I made this hallowe'en cake for an adult hallowe'en party. The first and third layer are covered in fondant and the middle layer is covered in chocolate buttercream. Even though I started with chocolate buttercream the icing still tasted very chemically after tinting blach. It's the first time I have had this problem tinting icing black. The crows, bats and haunted house cake top were all made with color flow icing. One of my favourite techniques.