I saw on Ace of Cakes the other day that they seemed to use some sort of straw to support the cake and then just snipped them off while they were in the cake. It looked so much easier. What exactly were they using?
There are large straws, like the ones for bubble tea, available. I get mine from the restaurant supply store. I use them for most cakes. For the very large and heavy cakes, over 3 tiers, I use the plastic Wilton dowels. they are easy to cut with a serrated knife.
I didn't see that episode, but I do know that quite a few people use regular drinking straws for supports. I have never tried it; it doesn't seem very sturdy to me, but it must be ok since a lot of people do it
I used the drinking straws for the first time. I wasn't too sure about it so I cut wooden skewers (very easy to cut) and put them inside the straws just to be sure. Worked fine - it was a 12", 9", and 6". Wish I could post the picture because it was nice - had the white chocolate monogram for a topper with white chocolate leaves and swirls spiraled down the whole thing.
I use regular and heavy duty drinking straws all the time and have not had any problems. I also use one long dowel through all the tiers to keep them straight and together.
It is so much easier to use straws. Rose Beranbaum, The Cake Bible, uses them. But I've also read others who hate them!
HTH!
wow you guys, thanks! I really didn't know that you could do that. I HATE cutting wooden rods!
KoryAK, do you buy regular drinking straws or something more sturdy? Sadly, I also wouldn't have thought about cutting them all the same size.
homemaluhia, I have read where all put the dowel down the middle. How do you do this?? I understand the sharpening - but are you not using multiple boards, covered in a grease proof paper or something? Do you precut the hole before doing the deed?
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