Recipe: Perfect Harry Potter Themed Chocolate Cake

Harry Potter Themed Chocolate Cake.

You can have Harry Potter Themed Chocolate Cake using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Harry Potter Themed Chocolate Cake

1. It's 2 cups of all-purpose flour.
2. You need 2 cups of sugar.
3. You need 3/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder.
4. You need 2 tsp of baking powder.
5. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
6. You need 1 tsp of salt.
7. You need 1 tsp of espresso powder.
8. It's 1 cup of milk, buttermilk, almond, or coconut milk.
9. It's 1/2 cup of vegetable, canola oil, or melted coconut oil.
10. You need 2 of large eggs.
11. It's 2 tsp of vanilla extract.
12. Prepare 1 cup of boiling water.
13. You need of Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe.

Harry Potter Themed Chocolate Cake instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350º F. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring..
2. Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk through to combine or, using your paddle attachment, stir through flour mixture until combined well..
3. Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter until well combined..
4. Distribute cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center of the chocolate cake comes out clean..
5. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely..
6. Frost cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting..