Halloween Cake, Part I

I know it's still 3-and-a-bit weeks to go, but I'm already planning Halloween. To be fair, it's not really that far in advance given that Christmas decorations are already on sale in supermarkets...

Anyway, I need to try and one-up my cakey offering from last year, which to remind you was the following (can you believe I've been here a year already?):



So here's the concept sketch for this year's effort. I'm thinking of two whole cakes stacked on top of each other to get the height and then cover it in royal icing or marzipan (or both). I might even put some of the rumtopf fruit in it for good measure.



Watch this space for progress...