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Piano Cake

Piano Cake

White and dark chocolate bars are "key" to decorating this piano cake baked from an easy mix.

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( 27 Ratings)

27 Ratings

5 Stars 89%

4 Stars 11%

3 Stars 0%

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1 Stars 0%

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  • PREP TIME 40 Min
  • TOTAL TIME 3 Hr 30 Min
  • SERVINGS 12

 

1
box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® cake mix (any flavor*)
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Tray or cardboard (15x12 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil
2
bars (3.5 oz each) white chocolate candy
1
bar (1.55 oz) milk chocolate candy
1 1/2
containers Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting
  • 1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes or until firm.
  • 2 Use serrated knife to cut cake as shown in diagram (for piano bench, cut 4 1/2x1 1/2-inch piece; cut horizontally in half to make bench lower than piano, if desired). Place cake on tray. Place about 2 tablespoons frosting in small resealable food-storage plastic bag. Frost cake with thin layer of frosting to set crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting. Frost entire cake.
  • 3 Cut 1 bar white chocolate into 1 3/4x1/2-inch strips. From remaining bar, cut 2 1/2x1 1/2-inch piece for music. Cut milk chocolate into 1x3/8-inch pieces. Place white and milk chocolate pieces on cake for piano keys. Cut off tiny corner of bag with frosting; pipe frosting notes on white chocolate "music." Place above keys. Store loosely covered.

Expert Tips

*For all chocolate and devil's food cake mixes, use only 1 cup of the water.

To make it easier to cut chocolate bars, have chocolate at room temperature. Heat a sharp knife in hot water and dry before cutting chocolate.

Pick up an extra white chocolate candy bar in case one breaks.

Create an attractive display by covering a piece of sturdy cardboard with wrapping paper, then plastic food wrap. Stretch and secure with tape. Or cover cardboard with foil or cooking parchment paper.

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Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)
  • Calories 530
    • (Calories from Fat 230),
  • Total Fat 25g
    • (Saturated Fat 9g,
    • Trans Fat 3 1/2g),
  • Cholesterol 50mg;
  • Sodium 420mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 73g
    • (Dietary Fiber 0g,
    • Sugars 54g),
  • Protein 3g;
Percent Daily Value*:
    Exchanges:
    • 1 Starch;
    • 0 Fruit;
    • 4 Other Carbohydrate;
    • 0 Skim Milk;
    • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
    • 0 Milk;
    • 0 Vegetable;
    • 0 Very Lean Meat;
    • 0 Lean Meat;
    • 0 High-Fat Meat;
    • 5 Fat;
    Carbohydrate Choices:
    • 5;
    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

    Review & Comments

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    Posted 5/6/2012 7:57:34 PM REPORT ABUSE shazattack said:
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    Made this cake today for my daughter's piano graduation. It was a lot of fun to make, and was a big hit! Great tip about making a thin layer of frosting and the cooling in the fridge before putting rest of frosting on.
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    Posted 6/28/2011 3:34:58 AM REPORT ABUSE Remandvahe said:
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    I made this cake for my husband birthday two days ago. It turns out really really good. I used milk wafer biscuit instead of the dark chocolate. I found it more easy because you don't have to cut it anymore since the size of the wafer is perfect for the keyboard. My husband loved to play keyboard so i decided to make this for him... Posted in our FB account... our friends loved it.
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    Posted 10/27/2010 4:52:47 PM REPORT ABUSE JenLU said:
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    I make this for school cake walks and it always makes people smile. Cutting the chocolate keys can be tricky, just make sure your knife is hot and the chocolate is room temperature. Don't try to just press down on knife, move knife in like you are sawing.
    This reply was: Helpful  Inspiring
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