Whether for a birthday, Halloween or even a wedding: thisPartymotto “Harry Potter”has been very popular with both children and adults for years! To transport young and old guests into the magical world of Hogwarts, you should plan the decorations, food, drinks and games carefully. And what would a celebration be without the cake that matches the theme? So that you don't have to think or search for long, we have put together the most beautiful ideas for a Harry Potter cake here. Some of the birthday cakes appear in the filmed novel series or represent various trademarks of the world-famous magician. Once you've chosen a favorite, you can order it from a cake shop or try making your own version at home.
Hagrid's Harry Potter cake
July 31st is an important day for all fans of JK Rowling's Harry Potter saga. It is the birthday of the British author and the world's most popular wizard, Harry Potter. On July 31, 1991, Harry Potter's eleventh birthday, he learns who he really is and receives an invitation to Hogwarts School of Magic. The birthday cake that Hagrid gives Harry is very simple, but it really touched him. If you want to make a simple Harry Potter cake yourself, then this recipe is definitely for you!
“From an inside pocket of his black coat he pulled a slightly bruised box. Harry opened it with shaking fingers. Inside was a thick, gooey chocolate cake with “Happee Birthdae Harry” written on it in green icing letters.” – Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling
Petunia's cake from the second book “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
On July 31, 1992, Petunia Dursey made a cake for guests, Mr. and Mrs. Mason. In the book it was described as “a huge mound of whipped cream and sugar violets”. In the film adaptation, red cocktail cherries were also used to complete the cake. These stood out wonderfully against the purple and green buttercream florets. However, Dobby the house elf destroyed Aunt Petunia's masterpiece using a levitation spell to get Harry into trouble and force him to stay at 4 Privet Drive.
Cake made from meringue and cream
Although Aunt Petunia's cake is described as a pudding in the original book, it looks more like a Spanish wind cake. This dessert from Austria is very special because it consists of meringue and cream. If this meringue cake is a challenge for you as a baker, you can use simple sponge cake bases and thenDecorate lavishly with the piping bag.
Harry Potter Cake – Hogwarts Castle
On September 1st every year, the magically gifted students travel to Hogwarts, the school for witchcraft and wizardry. Children all over the world dream of receiving a Hogwarts acceptance letter via owl mail for their 11th birthday. The school building is a magnificent old castle located on the banks of a large lake.
Idea how you can make a castle cake yourself
You can make a Harry Potter Castle cake from a simple chocolate cake and gingerbread. Glue the castle walls together with jam or chocolate icing and then paint on the small details with sugar pencils. The towers are quickly conjured up from round cookies and ice cream cones. You can depict the lake with blue colored coconut shavings.
Harry Potter Cake – Sorting Hat
For those of you who may need a refresher, the sorting hat at the annual assignment ceremony decides which house each of the first years best fits into: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw.
Mini Variant as Topper
The shabby, ancient pointed hat looks particularly impressive on a cake, but is a real challenge for amateur bakers. In small format, it is often used as a topper on confectionery masterpieces together with other decorations, such as the Golden Snitch.
Harry Potter cake decoration – This is how you can make a magic wand yourself
Licorice Wands are candy sold in the Honeypot Candy Shop. However, if you don't like licorice, you can try this version with molasses. These wands are made from simple ingredients and also have an easy level of difficulty. They are also perfect as a sweet treatSnacks for the children's buffet.
Prep: 10 minutes / Cook: 20-30 minutes / Cool: 1 hour or longer / Shape: 15 minutes
Ingredients for about 12 – 18 wands:
5 tablespoons butter and some more for the baking tray
150g sugar
85 g Melasse
60 ml sweetened condensed milk
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
Pinch of cinnamon
60 g Allzweckmehl
Lightly butter a square baking pan (24 x 24 cm) and then line it with a piece of lightly buttered baking paper. Allow the edges of the parchment paper to curl upward so that you can easily remove the candy once it has cooled.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat then add the sugar, molasses, evaporated milk, cocoa powder and cinnamon. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring frequently to prevent the bottom from burning, until the mixture reaches about 250°F (115°C). Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the flour. Work quickly and make sure no lumps remain. Then pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Let cool for about an hour.
