Another theory is that perhaps they figured that Hagrid, being a friend of all magical creatures, would have preferred to bake vegan to ensure none would be harmed in the making of this cake. Preheat the oven to 375°F and grease two 8-inch round cake pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper and set them aside. Step 2: Whisk together dry ingredients Keep reading to learn how you can bring some magic into your kitchen with a homemade version of Hagrid’s birthday cake for Harry. Then buy yourself some butterbeer to wash it all down!

Learn how to make a Harry Potter birthday cake with homemade recipes and instructional tutorials to make these easy Harry Potter cake decorations for girls and boys. The undecorated cake layers can be frozen, however. Let cool completely and then wrap tightly in plastic and store in a sealed freezer bags for up to 2 months. For more tips, follow this handy guide to learn how to freeze a cake like a pro. Here’s What I Thought However, perhaps it’s not meant to be perfectly smooth, so the cake retains a bit of rustic Hagrid charm. Editor’s Tip: While we appreciate the use of beets as a natural food dye, feel free to use a few drops of pink gel food coloring if you don’t want to hassle with the beets (we are sadly Muggles, after all). Step 8: Assemble the cake Well, maybe don’t actually sit on the cake as Hagrid did. Instead, take a sharp knife and use it to cut a jagged vein through the center of the icing layer and between the letters, as desired.Piping Bags with Round Tips: For duplicating Hagrid’s messy scrawl of “birthdae” wishes on the finished cake. Yes! Simply use the potion’s recipe’s method as a guide and swap for a classic chocolate cake recipe and traditional buttercream frosting (dyed pink and green, of course). Can you make the cake ahead of time?

To assemble the cake, spread the chocolate icing generously over the top of one of the cooled cake rounds. Step 9: Decorate We’re not quite why the authors decided to make this Harry Potter birthday cake vegan. Perhaps they wanted to make sure the recipe in this book was as inclusive as possible for different diets.Got something for you. Afraid I might have sat on it at some point, but I imagine it’ll taste fine just the same. I baked it myself, words and all!” Transfer a third of the icing into a mixing bowl with 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder. Mix until combined then set aside. Scoop 2-3 tablespoons of the white icing base into another small bowl. Add the green food coloring, a few drops at a time, stirring after each addition until the desired green color is achieved. Set aside. I appreciated the variety in both taste / flavoring and techniques. There are savory and sweet recipes. The ingredients seem to go together well flavor-wise, but I found myself making edits to the bread (the type of recipe I'm most comfortable with) to get the consistency/ texture I like.