{"id":3486,"date":"2013-01-12T01:27:15","date_gmt":"2013-01-12T01:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=3486"},"modified":"2013-01-12T01:27:15","modified_gmt":"2013-01-12T01:27:15","slug":"minecraft-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3486","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5690.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3503 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"Minecraft Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5690.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5690.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5690-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Minecraft<\/strong><\/span> is one of the most popular games going right now. \u00a0To play this game you place blocks and build anything you want! \u00a0I researched that, yo. \u00a0I had no idea what Minecraft was when I first heard the name. \u00a0And after telling people about the cake I was working on, I learned I was not alone. \u00a0Who are the people making this game popular? \u00a0I know exactly who . . . the YOUNG! \u00a0Unfortunately, I am not in that age category anymore. \u00a0I&#8217;m not my Grandma old (98), but apparently, neither am I young, or hip. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-lqLaW28pZo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This cake was one of the most time consuming cakes I have ever undertook. \u00a0Actually, I think it can claim first prize. \u00a0From start to finish, it took me around 20 hours to complete this cake. \u00a0I can&#8217;t believe my short attention span lasted that long!\u00a0 The construction of the cake is not technically difficult, it is simply very time consuming.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5626.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3506 aligncenter\" title=\"Minecraft Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5626.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5626.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5626-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first step was to make the 1,620 one centimeter by one centimeter squares.\u00a0 1,620!\u00a0 I ended up with a couple dozen left over, but that was better than being short a couple!\u00a0 I used a mixture of gum paste and fondant to make the squares, and used a french fry cutter blade to cut out multiple squares at a time.\u00a0 I let them dry and harden over a couple of days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5629.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3507 aligncenter\" title=\"Minecraft Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5629.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5629.jpg 397w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5629-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/a>After I had all of the squares cut out . . . which took about ten of the twenty hours, it was time to carve the cake.\u00a0 This cake in particular was a dense chocolate cake, filled with salted caramel buttercream.\u00a0 I wanted to use a heavy cake for this one to ensure that it would hold up during the carving and construction process.<\/p>\n<p>Cutting the cake perfectly square was essential.\u00a0 I wanted it to be a PERFECT 9&#8243; cube.\u00a0 So, using a (clean, brand new) metal square, I measured, sketched the cut lines, lined them up, and using the GIANT cake carving knife, I started carving.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5644.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3509\" title=\"MInecraft Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5644.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5644.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5644-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After the cube of cake was carved, I went about icing it.\u00a0 I thought this step would be incredibly hard, but it ended up being surprising easy.\u00a0 I referred to the metal square to make sure that I was icing evenly, and in relative short time, it was covered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5666.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3513 aligncenter\" title=\"Minecraft Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5666.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5666.jpg 430w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5666-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first line of the tiles was essential to ensuring that the cube remained perfectly square.\u00a0 I carefully lined the first row up and just went from there, working my way down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Finishing this cake was one of my happiest moments.\u00a0 I knew it looked awesome . . . and I was incredibly happy to be finished!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5690.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3503 aligncenter\" title=\"Minecraft Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5690.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5690.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC_5690-300x200.jpg 300w\" 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