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Easy Harry Potter Cakes

I am not a professional cake decorator. In fact, I have never even taken a cake decorating course. But, I always try to make special cakes for my boys' birthdays.  This year I made two Harry Potter cakes for my oldest son (and I'm also sharing a simple cake I made for a movie night). All THREE Harry Potter cakes were simple to make and turned out totally cute!


The first cake I made for the Harry Potter party was a simple "Quidditch Cake".  


To make each goal post, I wrapped electrical tape around pipe cleaners and twisted them into a circle.  Then, I stuck the end into a paper straw.

And to make the golden snitch, I added wax paper wings.

I finished it off by adding some "every flavour beans" along the bottom of the cake.  I think it adds a nice touch of color, don't you?

The second cake I made for the Harry Potter party was a simple "Crest Cake".


I started with a basic rectangular sheet cake, and I carved it into the shape of a crest.  I did a crumb coat, and then covered the cake with yellow icing.  I piped on some red trim, and then I added some fun "Harry Potter" items -- a fruit roll-up scar, a foil wrapped golden snitch, some every flavour beans, and a chocolate frog.  Simple and fun! 

 And... for a special movie night with my boys, I made this simple cake with pink icing and green icing... a replica of the cake Hagrid made for Harry Potter in the first movie. It doesn't get easier than this one!

Which Harry Potter cake is your favorite? I think a Harry Potter fan would love any one of these magical desserts!

♥
Gina (aka East Coast Mommy)

You may also be interested in our easy and inexpensive DIY Harry Potter party. The simple details are super-fun!
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10 comments:

  1. Anonymous23 November 2013 at 13:16

    both are so wonderful!!! I Love them!

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  2. Claireyhewitt12 January 2015 at 06:01

    Excellent. I am going to give the Quidditch one a try, but I am going to use sparklers in the shape of an 0. I hope it works out ok!

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    1. East Coast Mommy12 January 2015 at 07:57

      I think the sparklers would be really cute. Let me know how it turns out!

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  3. Unknown30 October 2016 at 15:29

    This is fantastic! I'm going to try the Quidditch one and incorporate candles into them. Thank you so much!

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  4. Anonymous13 April 2017 at 19:47

    for the quidditich cake, does dense cake work better, or does it not matter?

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    1. East Coast Mommy13 April 2017 at 20:28

      It doesn't really matter. It doesn't have to support any weight, so any cake should work.

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  5. Unknown19 August 2020 at 03:26

    It would be great if I could get a recipe for the Harry Potter Crest Cake as I am doing this for an assignment.

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    1. East Coast Mommy19 August 2020 at 07:31

      I used a mix with a few modifications. I started with a Duncan Hines. I prepared it according the directions on the box, but I cut the oil in half and subtracted 2 tbsp of water to make the cake a little more dense and easy to work with. I hope this helps!

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  6. Rebekah1 May 2021 at 19:28

    Doing my third HP party this month and going to use the Quidditch design! Is the snitch a Ferrero Rocher chocolate?

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