Make these fun Cauldron Cakes as a fun twist on a Harry Potter cake for your next Harry Potter celebration, Hocus Pocus party, or Halloween dessert.
I’ve also got a fun giveaway and LOTS more creative Halloween party ideas below!
Harry Potter Cauldron Cakes Recipe
We love magic all year in my house so whether you need to a version of the iconic Harry Potter cauldron cakes to let yourself pretend you are aboard the Hogwarts express ordering from the Honeydukes trolley or you are having some Halloween fun these make for such fun Halloween cupcake ideas, these treats are both darling and delicious!
What We Love About this Cauldron Cakes Recipe
There are a lot of things we love about these cauldron cakes!
- They are easy to make and easy to transport making them great for parties and gifting.
- You can customize the cauldron cakes to be fun Halloween cupcakes or use them as individual Harry Potter Birthday cakes.
- The mix of flavors and textures are magical!
- They serve double duty as both a tasty Halloween dessert or Harry Potter treat while at the same time being awesome eye candy. They are so cute they are the perfect Halloween decor or Harry Potter Birthday decorations.
More Magical Recipes and More You’ll Love
I love Harry Potter food and Halloween treats so here are some more recipes perfect for your festivities.
- Chocolate Caramel Wands – Make these as a fun Hocus Pocus dessert or a fun Harry Potter treat!
- Skeleton Gingerbread Cookies – these are one of my favorite Halloween desserts. The best part is that if you just make half the dough for Halloween and freeze the rest you have a jump start on your Christmas cookie making.
- Adorable Sibling Costumes – I love love sibling, couple and family costumes these are too cute. Enter the giveaway below to get one for yourself!
- Harry Potter Chocolate Frogs – it is easy to make the iconic Harry Potter chocolate frogs!
- More Boo-rific Recipes – Lots of fun Halloween treats to make and even some spooky recipes.
Cauldron Cake Ingredients
These cauldron cupcakes are the yummiest combination of cake, pudding and Rice Krispie cookies in the cutest little package.
- 1 (15.25 ounce) devil’s food cake mix
- 1 ¼ cups water
- ½ cup of oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 (3.3 ounce) envelope instant white chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups of milk
- Neon green food coloring
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 10 ounce bag marshmallows
- 6 cups puffed rice cereal
- 24 small plastic cauldrons
- Sprinkles
Substitutions and Modifications
Use what your family likes! If you’re not chocolate people swap out for flavors you like. If you’re gluten free or vegan or have any other dietary restrictions you can easily swap for what suits you and your guests best. You can even make a from scratch recipe or give it a healthier swap by making my chocolate peanut butter zucchini bread as the cake layer.
Colors can also change as you wish. Or swap out colors to match your parties theme!
If you don’t feel like making pudding you can just use canned frosting or whipped cream for and easy swap.
How to Make Cauldron Cakes
It is easy to make cauldron cakes.
- Prep oven. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Line cupcake pan. Place 24 cupcake liners in you cupcake pans.
- Make batter. In a medium mixing bowl combine your cake mix, water, oil and eggs. Stir until well combined. Pour the cake batter into the baking dish.
- Bake cake layer. Bake the cupcakes for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool cakes. Set the cupcake aside to cool. Once cool remove them from their liners.
- Make the base layer. Put a cupcake into each cauldron, you will have to squish them down into the cauldrons and make sure you leave a little room for the pudding.
- Make Pudding. In a medium bowl combine the instant pudding and milk. Whisk until smooth. Add a few drops of neon green food coloring and stir together until desired green shade.
- Make the second layer. Top off each cauldron with a spoonful of pudding, careful not to overfill.
- Make Rice Krispies. In a large pot melt your butter and marshmallows together. Stir in a few drops of green food coloring until you get the green color you like. Make it a little darker than you want because it will lighten when you add the rice krispies.
- Assemble the cauldron. Working quickly spoon rice krispies on top of each cauldron. If it drips down the side, that’s okay we are going for a bubbling cauldron look. Top with sprinkles.
Cauldron Cake Variations
These are so versatile and customizable there are many ways you can change them up depending on how you’ll use them here are just a few fun ideas to get you started.
- Make them Hocus Pocus cauldron treats by sticking a pretzel stick in to look like a stirring spoon!
- I think it would be adorable to have different flavors with have different “potions name” signs as a part of a delicious Harry Potter Party.
