Minecraft Grass Block Cake Tutorial

It’s my Minecraft addicts birthday. I thought I would show you the awesome Minecraft Grass Block Cake I made for his party.

Today is Evan’s official birthday so the Minecraft posts are going to slow down and/or stop soon. Mostly because I don’t understand Minecraft enough to write about it. There seems to be lots of building, killing animals for food and fending off Creepers. If I actually listened to everything Evan told me about Minecraft, I would be an expert. Instead, I listen for 5 seconds and then my brain turns his voice in to the “Wah wah waaaaah wah” of Charlie Brown’s teacher.

However, I knew enough to know that Evan would LOVE a Minecraft cake. Mainly because Evan found a picture of the cake and said “Mama, you are making this cake for my birthday.” He told me this Wednesday night when his party was Friday. I was a little freaked but then I had a look and figured out I could do it. Mainly because it is square. No 3D characters for me. Cubes? Those I can do.

Oh and one caveat….even though I love baking from scratch, for a cake like this I used boxed cake mix and frosting from a tub. I hate to admit it but it still tasted great.

Minecraft Grass Block Cake Tutorial

Ingredients

2 chocolate cake mixes and the ingredients to make them in to cakes (usually eggs oil and water…check the back of the box)

green gel food coloring

1 200 gram bag of flaked sweetened coconut

11 oreo cookies with cream removed

3 graham cracker squares

1-2 tubs chocolate icing

1 tub vanilla icing

Step 1: The Cake

Prepare two chocolate cake mixes using the instructions on the back. Divide the batter between 3 greased and floured, square cake pans. Bake according to the package directions, turn out onto cooling racks and cool completely.

Step 2: Preparing the Decorations

• Use green food coloring to dye a 200g bag of flaked sweetened coconut (for the grass).
• Grind up the chocolate cookies from 11 Oreos (not the cream middle….eat that) and 3 graham cracker squares in food processor for cookie dirt.
• Dye a tub of vanilla icing green with green gel food coloring.

Step 3: Assembly

• Center one of the square cakes on a large platter.
• Place strips of parchment paper under the bottom of the cake to keep your platter clean while you decorate it.
• Cover the top with chocolate frosting.
• Add the second layer on top of the first.
• Cover the top with chocolate frosting.
• Add the third layer on top of the second.
• Cover the sides with chocolate frosting. If you are using only one tub of icing, be careful to cover all sides before you run out. Do not ice the top.
• Press the cookie dirt in to the chocolate frosting on the sides. An easy way to do this is to heap it in to a large serving spoon and press the top in to the frosting. Continue doing this until the sides are completely covered.
• Ice the top of the cake with green icing. Let a few glops drip over the side.
• Press green coconut into the green icing.
• Carefully remove parchment strips from under the cake.
• Serve & be a hero to your Minecraft crazy kids.