Modern buche de Noel

I finally finished the stump cake, it baked up pretty nicely. I filled the pan 3/4 full so that it woudn't over flow once the leveners reacted with the heat. After I masked the cake I put it in the fridge for at least 45 minutes so that the frosting would harden. To make wood grains I just lightly scratched the fondant with a paring knife. I also used royal icing as snow on the cake board and sprinkled it with white sugar to make it look sparkly.  The royal icing was also used as glue, for sticking the gum paste figures around the cake.