What to Do With Leftovers Cauldron Cupcakes
These are best consumed close to when you assemble them. To save time prep the cake and pudding ahead of time and just assemble when you make the Rice Krispies treats.
If you do have any leftovers they can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days but keep in mind with that pudding layer the texture will change a bit.
More Halloween Party Ideas
Laura from Me and My INKlings is sharing quick and easy Polymer Clay Black Cat Earrings that would make the PURR-FECT party favor on Halloween night.
Sweet not spooky is the theme for this set of Halloween Treat Bag Tags created by Laura of Laura’s Crafty Life. Pumpkins are our favorite!
Shani from Sunshine and Munchkins always has the best activities for the kiddos, and her Halloween Popsicle Stick Puzzledoes not disappoint.
Download and print a full set of Halloween Party Printables with a Batty theme! Kelsey over at Poofy Cheeks has the entire party covered!
Katie, the Crafty Blog Stalker has taken some simple supplies from the dollar store and transformed them into a Light Up Jack-O-Lantern perfect to greet guests at your front door.
Wrangle your treats in one place this October 31st with Halloween Party Treat Bag Printables from Chelly at We Can Make That!
Jane from DIY Jane has created an magical Halloween Party Table Topper to give your décor a fabulous finishing touch.
Create the perfect party favor with Lindsay from Artsy Fartsy Mama and her tutorial for a Halloween Heishi Bracelet Set. Love the bright colors!
Beth with Creatively Beth is sharing a quick and easy Candy Corn Treat Cup with Free Ghost Tag Printable that will make a yummy party favor.
Whether you are decorating or creating these Recycled Egg Carton Bats are the perfect addition to your Halloween Party fromBeth at Creatively Beth.
Laura from Me and My INKlings is the ultimate troop leader, so we love her collection of Girl Scout Halloween Party Ideas, they are brilliant!
The party favors are covered with a set of free printable Halloween Character Treat Boxes created by Lindsay of Artsy Fartsy Mama.
Liz with Liz on Call has the most adorable Halloween party idea – Jack-O-Lantern Balloons! Get the tutorial and a downloadable file over on her blog.
Create quick and easy Halloween Party Favors with Felt using the tutorial from Blanca with Creativities Galore. We love this idea because they are reusable!
Get together with your GHOUL friends for a craft night! Candice from She’s Crafty gives you all the details for a Haunted House Party!
Michelle of Michelle’s Party Plan-It has the spooky side covered with her DIY Freddy Krueger Bag. Perfect for a Halloween Party favor or Trick-or-Treat bag.
With just a few supplies create Halloween Monster Pretzels to serve at your October 31st Party. Beth with the Ruffled Daisy is sharing her tutorial.
Marissa with Rae Gun Ramblings is cooking up some sweet and spooky Cauldron Cakes. Get the recipe and step by step directions on her blog.
Let’s take adorable to a whole new level with a No-Sew Baby Bat Sock Stuffie created by Debra of Debra Quartermain Designs. We think he’s FANG-TASTIC!
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Cauldron Cakes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 15.25 ounce devil’s food cake mix
- 1 ¼ cups water
- ½ cup of oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 3.3 ounce envelope instant white chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups of milk
- Neon green food coloring
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 10 ounce bag marshmallows
- 6 cups puffed rice cereal
- 24 small plastic cauldrons
- Halloween sprinkles
Instructions
- Prep oven. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Line cupcake pan. Place 24 cupcake liners in you cupcake pans.
- Make batter. In a medium mixing bowl combine your cake mix, water, oil and eggs. Stir until well combined. Pour the cake batter into the baking dish.
- Bake cake layer. Bake the cupcakes for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool cakes. Set the cupcake aside to cool. Once cool remove them from their liners.
- Make the base layer. Put a cupcake into each cauldron, you will have to squish them down into the cauldrons and make sure you leave a little room for the pudding.
- Make Pudding. In a medium bowl combine the instant pudding and milk. Whisk until smooth. Add a few drops of neon green food coloring and stir together until desired green shade.
- Make the second layer. Top off each cauldron with a spoonful of pudding, careful not to overfill.
- Make Rice Krispies. In a large pot melt your butter and marshmallows together. Stir in a few drops of green food coloring until you get the green color you like. Make it a little darker than you want because it will lighten when you add the rice krispies.
- Assemble the cauldron. Working quickly spoon rice krispies on top of each cauldron. If it drips down the side, that’s okay we are going for a bubbling cauldron look. Top with sprinkles.
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So fun right!?
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