diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cake/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cake/init.lua
index 7f81e8ef36..4deeb82bec 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cake/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cake/init.lua
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_cake:cake", {
 
 	_food_particles = false,
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 2.5,
-	_mcl_hardness = 5,
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.5,
 })
 
 local register_slice = function(level, nodebox, desc)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ local register_slice = function(level, nodebox, desc)
 
 		_food_particles = false,
 		_mcl_blast_resistance = 2.5,
-		_mcl_hardness = 5,
+		_mcl_hardness = 0.5,
 	})
 
 	if minetest.get_modpath("doc") then