Hi folks. I am a cupcake decorator and don't have too much experience with cakes. That being said, I've been asked to do a helmet cake like this
http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11383273

Any ideas you can think of how I should go about decorating it? I also wonder if I should try to cut the cake in half to do a filling? I don't think it's really thick enough to do that.

Thank you!

You can torte the cake but it would be easier to bake two layers. If you want to torte a single two inch layer I would take a ruler and mark one inch up on the sides all the way around. I either use my Wilton cake leveler or a long piece of dental floss and pull it through the areas that I marked. Slide a cake board between the layers to remove the top. After you add your frosting dam and filling slide your cake back into place.

I just made one using the Wilton helmet pan.

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/2159062

I think you could fill it as long as you torte it evenly as mentioned above. It was a bit of a pain to smooth the buttercream so if you're new to this you might want to try star-tipping the icing.

Thank you guys.
Yeah I think I"ll try using the star tip... seems like it might be easier.

Peanutbutter queen: I clicked that url you gave, but kept getting messages that they couldn't find what I was trying to look for? But stars would be a good idea. It is a lot of work, but if you are patient it will look really good.