Colin's Shark Cake!

The idea is not original, but I really surprised myself by my ability to follow directions and make a similar cake and everyone loved how it turned out! I got the idea from Parenting.com but here is my version!

I started with a Sarah Lee pound cake and cut an angle off one side and used it to prop up the shape of the shark:



Stuck a square of graham cracker in to make the fin:



I made grey frosting using a small amount of black food coloring...Used part of a fruit roll up for the mouth and marshmallows for the teeth. M & Ms for the eyes.



I made blue frosting for the waves. It was tough frosting underneath the shark, but i eventually got it and then used the back of a spoon to create "waves". And there you have my shark!









My brother-in-law (jokingly) said the shark isn't anatomically correct, however I doubt any of Colin's 3 year old friends noticed :)

I tried to make the insides of the cupcake swirly like the ocean, but I don't even know if anyone noticed, it was very subtle and it ended up looking more green than blue, but it was a fun experiment!

I put blue frosting in first, put a blog of green, then a blog of white...



Then I used a toothpick to swirl the colors around:



I used colored gold fish on top with blue frosting...Here are the boys enjoying a cupcake before the party!





And the final product:





PS. I have to thank my husband for putting all the gold fish on and Colin for "helping" me put the teeth on (aka: eating marshmallows galore!)