Reading Up an Appetite: Butterbeer Cupcakes Inspired by Harry Potterby Erin Sherry, Spring 2018 Intern
As a reader, writer and self-proclaimed
foodie, some of my favorite moments in literature are when an author makes my
mouth water with vivid descriptions of a character’s meal. From Heidi’s fire-roasted
cheese on toast to Edmund’s Turkish Delight in The Chronicles of Narnia, the books I love most tend to be packed
with decadent details that ignite my cravings.
In the fourteen years since I first opened a
J.K. Rowling novel, I have attended and hosted more Harry Potter themed events
than I can count. From book release parties to movie premiers, I’ve become quite
seasoned in the art of crafting muggle versions of the wizarding world’s tastiest
treats. No matter how many different recipes I come up with, these Butterbeer cupcakes
always seem to catch the snitch and steal the show!
The magic behind them is simple: start with
your favorite recipe for vanilla cake batter, but stir in a cup of butterscotch
pudding, a splash of cream soda, and a generous sprinkling of butterscotch
chips. For the frosting, combine more butterscotch pudding and another swish-and-flick
of cream soda with your favorite buttercream frosting base, and you’ll have a
bewitching baked good faster than you can apparate to Hogsmeade!
So…maybe your kitchen isn’t Honeydukes, but
with these Potter-inspired treats, magic isn’t hard to conjure!
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