My six year old and i had a great time making these!
Recipe Summary Mine Craft Creeper Cake
A must for any Minecraft-Fan! The notorious Minecraft Creeper might be the most dangerous enemy in the game, but it's more than welcome when it comes in the form of a chocolate cake! Prepare the chocolate cake according to your favorite recipe.Ingredients | Birthday Cake Cookie Dough Bites Candy
1 cup white sugar
¾ cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup boiling water
7 ounces marzipan
1 teaspoon green food coloring, divided
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon water, or as needed
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9-inch square pan.
Stir sugar, 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Add milk, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until batter is smooth. Beat in 1/2 cup boiling water. Pour into the prepared baking pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Cut marzipan into 3 equal pieces. Add varying amounts of green food coloring to each piece to get different shades of green. Knead each piece separately to incorporate food coloring evenly.
Dust a flat work surface with 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar. Roll out each piece of marzipan into a thin rectangle. Cut into equal-sized squares.
Combine 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon water in a shallow dish; stir, adding more water if needed, until mixture is the consistency of cream.
Dip the back of a marzipan square in the confectioners' sugar mixture and place on the outer edge of the cake. Arrange remaining squares, alternating the 3 shades of green, randomly over the cake from the outer edges to the center. Leave 3 squares of chocolate cake exposed in the center for the Creeper's eyes and mouth. Cut into marzipan on either side of the mouth to create its characteristic shape.
Info | Birthday Cake Cookie Dough Bites Candy
prep:
35 mins
cook:
30 mins
additional:
40 mins
total:
1 hr 45 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
1 9-inch cake
