Mets birthday Cake

Born and raised in NYC, my husband is a huge Mets fan.   So when the girls and I were trying to come up with an idea for a cake for his birthday, naturally, the Mets were at the top of the list. 

I haven't done many fondant cakes, so this cake was a huge challenge for me.  I found the Mets logo that I wanted for the cake, then decided the best way to recreate it on a cake would be to de-construct it layer by layer. 

I made several copies of the logo, then cut them out in different layers:  the orange circle, the white circle, the blue skyline, the white lettering, and the orange lettering. 

Then I cut traced the cutouts onto wax paper and cut out the wax paper.

I used Duff fondant that I purchased at Michaels.  They had both blue and orange, and being new to fondant, I didn't want to color my own.  I was afraid I wouldn't get the right coloring.  I rolled out the fondant on wax paper on top of a cookie sheet.  Then I greased the wax paper with Crisco, and traced along the cutout.  Once I had the cutout done, I put it into the freezer.  Fondant becomes hard when frozen, and makes it really easy to layer and place since it won't bend and stretch.

I made orange and blue stripes on the side of the cake to add a finishing touch.  I think the cake came out pretty good!!