Have you ever wished you could eat the delicious food from Harry Potter? Now you can! We will make cupcakes from scratch and then use a little bit of baking magic to turn them into cauldron cakes. You will need access to an oven, so be sure to check with a grown up before registering and attending this program.

Be sure to have the following ingredients and supplies available to participate in the program:

Ingredients (no need to premeasure ingredients, we will do that together):

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 
• 1/2 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil (or melted coconut oil)
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature  
• 1 container of white frosting - it can be vanilla, butter cream, cream cheese, whatever your prefer as long as it's white
• green food coloring
• 12 ounces or 1 1/2 cups of semi sweet or dark chocolate (baking bar preferred, but chips will work)
• optional: extra chocolate chips to make feet for your cauldrons.
• a few tablespoons of butter at room temperature to grease the baking pan

Supplies:

• Oven or Large Toaster Oven
• Muffin Tin
• 2 Baking sheets/trays - one large, one small/medium
• Oven Mitts
• Zip top plastic baggie (snack or sandwich size preferred, but any size works as long as it has a zip top)
• Large, medium and small mixing bowls
• whisk
• Spatula
• spoon
• butter knife
• parchment paper
• measuring spoons and cups
• ruler (optional but helpful for making cauldron handles)