MINECRAFT CAKE VILLAGE How To Cook That Ann Reardon

Ingredients

• 500 g Dark Chocolate (Couverture or high‑cocoa chocolate, melted and tempered for logs and wood blocks)
• 400 g Milk Chocolate (Melted, no tempering needed for dirt blocks)
• 300 g White Chocolate (Melted, used for tanned wood colour and some decorative pieces)
• 100 g Green Sprinkles (Edible non‑pareils for grass tops)
• 50 g Jelly Beans (Cut in half twice to make leaf‑shaped plant pieces)
• 5 ml Oil‑Based Green Food Coloring (For colouring white chocolate green for trees)
• 5 ml Oil‑Based Brown Food Coloring (For brown chocolate glue and creeper details)
• 5 g Gold Luster Dust (Edible shimmer for the gold block in the cave)
• 3 pieces Chocolate Cake Layers (Each piece about 1 cm thick, pre‑baked vanilla chocolate cake)
• 200 g Unsalted Butter (Softened, for buttercream and ganache)
• 200 ml Heavy Cream (For ganache)
• 200 g Powdered Sugar (For buttercream frosting)
• 5 ml Vanilla Extract (Flavor for buttercream)
• 1 pinch Salt (Enhances buttercream flavor)
• 1 piece Food‑Safe Marker (For drawing details on creeper, Steve and animal faces)

Instructions

1. Temper Dark Chocolate

   Chop dark chocolate into small pieces, melt 45‑50 °C, then cool to 27‑28 °C while stirring. Keep temperature steady for tempering.

   Time: PT5M

   Temperature: 45°C

2. Prepare Grass Blocks

   Place a thin layer of green sprinkles in each cavity of the mini ice‑cube tray. Pipe tempered dark chocolate over the sprinkles, tap the tray gently on the counter to release large air bubbles, then level the tops with an offset spatula. Refrigerate until set.

   Time: PT20M

3. Make Plant Leaves

   Cut jelly beans in half, then each half in half again. Slice one piece lengthwise to create a slit and gently separate to form two leaf‑shaped pieces. Set aside for later placement on dirt blocks.

   Time: PT10M

4. Create Dirt Blocks

   Melt milk chocolate (no tempering needed). Fill each cavity of the ice‑cube tray completely and refrigerate until firm.

   Time: PT15M

5. Form Wooden Log Blocks

   Fill the tray with tempered dark chocolate, then gently flip the tray and tap to let excess chocolate drip out, leaving a dark chocolate lining around the edges. Refrigerate to set, then top with a thin layer of white chocolate mixed with a touch of dark chocolate to achieve a tannish colour. Allow to set fully.

   Time: PT15M

6. Make Tanned Wood Plank Blocks

   Mix white chocolate with a small amount of dark chocolate until a light brown (tannish) hue is achieved. Pour into the tray and refrigerate. Once set, you may later draw three parallel lines on each block to mimic planks when the blocks are placed on the cake.

   Time: PT15M

7. Prepare Stone & Gravel Blocks

   Tint white chocolate with a few drops of brown food coloring to create a grey tone. For speckled gravel, fold in tiny pieces of chopped white chocolate before pouring. Fill the tray and refrigerate.

   Time: PT15M

8. Make Tree Chocolate

   Tint white chocolate with green food coloring. Fill the tray, tap lightly (air bubbles are desired for a leafy texture), and refrigerate. These will become the foliage of the trees.

   Time: PT15M

9. Prepare Buttercream Frosting & Ganache

   Beat softened butter with powdered sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt until fluffy. In a separate bowl, melt dark chocolate with heavy cream and butter to make ganache. Chill both until spreadable.

   Time: PT10M

   Temperature: Room temperature

10. Cut and Level Cake Layers

    Trim each pre‑baked chocolate cake sheet to a uniform 1 cm thickness. Place a thin layer of buttercream on the cake board to prevent slipping, then position the first cake layer. Spread a thin coat of frosting over the top, repeat for the second layer, and set aside for further building.

    Time: PT30M

11. Assemble Village Base

    Using buttercream as “mortar,” attach chocolate blocks (grass, dirt, logs, planks, stone, gravel) to the cake layers, building up rows and borders as shown in the video. Start with the bottom tier, creating a gravel path, then add grass blocks, logs for the farm, and blue chocolate blocks for water features.

    Time: PT45M

12. Add Character Figures

    Shape Steve, Creeper, Sheep, Pig, and trees from the prepared chocolate pieces. Use melted white or dark chocolate as glue and a food‑safe marker to draw facial details. Insert each figure onto the assembled cake, securing with a dab of melted chocolate.

    Time: PT30M

13. Finish and Decorate

    Apply a final thin coat of buttercream over the entire cake to hide seams. Sprinkle additional green sprinkles on exposed grass areas. Dust the gold block with gold luster dust. Chill the completed cake for 10 minutes before serving.

    Time: PT20M

Nutrition Facts

Calories

350

Protein

4 g

Carbohydrates

45 g

Fat

18 g

Fiber

2 g