My daugther is making a nacho cake for the fair...but we also want to make a bowl of salsa to go along with it on the side.

I think we can just use a tall round cake and hollow it out to make the bowl...then frost it.

But how do we do the salsa? We have already made a bunch of gumpaste tomatoes and will make some gumpaste green peppers...but how do we make the liquid? I was kind of thinking filling the "bowl" with piping gel with the gumpaste tomatoes/peppers mixed in it.

Any ideas??????

I think the piping gel is the way to go, don't forget the onions, salsa would not be good with out it. Would love to see the pictures.

I think red piping gel would work. I would assume you could also use strawberry or seedless raspberry jelly/jam. I'd throw in some chopped mint for the "cilantro" too!

Instead of hollowing out a cake, I'd use 1/2 half of a ball/dome shaped cake (flip upside down to resemble the bowl) and then cover the flat part with red fondant for the salsa. You could make little pieces for chunks of the onion, tomato, peppers, etc. Hope that helps!

How about chopped strawberries.....or even those marachino cherries & candied citrus peels that you can get for baking in both the bright red & green. Those would both look like salsa and still be sweet for a cake!

I agree with the half ball flippped over to make the bowl, and I wouldn't hollow it out either. You've already gotten some great ideas for the salsa, but I would add in coconut for the onion substitute!

How about cutting pieces of gummy candies (red, yellow, green) for the tomato and pepper chunks in the piping gel or jam for the sauce part.

I like the idea above of the 1/2 ball turned upside down.

Another idea might be jello for the salsa mixed with your 'tomatoes', 'onions' etc. Though the piping gel might look more real.

Good luck, can't wait to see the pictures.