Calais' Cakes

I made this cake for a Halloween party at church. everything is edible; except the candles and a few bugs but most are gummies. The dirt is brown sugar, chocolate cake and coco powder mixed. The head and gravestone are made of rice crispies,vanilla chocolate and fondant. The blood is pipping gel tinted with Americolor red food coloring; I highly encourage the use of pipping gel for blood, rivers and anything of the sort. It makes it seem more realistic in my opinion, and fun! I bought an airbrush set from Amazon.com and it is amazing! I highly recommend buying one if you do a lot of cakes. It saves a lot of time and makes the cake look smooth without having to get dye all over the place. I used it on the fondant of the body and the sheet cake underneath (the grass part). Also, If you do buy one i suggest watering down the airbrush colors more because they did clog my airbrush. At Hobby Lobby, at least where I live, they do not sell this type of Americolor dye. They do sell Americolor soft gels but it isn't for airbrushes. The Americolor airbrush paint can be bought on Amazon and is fairly cheap. If you buy an airbrush set on Amazon most come with a set of four airbrush colors: green, blue, red, and brown. They are wonderful and i highly recommend them! However, if you do buy the soft gels, mix a couple drops with a few tea spoons of Lemon juice and it is a wonderful cake paint- NOT for your airbrush, it will clog it! I used it on the cake: Flowers, Pearls and Swirls.