The Best Harry Potter Cake Ideas You Can Actually Make at Home!
Friends, the Internet is full of wow-worthy stuff, but I needed to find the best Harry Potter cake ideas I can actually pull off – you know, without a culinary arts degree. I went on the hunt and found some fun, some jaw-dropping, and doable cakes by home bakers.
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Harry Potter Party Cakes
Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, we are big fans of the iconic Harry Potter series and I’ve shared so, so many fun ideas for parties and get togethers – from Harry Potter craft ideas to sorting hat cupcakes, Hedwig and house color hot cocoa bombs to tasty snacks like butterbeer popcorn!
Psst: one of my most popular printables are these Harry Potter movie night popcorn box printables. They stylishly hold your stash popped corn, candy, or healthier options like veggie sticks!
But today, it’s alllll about the fabulous (and fresh ideas) of Harry Potter cakes. Whether you’re whipping up a Harry Potter birthday cake or you hold a once-a-quarter Harry Potter watch party, let’s get to the goodies.
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Tips for Making a Homemade Harry Potter Cake
I love to bake, so making a homemade cake isn’t too big of a deal for me. That said, whew – it can be a big thing when we try a cake design made by a professional or even just put off making a simple cake until the last minute. Here are a few tips for making any of these Harry Potter cakes.
- Prep what you can ahead of time. Cakes can be baked and frozen; fondant can be rolled and cut (non-bendable pieces), and frosting can be made ahead of time.
- The tools matter. Frosting tips are inexpensive if you don’t have any on hand and honestly, I use a lot of them interchangeably. A large round, medium round, and small round are critical. But those would all be awful to try and pipe the hair! I would use the same tip I use for grass (tip #233) instead of trying to make what I had on hand work.
- Store-bought is okay. Listen, if you want to spend your time decorating a cake instead of baking it, no one can blame you and no one will even notice. Buy the cake. Heck, buy toys and throw them on top (after a good cleaning) and after a bit of frosting, you’re done!
Harry Potter Cake Ideas
I needed to put together a Harry Potter movie night for a celebration and thought I would share some of the most inspiring Harry Potter cake ideas shared by fans.
I love this Harry Potter cake because a) I can make it and b) it brings me right back to the scene in The Sorcerer's Stone. Psst: you can use any mix because the magic is in the frosting!
Butterscotch? Yes. Brown butter? Yum. Friends, this is happening (with only two layers because there won't be that many of us). I like how Mary gives you tips to MAKE AHEAD some parts because we're busy!
Fun with frosting, friends - fun.with.frosting! I love that Lyndsay created a cake entirely with frosting and that she walks you through everything to make the fabulous frosting accents and hair.
The poke cake is one of my favorites because they are so easy to make and honestly, they are some of the most flavorful because it's not JUST the cake OR the icing - you get both in each bite.
I love how easy they make the fondant decoration steps (they provide a pattern for you) and, because it's round, we can really see the face of Harry take shape.
From the cake pop to the buttercream icing, this cake is actually do-able for home bakers. This is going to look and taste amazing and their step-by-step tutorial and video make it easy.
This is one of the most thorough tutorials out there and, to be honest, I almost made this cake! It would be perfect for a kid's party and I know my daughter would have loved to help decorate.
Oh, isn't this amazing? The "Always" always gets me and this cake is absolutely gorgeous.
Did you know Hagrid whipped up a batch of this British classic rock cake recipes in the books? I'm so intrigued by these that I thought I'd share them here, as well. They look so good.
Check Out These Harry Potter Finds
- Harry Potter Popcorn Box Printables – Two sizes of popcorn boxes for your movie-watching enjoyment (they’re so cute).
- Hedwig Hot Cocoa Bombs – These are so fun (and work with a milk, dark, or white chocolate base).
- Harry Potter Crafts – From bookmarks and clay creations, to Christmas ornaments and the most adorable mason jars EVER!
- Dragon Egg Balls – Quick: name the Harry Potter character who won a dragon egg in Hogsmeade?
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