Cake Decorating - How to decorate a Chocolate Accordion Cake (1of2)

Описание: For some reason this video shows up darker than the original in YouTube. I've put a (hopefully) clearer video of this cake on as well. It's a powerpoint show converted to a movie. Just search for "chocolate accordion" and see part 2 of 2. Also to see front and back pics of this cake go to http://www.cake-decorating-corner.com...

This was for my Dad's 80th birthday. It looks like the accordion we 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 (new) dish towel into 'almost set' chocolate to create "leather or wood look" 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

This cake took a while to make but it was worth it to see Dad's face when he got it. It tasted wonderful too!