How do I make fondant look like wood? Wood Floors, Logs...

Take white fondant and add a few drops of dark brown food colouring. Knead it like bread for a few seconds and you will see it start to form "streaks" of brown throughout the fondant. Stop before it gets to brown and uniform. Roll it out and cut your strips.

The fondant should be streaky and brown...just like wood!

I do what antonia74 does, but also after cutting strips, paint with a little brown color mixed with lemon extract. I saw a lady on Food network mix lt. pink and white rollo out and then paint. I did some wood on my Basket of Leaves pic in my photos. I also scored the "wood" with a toothpick.

I always use white fondant, and paint the wood grain on after.

Saying this however, I am only talking about using this for floor boards, that is the cake board covering.

I roll the fondant out, cover the board as normal and then use the edge of a metal ruler to mark parallel lines along the board. I then use a modelling tool to mark the ends of each board randomly so they don't look like there is a definite pattern, much like floor boards, and using a tootpick or something similar mark two nail holes either side of the board end. Then I usually mark a wood grain effect with the toothpick, but if I can't be bothered, I find using brown food colour mixed with a little alcohol and brushed onto the boards gives a streaky enough effect to make it look like wood.

If you go to your local craft store in the clay isle for kids there are little clear impression mats one is a wood grain. I sed this for my train tracks for a train yard cake. I think its only $3.00 for a four pack of mats they are only 3x5 in size but it helps. Best of luck!