Abyone have any ideas about how the web was made and draped? I thought it may be piping but it looks more like it was made from something then draped on...

Lauri, the creator of this cake, used Sugarveil. A member here created her own recipe and her cake came out amazing with the webs. Here's the link to the recipe:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-7283-1-Gummy-Spider-Webs-with-marshmallows.html

It's a little intimidating but I'd sure like to try it!