Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy...

For my niece, Megan's, 3rd Birthday I made her the below Fish Cake. I saw the idea on a Food Network show (but that was 8 years ago and I don't remember which one so I can't really give credit where credit's due). I also made this cake a second time for Brendan's 4th Birthday, but I can't find a picture of it.


Directions: Bake a cake in a 9x13 pan. Carve a large oval out of the center and use the remaining corner pieces to make the fins/tail. Here is a rough diagram (click to enlarge):
Use Necco wafers for the scales. I used a peppermint patty for the eye on this cake, but on Brendan's cake I used round jelly candies and cut a small hole in a white one and put a small piece of a green one in the hole. Use a star tip with any color frostings to decorate the face, fins, and tails. Finally, the mouth is a swedish fish.