Harry Potter Layer Cake Recipe
This Harry Potter Layer Cake is a magical dessert that will delight any fan of the wizarding world. With its vibrant colors and delicious flavors, this cake is sure to be a hit at any celebration or themed party.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 12 hours
- Yield: 1 Harry Potter Layer Cake 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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For the Vanilla Cake Layers:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- 4 1/4 cups + 2 tbsp cake flour
- 2 cups sour cream
For the Frosting:
- 1 3/4 cups + 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp shortening
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract
- 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp heavy cream
Food Coloring:
- Americolor Lemon Yellow
- Americolor Gold
- Americolor Maroon
- Americolor Red Red
- Americolor Chocolate Brown
- Americolor Eggplant
- Americolor Navy Blue
- Cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare cake pans.
- Prepare Vanilla Cake Layers: Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and vanilla, mix in dry ingredients and sour cream, divide batter and color for layers, bake and cool.
- Create Maroon Cake Layers: Repeat steps for maroon layers with specific food coloring, bake and cool.
- Chill Cakes: Wrap cooled cakes and refrigerate for 6-12 hours.
- Make Frosting: Beat butter, shortening, sugar, and cream until smooth.
- Assemble Cake: Level cakes, stack layers with frosting, chill, then frost the entire cake.
- Decorate Cake: Reserve some frosting, frost the cake, chill, tint reserved frosting and pipe decorations.
- Serve: Chill until ready to serve, cut and enjoy!
Notes
- For best results, follow the instructions carefully to achieve vibrant colors and delicious flavors.
- Store the decorated cake in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Adjust the food coloring to achieve the desired shades for the themed cake.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of cake)
- Calories: 560
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 19g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 64g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
Keywords: Harry Potter, Layer Cake, Wizarding World, Dessert, Celebration, Party, Magical, Vibrant Colors, Flavors
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