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Quick answer
- Craft a Cake from 3
Milk bucket items, 2 
Sugar, 1 
Egg and 3 
Wheat. - Place it down to eat it. It has 7 slices.
- Each slice restores 2 hunger.
Cake feeds a whole group, and it's a fun way to celebrate a milestone in your world.
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The recipe
| Ingredient | Amount | From |
|---|---|---|
| Milk bucket | 3 | Cows or goats |
| Sugar | 2 |  Sugar cane |
| Egg | 1 |  Chickens |
| Wheat | 3 | Wheat farm |
You get the empty buckets back.
Eating it
- Place the cake on a solid block.
- Use it to eat a slice. You can't eat it if you're full.
- 7 slices in total, 2 hunger each.
No take-backsOnce you place a cake, you can't pick it back up, even with Silk Touch.
Candles
Put a Candle on a whole cake and light it with flint and steel. If anyone eats a slice, the candle drops off.
Redstone trick
A comparator next to a cake gives a signal of 14 for a full cake, dropping by 2 with each slice. Builders use it for secret doors.
Buy oneExpert farmer villagers sell cakes for emeralds.
Cheat sheet
- 3 milk, 2 sugar, 1 egg, 3 wheat
- 7 slices, 2 hunger each
- Can't pick it up once placed
- Add a candle for a birthday cake
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