Cauldron Cakes (Spice Cakes from Harry Potter)

From: kaddy

On Jul 21, 2009

this is really good and simple i made them and they were gone in a few hours. my son liked them and he wont hardly eat anything. great recipe

From: usagirose

On Mar 30, 2009

woot woot!! i cant wait to try this!! tankies soooooo much for putting the recipe up!!!

From: Cho Chang

On Jun 17, 2003

These cakes are very good and I think you will enjoy them whether or not you are a Harry Potter fan. I would say that 25 minutes prep time rather then ten is required and that the recipe makes about 24 cakes which will fill two muffin pans making it necessary to cook only a dozen at a time which of course means you will have the cakes in the oven for about 50 minutes. The recipe is very good and can be followed exactly. But for some additional tips, It might be better to use butter with this recipe and instead of putting the batter directly into the muffin tins you might want to put baking cups into your pan and then pour in the batter to keep the cakes from sticking.

From: rochsann

On Nov 1, 2005

Light, with a sponge cake type texture, these cakes have a nice mild flavor. Living in Denver, once in a great while, I encounter an altitude problem in baking, and I did with this recipe, due to no fault of the recipe. When the first batch fell flatter than Snape's face when he looks at Harry, I added two tablespoons of milk to the rest of the batter, and turned the temperature up to 375 degrees. Next time I make these, I will decrease sugar to 1 and 1/4 cups to also help make the altitude adjustment. Thanks, Michael,for sharing a fun recipe I enjoyed making with my daughters!