I am making a tree stump cake and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions on how to make the tree bark affect?

I would just mark the buttercream or fondant with a veining tool.

Hi, hope this helps. There are other tutorial over the internet .

If it's buttercream, just use a fork to mark in the direction of the trunk. Just make lines side by side with the fork.

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