Cake – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a cake with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, a cake is one of the many food items that you can make. A cake will replenish your food meter when eaten, but a cake is a bit different from other food items because each cake has seven slices. As you eat the cake to fill up your hunger bar, you will remove only one slice at a time from the cake. Different players can also eat from the same cake at the same time.
A cake is also a great decoration item and you can place candles on them. This is a great way to celebrate your friend’s birthday or other special event.
Let’s explore how to make a cake.
Where to find a Cake in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find a cake in the Creative Inventory menu:
| Platform | Version(s) | Creative Menu Location |
|---|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.8 – 1.19 |  Foodstuffs |
| Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.19.3 – 1.20 |  Food & Drinks |
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
- Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.
Required Materials to make a Cake
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a cake:
3 Wheat
1 Egg
2 Sugars
3 Milk BucketsHow to craft a Cake in Survival Mode
1. Open the Crafting Menu
First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:
2. Add Items to make a Cake
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a cake, place 3 milk buckets, 2 sugar, 1 egg, and 3 wheat in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making a cake, it is important that the items are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 3 milk buckets. In the second row, there should be 1 sugar in the first box, 1 egg in the second box, and 1 sugar in the third box. In the third row, there should be 3 wheat. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a cake.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the cake will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Cake to Inventory
Once you have crafted a cake, you need to move the new items to your inventory. You should also move your 3 empty buckets back to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made a cake in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, a cake has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
| Description (Minecraft ID Name) |
Data Value | Stack Size | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cake (minecraft: |
0 | 1 | Java |
1.8 – 1.12 |
| Cake (minecraft: |
1 | Java |
1.13 – 1.20 |
- Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
- Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
- Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Block States for Cake
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac), the block states for Cake are:
| Block State | Value | Def | Req | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bites | 0 | Yes | No | [bites: |
| bites | 1 | No | No | [bites: |
| bites | 2 | No | No | [bites: |
| bites | 3 | No | No | [bites: |
| bites | 4 | No | No | [bites: |
| bites | 5 | No | No | [bites: |
| bites | 6 | No | No | [bites: |
- Block State is the internal name for the block state.
- Value is the value for the block state.
- Def indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
- Req indicates that it must be included in command to properly identify this item/block.
- Example shows how to format the block state to be used in the /fill, /setblock, /clone, or /testforblock command.
Give Command for Cake
Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Cake is:
/give @p cake 1
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Cake is:
/give @p cake 1 0
Things to Do with Cake
Here are some activities that you can do with cake in Minecraft:
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