Piano Cake Recipes

PIANO CAKE

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

CHOCOLATE PIANO CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 13x9-inch pan, lining pan with foil sprayed with cooking spray before adding batter. Cool cake in pan 15 min.; invert onto wire rack. Remove pan; cool cake completely. Cut cake into pieces and arrange on platter as shown in diagram for the piano and piano bench; set aside. Discard cake trimmings or reserve for snacking.
• Beat dry pudding mix, sugar and milk with whisk 2 min. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP; use to frost piano and bench pieces. Spread remaining COOL WHIP into rectangle on top of piano as shown in photo.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package; pour into resealable plastic bag. Seal bag. Cut small piece off 1 bottom corner of bag; use to draw piano keys on cake. Use any remaining chocolate to draw small music notes on cookie; place on cake for sheet music. Refrigerate 30 min. or until glaze is firm. Keep cake refrigerated.