The full moon is a time of culmination, a powerful portal for rapidly manifesting your desires and aligning with life’s abundant energy. Under its luminous glow, your intentions are magnified, your gratitude amplified, and your dreams brought closer to reality.

This is not just a moment to reflect but a time to create, to channel the moon’s magic into something tangible and transformative.

Baking a Full Moon Cake is a spell in itself – a ritual of alchemy where simple ingredients are transmuted into a vessel of intention and manifestation. Each ingredient, each motion, each breath you take while crafting this cake becomes part of a sacred act to anchor your dreams and call forth the blessings you seek.

In this recipe, we’ll weave together the sweetness of vanilla, the spiritual surrender of lavender, and a frosting as luminous as the moon herself, infusing every step with purpose and magic.

Every ingredient brings its own energetic resonance, aligning with the rhythms of the Earth and the magnetism of the full moon.

Step into this enchanted moment. The alchemy begins now…

Vanilla & lavender full moon cake recipe

Gather everything before you start so you can give the process your undivided attention.

Cake ingredients:

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour (abundance and grounding)
• 2 ½ tsp baking powder (transformation and rising energy)
• ½ tsp salt (purification and activation)
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened (love and richness)
• 1 ¾ cups sugar (sweetness of life and joy)
• 3 large eggs (creativity and new beginnings)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (protection and warmth)
• 1 tsp dried lavender (calm and connection to spirit)
• 1 cup milk (nourishment and connection to the divine)

Frosting ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2–3 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Edible silver glitter or pearl dust (to mimic moonlight)
• Edible flowers or herbs for decoration (optional)

Method:

This is a super simple cake recipe, with the addition of vanilla and lavender, both for flavour and the energetic benefit they bring.

If you have another seasonal ingredient to hand – rose for self love, or orange zest for invigoration, for example, feel free to swap those in.

For added rise, make this cake when the moon is transiting through an air sign (Gemini, Libra or Aquarius).

1. Prepare your space

Before starting, cleanse your kitchen with intention. You may like to light a candle, diffuse a cleansing essential oils like lavender or sage, and take a moment to center yourself. Call your kitchen guardian to oversee your work, if you have one.

2. Mix the dry ingredients

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. As you do, reflect on the solid foundation you’ve built in your life and express gratitude for your growth.

3. Cream the butter and sugar

In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Visualize infusing sweetness and joy into the cake as you mix. Add the eggs one at a time (you may need to add a tablespoon of flour if it looks close to curdling), followed by the vanilla extract and lavender.

4. Combine and bake

Gradually add the dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, alternating between the two, until smooth. Pour the batter into a round cake pan (the shape of the full moon!) and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 30–35 minutes. As the cake bakes, meditate on what you wish to manifest, imagining the heat of the oven as the alchemical fire transforming raw materials into your desired outcome.

5. Cool and frost

While the cake is cooling, prepare the frosting. Beat the butter until fluffy, then gradually add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until the frosting reaches your desired consistency. Spread it evenly over the cooled cake, smoothing it like moonlight over still water.

6. Decorate with intention

Adorn the cake with edible glitter, silver dust, or flowers, visualizing and drawing down the full moon’s radiant energy. As you place each decoration, silently affirm your manifestations: “I welcome abundance,” “I radiate peace,” or “I align with my highest self.”

The ritual of sharing

The magic of the Full Moon Cake is amplified when shared with others!

Gather together your witchy sisters, and/or loved ones for a full moon ritual. Before cutting the cake, take turns sharing what you’re grateful for and what you hope to manifest. As you eat, focus on the sweetness as a symbol of the joy and blessings you’re inviting into your life.

This Full Moon Cake isn’t just a dessert—it’s a sweet and magical aid for self-reflection, gratitude, and manifestation. By aligning the simple act of baking with the powerful energy of the full moon, you transform an everyday bake into a celebration of abundance!