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Harry Potter Cakes are fun Harry Potter recipes to make. You might also enjoy Harry Potter cake pops, Mickey Mouse Cakes, Frozen Cupcakes, and Minnie Mouse Cakes.
There are many reasons to bake a Harry Potter cake, but the most important one is that Harry Potter changed lives. The books and movies were a pivotal moment in the lives of many people, and Harry Potter-themed parties continue to be very popular.
If you are planning a celebration, consider adding a Harry Potter cake, which will remind your guests of the transformative experiences from the books, movies, and other media.
Harry Potter Cakes
A Harry Potter cake can be customized in many ways. You can order a cake shaped like the Hogwarts crest or shaped like the Golden Snitch (there would probably be less cutting involved with the latter). Or you can create your own design to fit your party’s theme. If you’re planning a Harry Potter party, there are tons of options available to you—you just need to figure out what will work best for your celebration!
If you are a fan of the series, there are many opportunities to do something unique with the design. Imagine how excited your guests would be to see a cake that represents their favorite character or wizarding sport!
That’s why we scoured the Internet to create a huge collection of Harry Potter cake inspiration.
Here are 101 Harry Potter cakes that will allow you to bring some wizarding fun into your home!
Let’s get baking!
Table of Contents
- Harry Potter Birthday Cake
- Hagrid Cake
- Harry Potter Wedding Cake
- Harry Potter Cauldron Cake
- Simple Harry Potter Cake
- Slytherin Cake
- Ravenclaw Cake
- Gryffindor Cake
- Hufflepuff Cake
- Harry Potter Smash Cake
- Hogwarts Cake
Harry Potter Birthday Cake
Chocolate Snitch Cake for Muggles
Study Up on Your Spells
“Yer a wizard Harry.”
Hedwig the Owl Cake
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
Dripping Quidditch Cake
Butterbeer & Chocolate Frogs Cake
Expecto Patronum & Other Spells
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
Dark Chocolate All Over
Simple Harry Potter Cake
Harry Potter Cake for Beginners
Can You Name All these Wizards?
The Book of Spells Cake
Minimalistic Harry Potter Birthday Cake
Gold is Worth Many Galleons
Hagrid Harry Potter Cake
If Hagrid Can Make This Cake, You Can Too
Pink Frosting on Simple Hagrid Cake
Hagrid Cake With Some Party Ideas
Hagrid Can Bake but Can’t Spell
Harry Potter Wedding Cake
‘After all this time?’ ‘Always,’
Two Tier Harry Potter Wedding Cake
Intricate Wedding Cake
Classic, White, Gorgeous
Three Tier Harry Potter Wedding Cake
Simple Wedding Cake with Snitch Atop
Hogwarts in White? Glorious Wedding Cake
You Are My Patronum
“I mean, it’s sort of exciting, isn’t it, breaking the rules?”
Keep Your Wedding Cake Design Simple
Harry Potter Cauldron Cake
Cauldron Cake Design Made Easy
Making Potions for Your Party?
Mini Harry Potter Cauldron Cakes with Flames
Perfect Party Pleasers
Simple Harry Potter Cake
Harry’s Glasses on a Cake
Simple Cake in Red
“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure”
Easy Cakes Make Me Happy
Spell Book from Chamber of Secrets
“You’re a Unit of Power”
Blue Cake, Wand, and Quidditch Rings
Can Muggles See Platform 9 3/4?
The Cake Worth a Million Galleons
Easy Cake for Harry Potter Beginners
Slytherin Cake
“The time has come for Slytherin House to decide upon its loyalties.”
“We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid. For instance, given the choice, we will always choose to save our own necks.”
“Slytherin took only pure-blood wizards of great cunning, just like him.”
“Power-hungry Slytherin loved those of great ambition.”
“That is just as well, Potter…because you are neither special nor important.”
“Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.”
“Tut, tut – fame clearly isn’t everything.”
A Cake for the Determined and Resourceful
Green Slytherin Cake from Harry Potter Series
Simple Slytherin Birthday Cake
Ravenclaw Cake
Ravenclaw Birthday Cake with Cauldron
Elaborate Cake to Celebrate Ravenclaw House
Sorting Hat Says Ravenclaw
Beautifully Decorated with Topper
Easy Ravenclaw Cake to Bake
Minimalistic Cake with Ravenclaw House
How Popular was Ravenclaw at Hogwarts?
