.......those large cake straws that I see the professional's using on tv all the time???? I've looked under "cake straws", to no avail.


What are the pro's and con's of using the cake straws?

I read a thread, that I saved somewhere... It talked about the pink straws that Duff (charm city), and they said you could find it at the asian markets/ stores...

Those are the straws they use when you buy Bubble Tea... think you might find those in a restaurant supply store.

are you guys talking about cake straws as in ones for replacing dowels?

oh good cose i need to do a small 2 tier stacked cake and i don't want to bother buying dowels cose i prob don't need them cose it's only a small cake, but just to be sure i decided to just use some straws instead. I was thinking of just using those hard thick McDonalds straws you can get from the restaurants, they would be alright wouldn't they?

Sorry I can't give any advice on here I havn't used dowels or straws before lol

yeh their description sounds like the Mcdonalds straws and i only need a few so might go grab an extra few when i go to next McDonals next lol

Thanks for letting me butt in

I think the best, from what I've been reading are bubble tea straws. If you google it, you will find a ton of places that sell them. at tenteatime.com they sell those traws 50/$1.50

I've never used strawa but by reading other forums, some like em some don't, same goes for dowels. Its really by preference.

I use bubble tea straws in all my stacked cakes, including wedding cakes - I love them! So much sturdier than wooden dowels & IMO more hygenic too. I put 4 under 6in cakes, 5 under 8in, 6 under 10in, well spaced to balance the weight. HTH!

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