How To Make A Cake In Minecraft

In this tutorial you will learn how to make a cake in Minecraft using the Minecraft cake recipe or cake command.

A Minecraft cake is a block of food that a player can eat. A cake must be placed on a solid block before it can be eaten. This is different from other foods in the game that can be eaten as an item in the quick access bar. Each cake has 7 slices and each slice recovers 2 hunger points.

Available Platforms

Edition Platform Available
Java Edition Windows, Mac & Linux PC’s Yes
Bedrock Edition Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Fire OS, Windows 10 PC’s Yes
Education Edition Mac, iOs 12, Windows 10 PC’s Yes
PlayStation Edition PS3 & PS4 Yes

Materials Needed To Make A Cake

  • 3 Wheat
  • 3 Milk
  • 2 Sugar
  • 1 Egg

Steps To Make A Minecraft Cake

1. Open Your Crafting Menu

To make a cake, you must first open your worktable in Minecraft. You should see the same grid as in the image below.

How To Make A Cake In Minecraft

2. Add The Cake Ingredients To The Menu

At the brewing table, add the grilled wheat, milk, sugar and egg.

You need to add the items to the grid using the same pattern as in the image below. Place the 3 milk cubes in the 1st row. In the 2nd row, put 1 sugar in the 1st box, 1 egg in the 2nd box and 1 sugar in the 3rd box. In the third row, place the 3 wheats, one wheat in each box. This is the Minecraft cake recipe.

How To Make A Cake In Minecraft

Once you’ve added the food to the craft grid as described above, you’ll see a cake in the box on the right.

3. Move The Cake To Your Inventory

Finally, we’re going to drag the cake to your inventory so you can eat it.

How To Make A Cake In Minecraft

That is! Minecraft cakes are a food block that a player can eat. A cake must be placed on a solid block before it can be eaten. This is different from other foods in the game that can be eaten as an item in the quick access bar. Each cake has 7 slices and each slice recovers 2 hunger points.

How To Make A Cake In Minecraft

Minecraft Cake Command

You can also use command to make cakes in Minecraft. The cake command is available in the following editions:

  • Java edition
  • Pocket edition
  • Xbox One
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Windows 10 Edition
  • Educational Edition

To run the cake command in Minecraft, open your chat window and enter the command below depending on the version you have.

Java Edition 1.13 and higher cake command

/give @p cake 1

PE, Xbox One, Switch, Win 10, Education Edition

/give @p cake 1 0

FAQ’s About How To Make A Cake In Minecraft

1. What is the use of cake in Minecraft?

Cake has several uses in Minecraft:

  • It can be used to restore hunger. Each slice restores 2 hunger points and 0.4 saturation points. A full cake restores 14 hunger points and 2.8 saturation points.
  • Cake can be used as a redstone component and emits a signal strength of 14.
  • The cake can be used in composting.

2. How do you eat cake in Minecraft?

Cake is a bit different from other foods in Minecraft as you have to place it on a solid block before you can eat it. Once you’ve left it, use the following game controller to eat a slice:

  • Java Edition, Windows 10 Edition, Education Edition – Right click on the cake
  • Pocket Edition (PE): Touch the Cake
  • Xbox 360, Xbox One, Series X: Press the LT button on the Xbox controller
  • PS3 and PS4: Press the L2 button on the PS controller
  • Wii U, Nintendo Switch: Press the ZL button on the gamepad
  •  The cake is eaten at the rate of 1 slice per tick

3. Do Minecraft pandas eat cake?

Yes, some pandas can pick up a fallen cake and eat it, depending on the location of the cake.

4. How do you craft a cake in Minecraft?

To make a cake, place 3 milk, 2 sugar, 1 egg, and 3 wheat in the 3×3 crafting grid.

5. How do you make a poisonous cake in Minecraft?

You can make the cake poisonous by placing a cake near a witch (who will make it poisonous), and by splashing a potion of poison on it. The poisonous cake is unable to be made in the crafting table and can only be made by the potion technique I explained earlier. The cake can also be accessed in creative.

6. Does Minecraft have cake?

Unlike most food, the cake cannot be eaten as an item in the hotbar. Before being eaten, it must first be placed on top of a solid block. … Since eating a cake comes with no animation, the cake can be eaten at a rate of one slice per tick. Multiple players can eat from the same cake at the same time

7. Why can’t I make cake in Minecraft?

You should be able to craft cake successfully in survival mode if you keep at least one empty bucket (but not a full stack) in the first available spot in your hotbar when crafting cake. If you experience dropping items from the crafting table, relogging should fix that.

8. How does cake work Minecraft?

Cake is a solid block used as food and can be used multiple times. Cake cannot be eaten while being held, instead it must be placed on a suitable surface such as a block. Slices are removed each time the cake is used, and breaking the cake block or the block underneath it will destroy the cake and not return anything.

9. Why is cake good in Minecraft?

Cake restores the most hunger out of all food in Minecraft. Candles can be put on cakes to create “birthday cakes”. Cakes are the only Renewable items that once placed, cannot be obtained back even with Silk Touc.

10. What type of cake is in Minecraft?

Minecraft cakes appear to be a chocolate cake with vanilla frosting and strawberries or cherries on top. The interior looks too dark to be vanilla or sponge cake.


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