Wisdom, Cleverness, Wit are Ravenclaw Traits
Rowena Ravenclaw Would Love This Cake
Who Was Ravenclaw’s Chaser in Quidditch?
Gryffindor Cake
Simple Gryffindor Cake for a Celebration
Snitch, Hedwig, and Sorting Hat
Harry’s Wand and Iconic Glasses
Gryffindor Cake for Beginners
Most Detailed Sorting Hat Cake
Simple Gryffindor Cake Design
Keep it Simple with this Minimalistic Cake
Love the Dusty Texture
Gryffindor Stripes
Gryffindor symbolizes chivalry, bravery and courage in the face of adversity
Hufflepuff Cake
Helga Hufflepuff Would Like this Cake
Drizzled Frosting on Hufflepuff Cake
Chocolate isn’t Just for Frogs
The Hufflepuff Badger
Is Cedric Diggory the Most Famous Hufflepuff?
Muggles Need Spell Books
Frosting Made Moody
Magical Book Cake for a Birthday
All the Small Details
Hufflepuff Cake for Beginners
Harry Potter Smash Cake
Easy Smash Cake for Babies
Golden Snitch Smash Cake
Dig Into this Easy Harry Potter Cake
Harry Potter Cakes are for Any Age
Simple Harry Potter Glasses Cake
Smash This!
Harry with Scar and All
The Party Starts Now
Dementors and Death Eaters on a Cake!
“He must’ve always known you’d always want to come back.”
Hogwarts Cake
“Honestly, am I the only person who’s ever bothered to read ‘Hogwarts: A History?'”
Easy Hogwarts Cake to Bake
Are Those Fireworks over Hogwarts Castle?
Ready to Become a Wizard?
Classic Hogwarts Cake Design
All Aboard the Hogwarts Express
King’s Cross Station, Find Platform 9 3/4
Hogwarts, Boarding School for Wizards
Dumbledore Would Approve
Simple Hogwarts Cake
How to Make a Harry Potter Cake
It is no secret that Harry Potter fans love sweets and treats just as much as the next wizard. But what if you want to be a little more creative with your wizarding ways, and step beyond cupcakes and cookies? Fear not—this handy guide will show you how to make a Harry Potter cake fit for Gryffindor house!
Step 1: Make a cake.
Nothing is more important than the cake itself, so don’t skimp on quality. Buy from a well-known bakery or make one from scratch. Pick any flavor—chocolate, vanilla, strawberry shortcake, lemon poppy seed—and bake it in any shape you like. For example, if you’re going for a Hogwarts vibe, bake it in the shape of the castle. If you’re going for something less specific to Harry Potter, simply bake it in a round or rectangular pan.
Step 2: Decorate it with frosting.
You can use store-bought icing or prepare your own frosting using this simple recipe: Cream together two sticks (1 cup) of butter and 1 pound of powdered sugar until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and beat again until creamy. Mix in a few tablespoons of milk until fluffy and spreadable (will keep in refrigerator).
Watch this helpful tutorial on how to make a Harry Potter cake.
Where can I buy a Harry Potter birthday cake?
You don’t have to go far from home to get the sweetest, most delicious Harry Potter cake. Right in your own town, you can find bakeries offering all kinds of Harry Potter-themed baked goods for birthdays, baby showers, and other special occasions.
What are some of the kinds of cakes you can order? You might want to select from these delicious options:
Golden Snitch cake: This is one of the most popular cakes for Harry Potter fans. The simple round shape represents a flying Golden Snitch, and the fondant wings give it a completely realistic look.
Chocolate frogs: These are similar to chocolate cupcakes with a cream filling inside. The frogs’ legs curve around the edges of the cupcake, and they’re topped with fondant icing to make them look like they’re sitting in real grass.
Hogwarts castle cake: This towering masterpiece is perfect for any Harry Potter fan. The frosting on top looks just like Hogwarts’ stone walls, and each layer is filled with colorful frosting that resembles different shades of bricks or stones.