I am looking to make a baseball bat. I am going to win carving it unless someone has a better suggestion. Additionally, I have no idea how to make a wood grain look for the bat?
Would like to use buttercream but I would also use fondant if necessary.
Any immediate advice would be welcomed.
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Thnks

I think for the grain wood effect fondant could be easier and cleaner to work with. Maybe you can color in yellow, beige or light brown to cover the cake. (you were thinking about carving a whole cake, why not baking a "niño envuelto" cake: http://pastelesmartha.blogspot.com/2007/08/nio-envuelto.html and carve just a little. Need translations? I can help!!) After the cake is covered, use a little amount of brown powdered edible color diluted in liquor (Vodka or tequila maybe?) so the alcohol evaporate and you keep the color. More liquor= lighter effect, More powder= darker effect. Apply with an artist brush carefully, giving the grain effect. Probably you'll need 1 or 2 light paint layers first and paint some dark spots/grains after. You can practice before with some playdough and wash it after!! Good luck and post some pictures!!

I made a baseball bat one time and actually marbled the fondant. I colored it evenly in a light yellow with tinge of browns,, and then when it was a good base color, put brown gel/color and worked the fondant until it was a marbled effect, then rolled it out. It was a super easy technique and fast! The bat looked awesome! Good luck!

I just did wood grain for a sign I was doing. I brushed water onto the fondant, Then brush Brown gel food coloring on top and ran the tooth side of the butter knife through the color. Cool wood grain pattern if its a small area

I would go with the marbled fondant and maybe airbrush a few brown tones over it