Shark Attack - No Survivors Cupcakes

Once again, I'm showcasing a fun event at our clubhouse. Tonight, if it doesn't rain, we're having a swimming party and watching Jaws on a huge outside screen. How much zany fun is that? To join in on the craziness, I knew I had to make my Shark Attack - No Survivors Cupcakes.

To save time, I used a red velvet box mix. But I did mix up a fantastic fluffy frosting. It's delicious and super easy to mix together.

In a large glass or metal bowl, put two egg whites and a teaspoon of vanilla extract ... set aside. In a saucepan, mix 1 cup of granulated sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar, dash of salt and 1/3 cup of water. Cook and stir until it just comes to a boil and sugar dissolves.

Start beating your egg whites and extract on HIGH while you slowly drizzle in the hot syrup. Keep beating on high until stiff peaks form. With a hand held electric mixer, this can take up to 7 minutes, but with my stand mixer it only takes about 4 minutes. Recipe makes enough to frost a 9" two layer cake.    

The hands and feet were made by molding pink candy melts in a mold that I found at Micheals.