Sunday, February 24, 2013

Harry Potter Snitch Cake

My friend Katie turns 18 in a couple of days. She had a party yesterday and I got to make the cake. :) The party was Harry Potter themed, so after a couple of ideas thrown around we decided a snitch cake would be good. Katie thought of everything for the party; she had butterbeer, Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, homemade chocolate frogs with boxes and wizard cards that she put together by hand. It was amazing and a lot of fun!


I debated on how to make the wings for the cake for days, and after searching the internet many times (CakeCentral is amazing by the way) I decided to make them out of a 50/50 mix of gumpaste and fondant.


I formed the ends around dowel rods and let them dry in a flower former and brushed them with gold pearl dust. The cake itself was covered in gold buttercream that I also brushed with gold pearl dust after chilling it.

Before the pearl dust

After the pearl dust

Transporting it was a bit of a nightmare, but I managed to get it there safely. There were no major problems, and everybody liked it!

The Birthday Girl!


I'm really happy with how it turned out! 




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9 comments:

  1. Hazel WestFebruary 24, 2013 at 8:40 PM

    That's so cool! And yay, you got to use your round cake pan again =)

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    1. JennFebruary 24, 2013 at 9:42 PM

      Thanks! And yes! I have so many cakes lined up to make in that pan, it's the best!

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  2. UnknownFebruary 25, 2013 at 12:35 AM

    O_O That is awesome ...

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  3. SamFebruary 27, 2013 at 2:40 PM

    Awesome!!!

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  4. JennFebruary 27, 2013 at 10:38 PM

    Thank you both! :)

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  5. AnonymousAugust 13, 2013 at 11:46 PM

    That's so cool. I am making one for my little boy. How did you do the moulding on the ball?

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    1. JennAugust 14, 2013 at 9:13 AM

      Thank you! I looked at a picture from the internet of the snitch from the movies and drew with a toothpick where I wanted all the lines to be. When I was happy with it, I piped them on, over the toothpick marks, with buttercream icing. I believe I used a Wilton tip #5. I hope I answered your question correctly! Good luck with your cake, I would love to see a picture of it when it's done!

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  6. AnonymousAugust 15, 2013 at 1:02 AM

    Thank you so much! I am doing mine tomorrow. I will let you know how I go. It won't be as good as yours!

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    1. JennAugust 15, 2013 at 5:45 PM

      Great, thank you! I'm sure it will be absolutely lovely!

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