Help With Carnival Cake

Decorating By CMTorie Updated 7 Feb 2010 , 11:05pm by CMTorie

CMTorie Posted 7 Feb 2010 , 10:49pm

I have been looking high and low for a carnival cake...not circus.

It was very difficult, and I never found exactly what I want, but I'm taking ideas from about 3 different cakes to make one.

So...here are my inspirations...The first is from Andreas SweetCakes @ Flickr
[/img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4250475559_5995bfeb84.jpg[img]
I'm looking to take the top two tiers from this cake, and put them on the bottom two from this cake (from Pink Cake Box)
[img]<a href='http://blog.pinkcakebox.com/candy-land-birthday-cake-2009-02-05.htm'><img src='http://www.pinkcakebox.com/images/cake929.jpg' alt='Pink Cake Box Cake'></a>[/img]

I'm also adding a cake to each side of the base...kinda like this, but on both sides (thanks diamondsonblackvelvet13)

So, now I have LOTS of questions....
Corn Dogs probably RKT?
Popcorn, She made it out of GP, so , How far in advance can I make the popcorn (assuming nobody is really going to be eating it, LOL)
Same question regarding the lollipops and pretzels...'
Also, I want to add a snow cone, and a bag of peanuts, any help with how to do that?
And I was thinking of adding a chocolate dipped banana, but worried that it will look obscene instead of cute, lol. And also cotton candy...would it be better just to use real cotton candy?

Sorry for all the questions, I'm biting of WAY more than I can chew here, lol...but it's a combo party for my son and daughter...HUGE carnival...I'm so excited!