I will say right now that the wings were the hardest part, I even had an EPIC fail. The first time I made it I used gumpaste and it was just too heavy when it was so detailed. I finally found a gold dust I love the shade of – There are a lot of options out there. I found that all the ones I liked best were dusts that you mix with some food grade alcohol to make a paste for painting.

Finally it’s time to paint the cake gold! The first time I used a gold airbrush, but I didn’t love the gold, too yellowish and not shiny enough. Then I painted one side with my gold dust paste, let it dry, flip it over and painted the other side. Once both sides were dry I cut strips – trying not to cut all the way to the wire so you can still control the shape.

When the Peanut turned 11, our little wizard-in-training wanted nothing more than a Harry Potter-themed birthday party. I simplified it to make it easier for beginner bakers but kept all the amazing flavors. Our butterbeer cake has butterscotch flavored cake layers with a light and fluffy marshmallow frosting swirled with butterscotch sauce but will be much easier for you to decorate and serve. July 31st is Harry Potters birthday so it’s the perfect day to celebrate. My kids love Harry Potter (we spent a week at Universal Studios last year and they were in HEAVEN!). If that sounds too fancy and complicated, I would actually recommend skipping adding the butterscotch sauce to the cake itself.

For our sweet springtime birthday girl, I love to make light and colorful birthday cakes. So I decided to do a Harry Potter-inspired birthday cake rather than a cake with Harry Potter himself on it. The ball pans don’t bake perfectly even so once you level it it doesn’t make a perfect circle so that’s when a filler layer comes in. You can bake another cake layer in a normal round pan or do something fun. To boost the butterbeer flavor, the recipe calls for adding more butterscotch sauce to the cake layers during assembly. For the wings the first thing I did was bend the wire where I wanted it to go into the cake so I knew the length I had to work with for the wing itself. I used 18 gauge covered wire for strength.I used a layer of crustless cheesecake. The first time I made this cake I used 6 inch pans, the second time I used 8 inch pans. Who’s ready for a rousing game of Quidditch? Today’s post is a special one for my fellow Harry Potter fanatics! Whether you’re planning a Harry Potter-themed party, are looking for a fun wizarding craft, or are just a Harry Potter nerd who happens to own a cutting machine, I’ve got just the thing for you. Watch out for bludgers and let your creativity take flight with this awesome die cut golden snitch! Next up, with the same circle, add the petal shape on the sides and the lines, I broke the petal up into thirds and made the lines there. Then, between those long lines again. Add more ganache (best edible glue ever) and top with the other half circle. Finish frosting the cake with more ganache, smooth it out and let it set!

GIVES MAGICAL TOUCH: The Harry Potter cake decorations supplies can be used for birthday cakes and cupcakes. Whether it’s a special birthday party, a celebration, a name day, a school party etc. These party supplies for kids are surely the way to go!For all you non-magical Muggles, 11 is the same age Harryis at the start of the series. He finally receives his invitation to Hogwarts and the first book opens with amysterious birthday celebration with Hagrid, a messenger who arrives with a sweet birthday cake for Harry.

I chose a Harry Potter butterbeercake with marshmallow frosting and topped it with sparkly golden snitches flying all around. And finally add the round balls that the wing’s attach to, but not too large, not a full circle, but not a half circle either. Along the sides, between the original fat swirl add the last smaller swirl, take a dull tool and draw lines (indentations) on the diagonal, on both sides.I got the cake all ready for pictures and the feathers just started falling off (more down below) GAH, but when I switched to using wafer paper instead (still edible) I got the light and flowy effect I was looking for! Now if you’ve seen the Big Bang Theory you know that a perfectly round cake tend to roll… and since we don’t want our cake rolling off the cake plate I cut a 3 inch circle out of one of the half circles. PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE: The Harry Potter magic-inspired theme cake toppers are a simple way to give a professional touch to your cakes. Apply the edible glue on these toppers and make your cake look magical. We tried both the hot and cold butterbeer options available in wintertime. I far preferred the hot butterbeer and think it tastes very similarto butterscotch mixed with marshmallow. You can try it at home with this delicious butterbeer recipe .