Mine Craft Creeper Cake
Description
Wow kids at the next birthday party with this chocolate cake decorated with green Marzipan squares to look like a Minecraft Creeper.
Ingredients
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1 cup white sugar
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3/4 cup all-purpose flour
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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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3/4 teaspoon baking soda
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3/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup milk
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
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1 egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 cup boiling water
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7 ounces marzipan
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1 teaspoon green food coloring, divided
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1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
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1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
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1 tablespoon water, or as needed
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9-inch square pan.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.