Cake with a musical theme?

ubamother

a long rectangular cake, (or a square cut in half and sandwiched end to end to make a long rectangle) iced white, with staves iced on and black notes cut out of rolled paste and stuck on the top?

NickiM

How would I make rolled paste?

floyd

This is a simple recipe for it taken from here http://www.allbakingrecipes.com/baking-recipes/icings-fillings/fondant-icing.php

Ingredients: Makes enough to cover one 20 cm / 8 in cake 450g/1 lb/2 cups caster (superfine) or lump sugar
150 ml water
15 ml/1 tbsp liquid glucose or
2.5 ml cream of tartar
Method:
Dissolve the sugar in the water in a large, heavy-based pan over a low heat. Wipe down the sides of the pan with a brush dipped in cold water to prevent crystals forming. Dissolve the cream of tartar in a little water, then stir into the pan. Bring to the boil and boil steadily to 115°C/242°F when a drop of icing forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water. Slowly pour the syrup into a heatproof bowl and leave until a skin forms. Beat the icing with a wooden spoon until it becomes opaque and firm. Knead until smooth. Warm in a heatproof bowl over a pan of hot water to soften, if necessary, before use.

debbym

A friend of mine did one for her dad for his 80th which was just a rectangular cake with bog standard buttercream, then on top she put some rolled out icing with the notes of his favourite song written using the food colouring "felt-tips" you can get. He was blown away.