Somehow my instructions got left off when I posted this. Here they are now. - Debbie -
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This was for my Dad's 80th birthday. It looks like the accordion I bought him.
Instructions:
-3 layers with chocolate ganache between (9x13 pan)
-carve off top 2 layers to make keyboard
-ice completely with chocolate
-melt chocolate and spread thickly on wax paper on countertop
-let cool just till it won't run but so it will still bend and is carve-able
-carve chocolate pieces with knife and other implements to suit your purpose. I carved out long strips to lay over front and back and sides, also smaller pieces for top and sides of keyboard, also large rectangle with vent and air button holes for back, also chocolate wrist strap and chocolate side straps
-press clean dish towel into 'almost set' chocolate to create texture.
-press carved pieces onto iced cake and lay large pieces over top/sides of cake, peel away wax paper
-'glue' individual pieces together with melted chocolate
-create 'bellows' with sharp skewer. Run along chocolate icing in parallel lines
-add edible silver balls to be rivets
-buttons (base and keyboard) are white chocolate
