Many children love holiday desserts, decorated in the form of some items related to their hobby. A very popular form for cake decoration is the piano. Such an elegant dessert will not be ashamed to serve even an outstanding pianist.
The basis for the dessert
An ordinary biscuit is baked as a basis for the Royal cake. To do this, you will need:
- 6 chicken eggs;
- 3 cups flour;
- dry yeast - 1 sachet;
- 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder;
- ½ cup vegetable oil;
- 2 cups of sugar;
- 1 cup of whole milk;
- 1 tbsp. l vanilla.
The yolks are separated from the proteins, then whipped in a separate container until a foam forms. The flour is sifted, baking powder and yeast are added to it. The butter is also whipped until a lighter, tender structure is formed. Along with sugar, oil is poured into proteins and mixed thoroughly until a homogeneous mixture is formed. Already whipped yolks are poured into the container, the mixture is thoroughly mixed.
Milk is poured, vanilla is added, the contents are mixed again. Gradually pour flour in a thin stream to avoid the formation of lumps. When the mixture is mixed, the dough can be laid out in a mold.
Making biscuit
The dough is laid out in a mold previously oiled. The oven must first be preheated, after which a mold with a dough for baking is placed there. After 30-40 minutes, you should check the readiness, this can be done with a toothpick. If the tip is dry, then it’s time to remove the biscuit. To make it easier to free the cake from its shape, draw a knife along the edge vertically.
When the cake sponge cake “Royal” cools down, the necessary form is cut out of it. It can be, for example, a rectangle. The Royal cake can also be made in a more elegant form. The shape of the cake does not have to resemble a musical instrument, it can be a square, a circle, a spiral. The dessert will turn out multi-level, since the keys need to be cut much deeper.
Decor Ideas
When the form of the piano is ready, proceed to the design. There are many examples and photos of Royal cakes, which have an amazing design. Most often, the whole cake is poured on top with hot icing or melted chocolate, black, white or brown colors can be used. The advantage of such jewelry is their simplicity. Chocolate crumbles into small pieces, then warms up, while you can add a couple of tablespoons of milk. Chocolate icing is done in much the same way, only milk is heated, into which several tablespoons of sugar and cocoa powder are added. All this is heated until the consistency becomes absolutely homogeneous.
With the icing on the dessert, you can write a congratulation, draw keys, notes or a portrait of a birthday man. Often in the design of the cake "Royal" is used fatal red or burgundy, pale pink. Sometimes cream flowers are added over the piano, in the priority of roses. Moreover, the image of the piano can only be a miniature accessory added on top of the cake.
Final decoration
According to the Royal Pie cake recipe, the chocolate keys must be put before the icing finally hardens. The keys are made of elongated chocolates (for example, Kit Kat), if you can’t find them in the store, you can cut a regular bar of chocolate. Alternatively, chocolate can be melted and poured into containers of the desired shape. And already when they harden, spread on the form.
Notes can be drawn completely with glaze or chocolate. They will turn out not so voluminous. But such a cake will be easier to execute, look more elegant. On top of the glaze, you can add various powders, for example, in the form of scarlet hearts or gold stars. However, there are countless fantasies for creativity, so do not limit yourself to the listed design examples.