How would you make red hot marshmallow squirters? (from Max and Ruby)?

My 3 1/2 year old son just loves Max and Ruby (the cartoon). I would love to surprise him next month by making an "earthworm cake with red-hot marshmallow squirters." The earthworm cake is easy - a crooked chocolate cake with crushed oreos for dirt, gummy worms for the earth worms coming out of the cake and chocolate icing for mud. I can't seem to find red marshmallows on the internet. I was going to try and dye some red and see what happens...any other suggestions?? Has anyone dyed marshmallows? Any ideas of the best way to do it??

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  1. The only ideas I have are
    1. Color white chocolate with red paste (food coloring will turn it pink) Go to the baking aisle at a craft shop. Wilton makes it. Then dip the marshmallows in the red chocolate
    Or
    Make homemade marshmallows with he same color paste.
    Or
    cover the marshmallows in red fondant
    Good Luck
  2. Check with a local bakery that decorates cakes, I believe they use spray on color on those bit sheet cakes. Maybe they can help you out.
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