Plastic or wood dowel?

What would be a better support for a wedding cake?

Thanks

Cynthia

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Permalink Reply by Theresa Happe on June 17, 2010 at 3:32pm

The plastic dowels are fine if you're doing just 2 tiers, but if you're doing a 3 tier, I would definitely have a large wooden dowel going through the middle in addition to whatever other dowels you use.

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Permalink Reply by Cynthia Jones on June 17, 2010 at 3:49pm

It will be 4 tier cake! with 3 layer of cake each one ...

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Permalink Reply by Karen Marie on June 19, 2010 at 9:14pm

I use plastic drinking straws cut to fit (not the bendy ends) and they are very strong... I place the same number of straws minus 1 as inches of the tier I am stacking....example...if I am placing an 8" cake I used 7 straws...one in the center and 6 under the cake evenly spaced.....6" cake use 5 straws underneath, etc.

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Permalink Reply by SugarEd Productions on June 24, 2010 at 7:56pm

bubble or boba tea straws are wide, sturdy as heck, easy to cut and place. I agree with a long center dowel being needed too.

HTH

ShaZam

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Permalink Reply by jeri c on June 25, 2010 at 1:26am

I like the wooden dowels if I am using dowels.... but my favorite is my cake stackers system... http://www.cakestackers.com/

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Permalink Reply by Cynthia Jones on June 25, 2010 at 1:31am

The cake stackers are fantastic! You gotta love that ... My only problem is that I'm just starting and I dont have lots of cake orders ... So maybe some day I will get one, but not for now ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Edna De la Cruz on June 25, 2010 at 1:44am

I like either cardboards or plastic dowels on large tiered cakes for safety. SPS systems are good too but more expensive.
Wood is good but I don't trust the little tiny wood dowels that wilton sells. I rather use thicker ones. But more time consuming to cut. A dowel holding all the tiers to me is a must.

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Permalink Reply by Cynthia Jones on June 25, 2010 at 1:50am

Thank you Edna! I was juts talking to my husband about you, we saw your cakes and I told him that my dream is to work with you someday! Your Work is amaizing ...