Measure three tablespoons of refried beans into a fine mesh strainer.
Use a rubber spatula or spoon to press the beans through the strainer. Scrape mashed beans from the back of the strainer into a small bowl.
Add 4 drops of black food coloring and stir. Add 1-2 more drops until you reach the desired shade of black.
Spoon into a disposable pastry bag or zip-top bag. Pour remaining refried beans into a large mixing bowl.
Add cheese cubes. Heat in the microwave for 3-4 minutes, stirring every 45-60 seconds, until the cheese melts. Spread evenly in a 9" pie plate.
Cut the tip off the pastry bag or zip-top bag. Pipe the black colored beans onto the dip creating the seams of a basketball.
Basketball Tortilla Chips
Set flour tortilla on a cutting board. Use a 2 1/2" round cookie cutter to cut circles from the tortilla. (Cut as many tortilla rounds as you would like)
Set tortilla rounds on a sheet of aluminum foil, parchment paper, or wax paper. Spray each round with Wilton's Orange Color Mist. Use the black food marker to draw the basketball's seam lines onto each tortilla round.
Heat oil in fryer or stockpot to 350 degrees. Fry about 10 tortilla rounds at a time, flipping them over midway through, until golden brown, about 30 seconds per side.
Set hot chips on paper towels and immediately sprinkle with salt. Allow the oil to come back up to temperature before continuing. (You can also choose to bake these chips.)
Arrange them in a single layer on a baking sheet, spray them with cooking spray or brush them with oil, and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown, about 10-15 minutes.