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Harry Potter Cauldron Cakes

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Yummy chocolate cake surrounding a green marshmallow flavored filling and covered in chocolate ganache makes theses Harry Potter Cauldron Cakes the perfect, sweet treat!

Now if you really want to go wild…like say you’re throwing a Harry Potter Halloween Party and you want something a little more Cauldron Cake style, so keep reading.

Five chocolate ganache coated cakes with green frosting and bubble sprinkle in the center sitting on a silver tray.

I am so excited to share these homemade ding dongs with you today!! I first made these cauldron cakes back when the first Harry Potter movies started coming out. Since I do not have access to Honeydukes Sweetshop, I had to get creative!

There are no images of them in the Harry Potter books or movies, but I noticed that their treats always seemed to be easy to hold and eat without much fuss. Adding a handle to them equates fuss in my book, so I didn’t bother with it. That’s my story and I’m sticking with it!

The next time I made them, I decided to cut a hole in the top to fill with the yummy green filling and sprinkle with green decorative balls…or should I say bubbles? Don’t they look like little cauldron’s with a bubbling witches brew?

A chocolate covered cupcake with green frosting oozing out of the center on a black napkin with Harry Potter books in the background.

For an even simpler option, I have included instructions to make cauldron cake shaped ding dongs. Either way you make them they are equally delicious, and loads of party fun!

The length of this recipe may seem a bit daunting, but they are actually pretty easy to make.

Be sure to check out the detailed printable recipe card below

How to make Harry Potter Cauldron Cakes

Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray 3 mini bundt pans with baking spray and set aside. Yes you could use regular muffin pans, but they won’t be as cute or have the rounded cauldron shape.

Add 1 tablespoon of espresso powder to water and set aside to dissolve.

A measuring cup with 1.25-cups of espresso inside.

In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, and sugar.

Eggs, oil, and sugar beaten together in a large mixing bowl.

Add the espresso, water and vanilla and beat until well combined.

Espresso, water, and vanilla mixed into the egg mixture.

Stir in the flour, cocoa powder, pudding mix, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat until well combined…..

Chocolate cake batter in a large mixing bowl.

Fill prepared pans about half-full with batter.

Mini bundt pan filled with chocolate cake batter.

And bake for 18 to 20 minutes.

Baked mini chocolate bundt cakes in the pan.

Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes. They will shrink up and start to pull away from the sides.

Mini chocolate bundt cakes cooling in the pan.

Flip cupcakes out onto a wire cooling rack and cool completely.

Twelve mini chocolate bundt cakes on a wire cooling rack.

While cupcakes are cooling, prepare the Chocolate Ganache. Place chocolate, cream, and butter in a large bowl.

Chocolate chips, cream, and butter in a large bowl.

Place in the microwave and heat on HIGH for 1 minute. Stir and continue heating and stirring in 15 second intervals until smooth and completely melted.

Chocolate Ganache in a large bowl.

Dip each cupcake in the ganache one at a time and place on wire rack lined with parchment paper/silicone liner to set.

Mini chocolate bundt cakes dipped in chocolate ganache sitting on a wire rack.

When the chocolate has set, make the Buttercream Filling. Beat shortening and butter together in a large bowl.

Buttercream frosting mixed together in a large bowl.

Add the meringue powder, salt, LorAnn Oils Marshmallow Flavor, green coloring, and powdered sugar. Beat until light and fluffy, adding water as needed to achieve desired consistency.

Frosting mixed with green food coloring in a large bowl.

To fill the ding dongs – use a long, thin tip to fill cupcake from the bottom.

Mini bundt cake flipped upside down and filled with green frosting.

Use a sheet of wax paper to keep the chocolate ganache from melting in your hand.

To fill the cauldron cakes – chose a large decorative tip.

Metal decorative tip.

Use a cupcake corer or apple corer to remove the center of each cupcake. Be careful not to push the corer all the way through.

An apple corer stuck into one of the cupcakes to remove the center.

Insert decorative tip into the cavity and fill with frosting, allowing it to ooze over the top. Decorate with decorative green ball candies.

A chocolate covered cupcake topped with green frosting and decorative ball candies sitting on a black napkin.

Wands at the ready…..Accio Cupcake! Repeat as many times as necessary!

Update: The Universal Studio Wizarding World of Harry Potter is now selling their version of cauldron cakes. They are made in silicone cauldrons, that cannot be purchased, and topped with frosting that looks like flames. My brain obviously went in a different direction, but I still love them and wouldn’t change a thing!

Why not use marshmallow fluff?

I am not personally a fan of marshmallow fluff/cream. It’s extra sweet and contains high fructose corn syrup, so I generally avoid it.

I added the marshmallow flavoring to give it an unexpected flavor, not just boring vanilla. I was also dying to try out the marshmallow flavoring that LorAnn Oils sent me, and it worked perfectly!

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Harry Potter Cauldron Cakes

Yummy chocolate cake surrounding a green marshmallow flavored filling and covered in chocolate ganache makes these Harry Potter Cauldron Cakes the perfect, sweet treat!
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: halloween cupcakes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 36 Servings
Calories: 306kcal
Author: Lisa Johnson

Equipment

  • 3 Brownie Bundt Pans

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 2 cups superfine sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • .75 cups canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1.25 cup fresh water
  • 1 tablespoon espresso powder
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 3.4 ounce package devil’s food instant pudding mix
  • .75 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Chocolate Ganache

  • 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 cup full-fat coconut milk {can} or heavy cream shake well before opening

Filling

  • 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 teaspoon LorAnn Oils Marshmallow Flavor
  • 1 pound powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon meringue powder
  • .25 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

To make the cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray 3 mini bundt pans with baking spray, set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, and sugar.
  • Dissolve the espresso powder in the water, and add to bowl. Add the vanilla and beat until well combined.
  • Stir in the flour, pudding mix, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
  • Beat until mixture is thoroughly combined.
  • Pour into prepared pans (about half full) and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean when stuck into the center of cupcake.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes.
  • Flip out onto a wire cooling rack and cool completely.

To make the Chocolate Ganache

  • Place chocolate, coconut milk, and butter in a large bowl.
  • Microwave on HIGH for one minute, stir.
  • Continue heating chocolate and stirring in 15 second intervals until completely melted.
  • Dip cooled cupcakes into ganache and place on wire cooling racks to set.

To make the Filling

  • Beat butter and shortening together in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in the marshmallow flavor and meringue powder.
  • Stir in the powdered sugar, then beat until light and fluffy.
  • Add water as need to thin.

To Assemble Cauldron Cakes

  • Use a cupcake or apple corer to remove the center of each cupcake.
  • Place filling into a pastry bag with tip of your choice, and pipe into the center of the cupcake overflowing the edges as desired.
  • Decorate with green colored beads.

To Make Ding Dongs version

  • Use a long, thin decorating tip to fill cupcake from the bottom.

Notes

  • All ovens cook differently – baking times are approximate.
  • Use a sheet of wax paper to keep the chocolate ganache from melting in your hand.

Nutrition

Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1.5mg

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7 Comments

    1. Yes they do Marcie, they don’t taste like plastic,lol. Ding Dongs were my favorite when I was a kid, back when they were in foil wrappers!! They ruined them for me. 😉

  1. These could possibly be my favorite of all your recipes – they look terrific. The “bubbles” really make them look like cauldrons. Any child in your life is very lucky:)

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