Cake with Candle
Cake with Candle is a placeable Minecraft decoration formed by setting a Candle on top of an uneaten Cake block, emitting light level 3 when lit.
Description
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:candle_cake
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:candle_cake
|
| Best tool | Hand (any) |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 0.5 |
| Blast resistance | 0.5 |
| Java Edition | 1.17 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.17.10 |
Guide
How to make a Cake with Candle in Minecraft
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1
Place a Cake block
Place a Cake block on solid ground in the world — Cake with Candle can only be created on an uneaten, fully placed Cake, never inside an inventory or crafting grid.
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2
Select a Candle
Hold any Candle in your main hand; all sixteen dye colors of Candle work for the interaction and produce the matching tinted Cake with Candle.
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3
Right-click the Cake
With the Candle selected, right-click on top of the placed uneaten Cake to combine them into a Cake with Candle in a single placement step.
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4
Light the candle
Use flint and steel, a fire charge, or a flaming projectile on the Cake with Candle to ignite the wick, which then emits light level 3 in the surrounding area.
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5
Break to recover the Candle
Breaking a Cake with Candle drops only the Candle; the Cake portion is destroyed for good and cannot be recovered even with the Silk Touch enchantment.
In Java Edition, Cake with Candle cannot exist as an inventory item — the only way to obtain one is to perform the place-then-place interaction directly in the world. In Bedrock Edition the block is available from the inventory and stacks to 64.
Related blocks
Frequently asked questions
How do you make a Cake with Candle in Minecraft?
Place a Cake block on the ground, then with a Candle selected right-click on top of the uneaten Cake to combine the two into a Cake with Candle — this is a block interaction, not a crafting-grid recipe.
Is Cake with Candle available as an inventory item?
In Java Edition Cake with Candle cannot exist as an inventory item at all and is obtained only by performing the place-then-place interaction. In Bedrock Edition the block is available in the inventory and stacks to 64.
What drops when you break a Cake with Candle?
Breaking a Cake with Candle drops only the Candle; the Cake portion is permanently lost and is not recovered even with the Silk Touch enchantment.
Does Cake with Candle give off light?
A lit candle on top of a Cake with Candle emits light level 3, ignited with flint and steel, a fire charge, or a flaming projectile. An unlit candle emits no light at all.
Can you eat a Cake with Candle?
Players can eat the cake one slice at a time for seven bites total, exactly like a normal Cake; when the last bite is consumed the candle drops as an item.
Is Cake with Candle a renewable block?
Yes, the interaction is fully renewable because both Cake (crafted from milk, sugar, egg, and wheat) and Candle (crafted from honeycomb and string) are themselves renewable resources.
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