Once the mixture is cool to the touch, remove from the baking pan and place on a cutting board. Cut long thin triangles from the large square using a large sharp knife. Start at the wider end and twist each triangle in toward the tip. Don't worry if they aren't even, because every wand is different! These chocolate wands are best enjoyed the same day, but can be stored between layers of baking paper in an airtight container for a few days or longer. If you want to use a wand as a cake decoration, it is best to add it before serving the cake.
The four houses
Each of the four founders of Hogwarts - Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Salazar Slytherin and Rowena Ravenclaw - have their own house at the school. The Sorting Hat recognizes the character traits of every school starter and determines which house they fit best into. The particularly courageous are in House Gryffindor, the clever are in House Ravenclaw, the hard-working and loyal are in House Hufflepuff and the cunning are in House Slytherin. Each of the students feels a strong sense of belonging to their school.
Harry Potter Einhorn Torte
Unicorn cakeshave been totally trendy for several years! And Harry Potter is one of the most popular characters among children worldwide. Then why not combine these two trends? So the cute unicorns now get round glasses instead of rainbow colors and glitter.
The unicorn's mane is also decorated in the typical colors of each house: red and gold, green and silver, black and yellow, bronze and blue. Of course, the famous lightning bolt scar on the forehead should not be missing either.
Harry Potter Cake – The Monster Book of Monsters
Hagrid would probably love this cake! In the third year of school, the half-giant becomes a professor of Care of Magical Creatures and uses the Monster Book of Monsters as his textbook. The biting book has four eyes and a fluffy cover that is easy to recreate with chocolate buttercream and a spaghetti tip. In the complicated variants, the monster's sharp teeth are also added.
Harry Potter cake with Hedwig
The snowy owl Hedwig is Harry's first real birthday present, which he receives from Hagrid on his 11th birthday. The white owl has a self-sacrificing, fighting character and serves Harry faithfully until the end.
You can also easily make an owl cake at home. Bake a simple round cake and use a piping bag with a matching tip to create the feathers. For the eyes, use yellow and black fondan or simply Oreo cookies and yellow colored buttercream.
Harry Potter Torte Quidditch
Quidditch is the most popular sport in the wizarding world, played by flying on broomsticks. A cake with this theme is also relatively easy to put together. The goal rings on tall poles are made from inexpensive materials such as straws, wire, pipe cleaners and even donuts. The highlight of the Quidditch cake is usually the Golden Snitch - the walnut-sized golden ball with silver wings. If you don't want to use fondant for this cake decoration, you can simply glue paper wings to a piece of candy with golden foil. Let your imagination run wild!
The lawn can be perfectly sprayed with a spaghetti nozzle
A Ferrero Rocher ball as a cute snitch
Simple cake in Gryffindor colors with Quidditch decorations
To decorate a cake with these tuffs, you will need a pointed bag with a star nozzle
The Golden Snitch is a Lindt ball
An elegant twist on Quidditch cakes for adults
These donut Quidditch goals are a cute idea
A lavish Gryffindor 11th birthday cake
Golden macarons also work well as toppers
Simple square cake with cake decorations, matching the HP motto
A number cake can also be adapted to the magical theme
Elegant HP cake in red and gold
Raspberry cake for a girl's 11th birthday
Red roses surprisingly fit well on the HP cake
Good variant of the HP cake in pink for girls
Chocolate magic wand, glasses, snitch and lollipops as decoration
HP cake for a man in dark blue and gold
Gryffindor cake with a striped look
Red Gryffindor cake with gold drip effect
The Oreo cookies add more contrast
Slytherin Theme Cake
Pastry masterpiece with a Harry Potter theme
Hufflepuff cake in yellow and white
Gryffindor and Slytherin in eternal competition
Textbooks for various subjects at Hogwarts
For this suspension you can use a simple perforated cover and a cake spatula
