A festive, elegant cake for the music lover’s big moment!

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✅ Ingredients

🧁 For the Cake:

• 2½ cups (310g) all-purpose flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter

• 1¾ cups (350g) sugar

• 4 large eggs

• 1 tbsp vanilla or almond extract

• 1 cup (240ml) milk or buttermilk

• Optional: cocoa or espresso powder for mocha flavor

🍫 For the Filling:

• Chocolate or hazelnut buttercream

• Optional: raspberry jam or dark chocolate ganache

🎨 For Decoration:

• White or black fondant (for base)

• Edible music notes (fondant or royal icing)

• Fondant graduation cap

• Optional: fondant instruments (piano keys, guitar, violin, microphone)

• Gold or silver shimmer dust

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👨‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Bake the Cake:

• Use pans of your choice (round, square, or tiered).

• Bake and let layers cool completely.

• Level the layers for easy stacking.

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2️⃣ Assemble & Shape:

• Spread buttercream and stack layers.

• Optional: Add jam or ganache between layers.

• Shape your cake into:

  • 🎹 A piano top

  • 💿 A vinyl record

  • 📜 A classical sheet music scroll

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3️⃣ Decorate:

• Cover cake with fondant (solid color or marbled).

• Add edible music notes, fondant instruments, or custom decorations.

• Top with a fondant graduation cap.

• Finish with gold/silver shimmer dust for a luxury effect.

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🎉 Tip: Personalize with the graduate’s name, class year, or favorite song!