2 DAYS IN ADVANCE

Make solid color letters. Prepare Color Flow icing following recipe directions. Tint portions of icing moss green, black, orange/golden yellow combination (for light orange), violet/rose/brown combination (for violet) and orange/red-red combination (for dark orange). Reserve some white.

Tape patterns to cake boards. Cover with parchment paper. For all solid color letters, including bone segments, use tip 2 and full-strength icing to outline. Flow in with thinned Icing in cut parchment bag. Let dry 48 hours.

Make remaining letters and accents. For skull, use tip 2 and full-strength icing to outline skull in white and eyes in black. Use tip 2 and full strength black icing to pipe dot nose and teeth. Pat smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch. Use thinned white icing to flow in skull. Use thinned black icing to flow in eyes.

For pumpkin, use tip 2 and full-strength light orange icing to outline. Use tip 1 and full-strength black icing to pipe facial features in black. Flow in pumpkin with thinned light orange.

For cat, use tip 2 and full-strength icing to outline ears, eyes and nose in light or dark orange. Let set 5 minutes. Use thinned icing to flow in. While eyes are still wet, flow in pupils in black and highlights in white.

For ?e? letters, use tip 2 and full-strength icing to outline one light orange, one green and one eye in white for each. Use thinned icing in matching colors to flow in. Let all dry 48 hours.

1 DAY IN ADVANCE

Complete ?e? letters. Use tip 2 and full-strength black icing to pipe dot pupils. Pat smooth. Use tip 1 and icing to pipe green and orange circles on pupils. Use red FoodWriter edible color marker to draw veins.

Bake and cool 11 in. x 15 in. sheet cake. Cake is one layer, 2 in. high. Position on cake plate. Prepare chocolate buttercream icing following recipe directions; tint black. Use spatula to ice cake smooth.

DAY OF CELEBRATION

Assemble cake. Place letters and accents on cake. Use tip 18 and chocolate icing to pipe shell bottom border.