cutting out fondant icing - scalpel?

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Need to make a cake which involves a football club crest. Never attempted anything like this before.

Was thinking of making a cardboard template and then cutting round with a scalpel - does that sound ok?

Going to use ready to roll fondant, was wondering if it was better to roll it and then leave it for a bit to harden before cutting?

Any sharp knife will do it, or scalpel.

I would cut it straight away but you might get a different effect by leaving it, try both? If you want it to be really thin I'd use flowerpaste instead of sugarpaste though.

Cut straight away or you won't get clean lines once it dries

For straight lines I use a pizza cutter too, but I assume the crest will be curvy. I would make a template then put it on the icing and use a small sharp knife to cut around it. Ready roll usually only comes in white - sainsburys do good blocks of coloured fondant icing if you need other colours.