How to Use a Wood-Graining Tool on Food

By using a wood graining tool in baking, you can create designs similar to actual wood.

Baking is not only something you do to fill a void in your stomach by eating, but it is also an art form. Professional bakers and pastry makers are constantly on the look out for techniques that will make their creations unique, but still look not only edible but delectable. One such technique is to use wood graining tools to create the appearance of stained wood on your food. This recipe for chocolate candy does just that. Does this Spark an idea?

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Acetate film
2 oz. of bittersweet or milk chocolate melted
8 oz. of white chocolate or butterscotch melted
Round cookie cutter

Instructions

- 1
  
  Cover a baking sheet with a piece of acetate.
- 2
  
  Dip the wood graining tool into the melted chocolate, and place the coated section of the tool at the top of the acetate.
- 3
  
  Pull the wood graining tool down to the bottom of the acetate in a straight line, slightly rocking the tool so that the pattern of wood grain appears more fully.
- 4
  
  Repeat until you have covered the acetate.
- 5
  
  Freeze for three to five minutes, until the chocolate has set.
- 6
  
  Lightly spread white chocolate or butterscotch over the set chocolate.
- 7
  
  Return to the freezer for one to three minutes, pulling the tray out just moments before the white chocolate or butterscotch sets.
- 8
  
  Press the circular cookie cutter into the candy, making sure not to remove the candy from the tray. After you have cut as many circles as you can into the candy, freeze the tray once more for 10 minutes.
- 9
  
  Lift the acetate from the cookie sheet, and press your fingers through the back, popping the candy rounds off of the sheet. You should not have candy rounds that look like stained wood on one side, and are creamy and white or warm and light brown on the other.