Chili Cook-off Birthday Cake

Today is Bryan's birthday. He has church and he is judging the chili cook-off. So...I made a cake to take in to surprise him. 

I made crackers out of sugar cookies, used Dr. Pepper Jelly Bellys  for kidney beans, buttered popcorn Jelly Bellys for the white beans, strained raspberry jam for the sauce, white Brach's jelly beans cut up for the onions, red and green Jujubes cut in half for the peppers and Nestle's Buncha Crunch for the meat. I made the wooden spoon handle out of fondant on a skewer, the pot handles are fondant on toothpicks and I cut the banner and pepper out of fondant. The cake is frosted in buttercream and sprayed silver with Wilton Color Mist. So pleased with the outcome.

The man and his cake!