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Mumsnet Discussions: Food : Ideas for a Harry Potter cake (11 messages)
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By RainingCatsandDogs on Mon 12-May-08 22:40:45
DD's 8th birthday.Need something easy
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Amapoleon on Mon 12-May-08 22:44:22
What about the sorting hat or Hermione's cat? I'm a rubbish cake maker, so don't know how easy they would be.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By avenanap on Mon 12-May-08 22:46:17
A spell book should be easy, just a square sponge, white icing on the top, brown around the edges, gold cord down the middle and I tink you can buy pens that write with edible ink.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By jingleyjen on Mon 12-May-08 22:47:18
owl?
wand?
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By dizzydixies on Mon 12-May-08 22:48:21
a snitch? is that not just a round ball with wings stuck on the side?

a dragon or a snake?
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By PenelopePitstops on Mon 12-May-08 22:49:21
quidditch ball

wand

th sorting hat
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By ComeOVeneer on Mon 12-May-08 22:49:47
I agree a speell book would be very easy. Something like this.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By dizzydixies on Mon 12-May-08 22:50:12
some ideas on here

here

a train cake for the hogwarts express?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By RainingCatsandDogs on Mon 12-May-08 23:01:33
Thanks all good ideas.Not sure how to execute them though. She would love a quiddich ball/snitch.Round ball cake - how do I do that?
Do I cut the wings from another sponge? Am a real novice - can bake but no real experience of shaped birthday cakes.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By pofaced on Mon 12-May-08 23:09:52
we did hp cake as follows: victoria sandwich with nice raspberry jam and butter cream (not too gloppy) with rolled white fondant icing. Then used food die to 'paint" a simple sorting hat made out of more rolled fondant (basically edible playdough) Then used pens/ marker for writing on icing to put names of 4 houses around hat and tied red and gold (gryffindor) ribbon around cake... a great success and very simple.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By RainingCatsandDogs on Mon 12-May-08 23:14:19
Thanks pofaced that is a good idea.


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