Minecraft How To

How To Make A Cake In Minecraft

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

A Minecraft cake is a food block that a player can eat. A cake needs to be placed down on a solid block before it can be eaten. This is different from other foods in the game which can be eaten as an item in the hotbar. Each cake has 7 slices, with each slice restoring 2 hunger points.

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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 craft a cake, you first need to open your crafting table in Minecraft. You should see the same grid as in the image below.

Open Your Crafting Menu

2. Add The Cake Ingredients To The Menu

In the crafting table, add the wheat, milk, sugar, and egg to the grid.

You must add the items to the grid in the same pattern as shown in the image below. In the 1st row place down the 3 buckets of milk. In the 2nd row place 1 sugar in the 1st box, 1 egg in the 2nd box, and 1 sugar in the 3rd box. In the 3rd row place down the 3 wheat, one wheat in each box. This is the Minecraft cake recipe.

Add The Cake Ingredients To The Menu

After you've added the food items to the crafting grid as described above, you'll notice a cake in the box on the right.

3. Move The Cake To Your Inventory

Lastly, we're going to drag the cake down to your inventory so you can eat it.

Move The Cake To Your Inventory

That's it! Minecraft cakes are a food block that a player can eat. A cake needs to be placed down on a solid block before it can be eaten. This is different from other foods in the game which can be eaten as an item in the hotbar. Each cake has 7 slices, with each slice restoring 2 hunger points.

How to make a cake in Minecraft

Minecraft Cake Command

You can also use a Give Command to create cakes in Minecraft. The cake command is available in the following editions:

  • Java Edition
  • Pocket Edition
  • Xbox One
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Windows 10 Edition
  • Education 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

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