the cake costs less than $50 to make and takes only 30 minutes.
An Australian pastry chef has revealed how to make an adorable unicorn cake that looks like it was made by a professional for under $50.
Tigga MacCormack, co-owner of Cake for Days, went viral last year by showing her huge following how she made the ‘really cute’ cake and recently shared how others can create the gift at home with Mama Mia.
The Melbourne baker used affordable items that can be bought at the supermarket, including a Coles or Woolworths mud pie.
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Professional pastry chef Tigga MacCormack (pictured) has revealed how to make a stunning unicorn cake in 30 minutes for less than $50
The Melbourne baker used affordable items that can be bought at the supermarket, including a Coles or Woolworths mud pie.
Start by cutting the cake in half unevenly so you have two pieces of different sizes.
Tigga adds a dollop of icing to the bottom of her cake to act as ‘glue’, places the two pieces on top with the cut edge down, and squashes them together to form the unicorn head.
The cake decorator said to then add a “crumb coat” of smooth buttercream frosting.
“I like to use a piping bag, add some of the smooth buttercream into the bag, and draw little doodles across the length of the cake, using a spatula to smooth them out,” she explained.
Start by cutting the cake in half unevenly so you have two different sized pieces before placing it on the cake pan and adding a “crumb coat” of smooth buttercream frosting.
Tigga then said to put the cake in the freezer for five minutes to make it easier to apply the next layer of frosting and decorations.
“This is called a crumb coat because it’s used to catch the crumbs and give you a nice smooth surface for the top layer of frosting to go on later.”
Tigga inserted the unicorn cake topper (pictured) she bought for $5 from Coles that makes the eyes, ears and horn and added two brown Smarties as the nostrils.
Tigga then said to put the cake in the freezer for five minutes to make it easier to apply the next layer of frosting and decorations.
Repeat the same steps for the second layer of frosting, wiping any excess from the bottom of the cake to clean it off.
Tigga inserted the unicorn cake toppers she bought for $5 from Coles that make the eyes, ears and horn and added two brown Smarties as the nostrils.
For the unicorn’s mane, add buttercream to a few small bowls and a few drops of different food coloring to each and mix well – Tigga used pink, blue and purple.
Tigga places a line of each color next to each other on a large piece of cling film on the kitchen table.
‘Fold the merry wrapper in half, roll it up like a sausage and wrap around the edges and twist. You will have one twist left on each side. Cut one of those sides with scissors,’ she said.
She makes her ‘rainbow swirl’ icing and pipes it on the cake like the unicorn’s mane and adds sprinkles
Tigga said the unicorn only takes 20-30 minutes to make and is about $30 total
She places the frosting “sausage” in a pastry bag with the cut end down and places the “rainbow swirl” on the unicorn where the mane would be.
Finally, Tigga added some sprinkles to the unicorn’s mane which she said is an optional step but looks “super nice.”
She said the unicorn only takes 20-30 minutes to make and is about $30 total.