instructions
Several days in advance, make fins: Add 1/2 teaspoon Gum-Tex to 6
oz. fondant. Roll out fondant and using patterns, cut out 1 Tail Fin, 1
Dorsal Fin and 2 Pectoral Fins (reverse pattern for 2nd pectoral fin).
Let dry on cornstarch-covered board for 2-3 days. Attach lollipop
sticks to underside of fins with thinned fondant adhesive, leaving 2
1/2 in. extended. Let dry.
Bake 2 football cakes using
firm-textured batter such as pound cake. Cool.
Assemble cakes, trimming
bottom side to sit level if needed.
Mark mouth on cake using Mouth
Pattern. Outline and fill in with tip 3, smooth with finger dipped in
cornstarch. Mark eye positions using back of tip 1A as size guide. Pipe
tip 1A eyeballs, smooth. Pipe tip 3 pupils, flatten slightly. Pipe tip
352 teeth.
Cover body with tip 17 stars. Insert tail fin, dorsal fin
and pectoral fins.