E4 - Ethan's 4th Birthday with Family

This year's theme: Sharks. He loves them. Of course, I set out to make a shark cake. I found this idea on the internet and I copied it. I baked a normal 8" round chocolate cake for the base and iced it blue for the water and then I baked red velvet cake in a loaf pan for the shark. I did this on Saturday before his party on Sunday. To carve the shark, I froze the loaf cake thinking it would be easier. Carving went well. However, I didn't let the shark thaw before I iced him and as the crystallized moisture melted, it created a red (bloody looking) seepage that caused the bottom jaw of my shark to melt off overnight. Yikes! I fixed it, but it didn't look as nice as it did on Saturday. Here's some pics from the day.