Description
Experience the enchantment of the wizarding world with our Harry Potter Butterbeer Cake! This delightful dessert captures the spirit of Hogwarts with its soft, fluffy texture infused with a rich butterbeer reduction. Each slice offers a magical blend of butterscotch, vanilla, and butter flavors, topped off with a creamy butterscotch buttercream and drizzled with luscious butterscotch sauce. Perfect for themed parties or cozy nights in, this cake is bound to impress Harry Potter fans and sweet treat lovers alike. Indulge in a slice of nostalgia that transports you straight to the magical realm!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups butterscotch beer
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- Butterscotch chips (for both cake and frosting)
- Heavy cream (for drizzle)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round baking pans.
- In one bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, beat softened butter with sugars until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then stir in extracts.
- Gradually combine dry ingredients with butterscotch beer until just mixed. Fold in melted butterscotch chips.
- Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for about 29 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cakes cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- For frosting, beat softened butter and gradually add powdered sugar and melted butterscotch chips until smooth.
- Once cooled, assemble by layering cakes with frosting in between and cover the top and sides.
- For drizzle, melt butterscotch chips with heavy cream over low heat; drizzle over the frosted cake.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 29 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg