One with legs sticking out of it.
One with lots of "blood."
This cake was for a young boy and with boys the grosser the better.
I didn't go overboard on the gross factor, but it was still loved.
The shark was carved out of cake. Although, I did make his snout out of rice krispie treats. Then I covered him in fondant. I did the white first and the layered the grey on it. To make him appear wet, I painted him with some piping gel. His fins I made ahead of time out of fondant, as I did with the teeth. (Tip - make a lot of teeth and don't forget they have two rows). The blood was red piping gel.
Both cakes are covered in buttercream with the waves being layers of fondant. To make them look more like waves, I added royal icing to the tips of them. I then used a brush to paint down the royal icing and give it more of a wave look.
The ocean themed coral was just fondant that I formed in a Wilton Mold.
Everyone love it!
What do you think?
Life is short.
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