Mine Craft Creeper Cake

Name: Mine Craft Creeper Cake
Ingredients: Cake:; 1 cup white sugar; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup milk; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup boiling water; Decoration:; 7 ounces marzipan; 1 teaspoon green food coloring, divided; 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar; 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon water, or as needed

19 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

Cake:
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup boiling water
Decoration:
7 ounces marzipan
1 teaspoon green food coloring, divided
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon water, or as needed

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9-inch square pan.
2

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.
3

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.
4

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.
5

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.
6

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.
7

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.