Comments on: Butterbeer Cake (Harry Potter Cake)

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:56:29 +0000

In reply to Liz. Hi Liz! It should make 18-24 depending on size.

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:39:26 +0000

In reply to Stacey. How many cupcakes did this yield? I’m using this recipe to bake cupcakes for a HP themed wedding!

By: Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:42:38 +0000

In reply to danie. Hi Diane! So happy to hear you and the kids love it :)

By: danie

danie — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 01:55:16 +0000

The best! Made it for a HP movie night and kids loved it so much it has become their birthday party cake request every year! Love to make it as cupcakes and garnish with sanding sugar and butterscotch syrup!

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:31:11 +0000

In reply to Stephanie.

It should have worked fine in two 8″ – each cake layer would be close to 2″ tall. If they were shorter than that I would check that your baking powder is still fresh. I can’t comment on the zero sugar cake mix and sauce as I haven’t tried that. For best results I would make the recipe as written.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:45:59 +0000

In reply to Olivia.

Thank you I used 2 8 inch cakes and they didn’t really rise so I’m not sure what I did wrong. They are half the size of what I did last week…

Could I use zero sugar box cake mix and butterscotch sauce instead of butterscotch pudding mix?

By: Olivia

Olivia — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 06:41:45 +0000

In reply to Stephanie E Bonito.

Hi Stephanie! You can use bigger pans but you’d need to adjust the recipe. Converting pan sizes is always tricky. Here are some sites I use as a guideline:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/PanSizes.html
https://www.cookipedia.co.uk/recipes_wiki/Cake_tin_conversion_charts
Any cream soda should work fine.

By: Stephanie E Bonito

Stephanie E Bonito — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:57:49 +0000

Could I use bigger pans for this instead of the 6inch? Can I use IBC cream soda?

By: Olivia

Olivia — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:15:30 +0000

In reply to Ashley. Hi Ashley! I'm glad you loved it. Thanks for your tips!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:40:26 +0000

This cake is so delicious as is!

But the second time I made it I added a bit of rum extract and a 1/2 mix more of butterscotch pudding and it helped it have more butterscotch flavor in the cake itself.

The frosting is great! And was perfect for creating a hedwig cake for a Harry Potter themed birthday! It pipes great! At least on a cold winter day 😉

Thank you for the recipe it’s so delicious!