Are you doing to make a fondant/gumpaste coming out of the cake or carve the cake to a shark shape?
When I go to carve, I look up different angle pics online, then I make an outline of the outside of the body (as if I was looking down on the top of the shark) and place on the cake top. Usualy 3 layers. Then I cut the outline out at an approx. 45 deg angle slope leaving the top high. Then I remove the paper and carve the rest down and shape it from there. I would probably use RKT for the fins, part of the tail and dorsal fin. I'm thinking big though! As far as the mouth, it can either be RKT or just have someone or something hanging out of the side of it's mouth with a few teeth showing, for me, I'd put someone's legs!!!
shelly786,
im not sure how big you want the shark to be,or if you wanted the shark to be cake or not,but i made a sheet cake (blue for water) then made a shark out of rkt.i just molded him(just top half of body with fin) and put fondant on top to cover it,and painted him the color i wanted,glued the eyes,teeth,and fin on after with edible glue. then i just stuck him on top of the cake and added white and blue frosting around him to look like waves around him. im not sure if that's what your looking for or not, but hope i helped a little.
brenda
Hi there just saw your post and wanted to tell you I've got pics on here of a shark I did. I just cut him out of sheets. There is a write up (how to) in Bakery buyers guide. you may be able to find it on their site if you do a search. ttyl
Mike
I did a shark cake too, but he was all out of rice krispie treats covered in fondant. He was on top of a two layer 11x15. He's in my photos. He had "bitten" a surfboard with the birthday boys name on it.
It was easiest for me because I could make the shark in advance.
Jodie
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