Chocolate Faux-Bois Cupcakes

From: Martha Stewart

Create two-tone chocolate disks, which imitate a wood-grain design (faux-bois means "false wood" in French), to adorn the tops of cupcakes.

Makes 25 cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
• 8 ounces white chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
• 25 cupcakes (any flavor)
• Chocolate Frosting for Cupcake Decorating

Tools

• Acetate
• Wood-graining tool
• 2 1/4-inch round cutter

Directions 

 Cut a piece of acetate to fit a baking sheet, and tape it onto back of sheet. Coat surface of wood-graining tool with a thick layer of bittersweet chocolate. Drag tool over acetate, rocking back and forth slightly, to create a wood-grained pattern. (If you are not satisfied, roll over each strip again immediately.) Freeze until set, about 3 minutes.

Using cutter, cut circles in chocolate, leaving circles in place. Freeze for 10 minutes. Remove tape from 1 side of sheet, and carefully lift acetate. Press out rounds. Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Place 1 round on top of each.

Using an offset spatula, gently spread a layer of white chocolate over the bittersweet chocolate (do not press too hard or chocolate will smear). Freeze until almost set, 1 minute.

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