I saw it on Ace of cake when they did the typewriter cake but I miss the part on how they did it. Any help would be great. 
Call MaryAlice she might just tell you I don't know I did not watch the show
Hi D77=) Not sure how much help this will be since they did the wood grain look on the cake board, but I think a lot of the same steps would apply for a cake=) Here is a wood grain tutorial. HTH some, Jen
http://www.ladycakes.com./woodgrain_board.htm
There's actually a tool at the hardware store called the wood grainer or similar - I've used it for faux woodgrain painting. I've heard of folks using that on fondant - base color the fondant, paint on the darker color, and then drag the grainer as desired. (You'd obviously get a brand-new one that doesn't have paint residue.)
I saw that episode and the way they did it was to paint the brown coloring over the fondant... then as the coloring moistened it up, they brushed over it again and it picked up is spots and made it streaky. Kind of like the opposite of what you would want to happen while painting a bow or something. HTH
If you look at the raccoon cake in my photos, you will notice he's coming out of a stump. I used a fork to get the effect. You can also use an impression mat.
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