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<\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\nHowdy La Casa de Sweets readers! Thanks to the lovely Jackie, I have the pleasure of sharing my first guest post with all of you! Did you know it was Shark Week a couple weeks ago? I sure did! To share my excitement, I decided to make shark cupcakes. But I didn\u2019t just stop at shark cupcakes. Oh no! I decided to make shark cookies to use as toppers for my cupcakes. Two goodies rolled into one! You\u2019ll be dying to take a bite out of these sweet cupcakes. And the best part is: you don\u2019t need any special cookie cutters at all, these are made from ordinary cookie cutters! To make these you\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n
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- Rolled cookie dough<\/li>\n
- Football (or other oval) cookie cutter<\/li>\n
- Star cookie cutter<\/li>\n
- Knife<\/li>\n
- Craft Picks or Lollipop Sticks<\/li>\n
- Royal icing in white, gray, red, and black<\/li>\n
- Piping bags<\/li>\n
- Tips #3 and #2<\/li>\n
- Cupcakes<\/li>\n
- Buttercream tinted blue<\/li>\n
- Spatula<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n1. Start by cutting out the football shape.<\/p>\n
2. Use the tip of your star cutter to cut out the shark\u2019s mouth.<\/p>\n
3. Use a knife to square off the tapered end.<\/p>\n
Gently insert a pick into the bottom of the shark. This will make your cookies more like cupcake toppers. I used Woodsies Craft Picks (they were the perfect size for the cupcakes ) but you can also use lollipop sticks \u2013 just make sure that the sticks are on the small side.<\/p>\n
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<\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\nThat leaves you with the rough outline of a man-eater! Once your cookies are baked, it\u2019s time to decorate them.<\/p>\n
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<\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n1. Use the white royal icing and tip #3 to outline the right side of the shark.<\/p>\n
2. \u00a0Flood the white outline. Let it dry for 15-30 minutes.<\/p>\n
3. \u00a0Use the gray royal icing and tip #3 to outline the left side of the shark. Flood the gray outline.<\/p>\n
And now to add the finishing touches!<\/p>\n
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<\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n1. Use the red royal icing and tip #3 to draw a thin line for the shark\u2019s mouth. Let it dry for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
2. Use the black royal icing and tip #2 to pipe an eye and a nose on the shark.<\/p>\n
3. Use the gray royal icing and tip #2 to pipe gills.<\/p>\n
4. Use the white royal icing and tip #2 to pipe the shark\u2019s teeth.<\/p>\n
Now all you have to do is make some cupcakes and use your spatula to spread the buttercream on like waves.<\/p>\n
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<\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\nPlace the cookie topper into the cupcake and voila! A mouthwatering shark cupcake!<\/p>\n
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