Life at Hogwarts was both exciting and stressful. There are broomstick flying lessons, history of magic lessons, and chemistry lessons. Everyone has their favorite teachers, like Dumbledore, while other teachers are more confident students. Of course, some teachers turned out to be worse than him, like Professor Quirrell, who was under Voldemort’s command. Poor Harry Potter was seemingly catapulted into a world of joy and chaos on his 11th birthday. Harry Potter has found a new love of his life, treacle cake—sweet with a hint of lemon. THIS TSHE (Special Cooking Recipe) will bring fun and comfort to all wizards and witches in all the dangers and threats of the Wizarding World.
The Treacle Tart takes 45 minutes (just over an hour) to make and the tart can be divided into eight portions. Look at these things for this stone:
Pastry
- 1 ¾ cup (220g) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/3 stick (150g) butter, firm and diced
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tbsp granulated white sugar
Filling
- 1 ½ (475g) cup golden syrup
- 2 ¾ cup (550g) granulated white sugar
- ½ stick (55g) unsalted butter, diced
- Lemon zest, finely grated
- Juice of 3 lemons
- 1 ½ cups (115g) fresh white breadcrumbs
- 3 large eggs, beaten
Decoration
- 2 tbsp confectioners’ sugar (optional)
Equipment
- 9 in. (23cm) round loose-base tart tin with 1 ¼ in. (4cm) depth*
- Pie weights/baking beans
- Printout of a Hogwarts house mascot, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, or Slytherin (optional)
- Baked Goods: Preheat oven to 400˚F.
- Melt the flour and oil in a large bowl. Mix the flour and oil with your hands until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the eggs, sugar, and 2 tablespoons of cold water. Mix until you get a thick paste.*
- Lightly ground flour. On one side roll the dough into a 28-30cm circle. Pour into the cake and trim the sides. Place the foil on the baking sheet and dip into the warmed cake/pastry pan.
- Bake the crust for 20 minutes. When done, remove the paper and cake weights/chop.
- Filling: Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- In a medium bowl, mix the syrup, olive oil, lemon juice, and salt. Add cottage cheese and mix. Add the filling to the pan.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the filling has softened slightly. Remove from oven and cool.
- Magic (optional)*: Print or draw your favorite Hogwarts mascot (Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, or Slytherin) and cut it out. Place the foil in the center of the loaf pan. Place the grated coconut in a small bowl and gently spread it over the cake so that the cake is covered in sugar. Carefully remove the pattern from the paper, preferably with a palette knife so as not to damage the pattern.
- Handmade cakes can be served hot or cold. Enjoy your free time!
Disclaimer: If you would genuinely like to make treacle tart, please use the recipe found in The Official Harry Potter Baking Book or the one at mypoppet.com.
Tart Tin: If you don’t have a springform plate, you can use a springform tray. However, you have to remove the pieces from the pan by twisting (like cutting a cake) and replace the whole cake with the pieces.
Syrup: If you don’t have syrup, make your own in 5 steps: Remove the pan from the heat. Scrape or rinse the bottom of the pan with cold water to prevent the soup from sticking. When the sauce thickens, add the oil, lemon juice, and coconut milk and gently stir the water until it boils before adding other building materials.
Decor: You can make a bed with your money if you want. If you have a pie crust, you can do step 7: use the remaining dough as a thin layer and cut our the Hogwarts mascot. You can make a pattern and apply it to the dough and fold the dough to fit the paper. Carefully remove the cake from the oven and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes before decorating. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the filling is warm.
Works Cited:
Farrow, Joanna. “The Official Harry Potter Baking Book.” Scholastic,
Cintia. “4 Ingredient Treacle Tart – A Harry Potter Inspired Recipe.” My Poppet, mypoppet.com.au/living/4-ingredient-treacle-tart-harry-potter-recipe/.
Photo Credit: Taste of Home