Coolest Hogwarts Birthday Cake Design

Homemade Hogwarts Birthday Cake Design

My sons have their birthdays in the same month and we all share a love for Harry Potter, so we decided to have a joint birthday party with a Harry Potter theme. I asked my oldest what he wanted the cake to be, and when he told me Hogwart’s Castle I didn’t know if I … Read more

8 Cool Hogwarts Castle and Harry Potter Cake Ideas

Coolest Harry Potter Cake Photos and Tips

I was 12 when I made this Harry Potter cake for my neighbor’s birthday (Summer 2007). I had just finished reading the last Harry Potter book which inspired me. I baked a basic yellow sheet cake in an 11 x 13 cake pan. I made the schoolhouse out of graham crackers using melted chocolate chips … Read more

Coolest Homemade Castle Cakes 4

Instead of doing the traditional “Over the Hill” cake, I decided to do Sleeping Beauty, which was her childhood favorite. Besides, castle cakes are fun to make. For the castle I used the Wilton house pan and a pound cake batter. The pound cake worked well because it was strong enough to stand up. I … Read more

Coolest Homemade Princess Castle Cake Ideas 9

If I were to make this again I would save myself some time and use store bought tub icing. We used 3-box mixes total; the base is made of two 9×13 sheet cakes layered with butter cream icing. The top is made of two 6 in. rounds layered on top. We split the batter used … Read more

Coolest Homemade Castle Cake Ideas 3

The cake used 4 cake mixes: the bottom layer was baked in an 18×12 roaster pan (cut into a 12×12 piece). The second layer was two 8″ pans and the top was two 6″ pans. I decorated the sides with spice drops and used two different kinds of cones for the towers. The top of … Read more

Coolest Homemade Castle Cake Photos and Tips 8

I laid ready-rolled white icing on the top of it and smoothed down the corners using my fingers dipped in warm water. I repeated the same process for the smaller square but this time I used a chocolate sponge. I placed the small square on top of the later one. I then decorated the castle … Read more

Coolest Homemade Castle Birthday Cake Ideas 1

Leave opening for windows and doorway. Use black icing for black fondant. The top edges were hand trimmed from fondant. The castle birthday cake was easy to make just time with the little bricks. Would be great with a extra little hands to help. They would feel extra proud if they helped to make their … Read more

Coolest Homemade Castle Birthday Cakes 6

I purchased official Disney Princess candy sprinkles and scattered them on top of the cake. The cupcakes were made in Disney Princess liners and decorated with various Disney Princess candy sprinkles and toppers. My daughter was thrilled and said that it was one of the most beautiful castle birthday cakes in the world.

Coolest Homemade Castle Cake Recipes 5

I made this cake for my sons seventh birthday. I looked at the many castle cake recipes on this site and this is what I made. I used a 1/2 sheet pan and two square cake pans and a total of five cake mixes and seven cans of frosting. The color of the frosting changed … Read more

Coolest Homemade Disney Castle Cake Ideas 10

This Disney castle cake was for my little girls fourth birthday. I used this site to get different ideas and tips on icing etc. as this was my first attempt at cake making. It was made from three homemade chocolate sponge cakes, two 10″(for the bottom)and one 8″ for the top. I put Betty crockery … Read more

Coolest Princess Castle Cake

Homemade Princess Castle Cake

I got the idea for this princess castle cake after browsing the website here. I baked 3 funfetti cake mixes: 13X9X2, 11X7X2 and a loaf pan. I sliced off about 3 inches of the two smaller cakes, then cut notches in the corners where the cones would fit. I froze the cakes to make them … Read more