In watching "Ace of Cakes" the other night, I noticed they are using some sort of tube support for their tiered/stacked cakes. They were cutting these tubes with scissors. They kinda sounded like straws when they cut them. I'd say the tubes were about 1/2" to 1" in diameter and were orange (I think). Does anyone know what these are? They just seemed to be a more economical and equally sturdy way of supporting stacked/tiered cakes.

Bubble Tea Straws...you can just google them. But yup, they are bigger straws for drinking bubble tea...and make great supports!

They're probably bubble tea straws. A lot of people use them instead of dowels.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BKCXGI/?tag=cakecentral-20

COULD THEY HAVE USED BUBBLE TEA STRAWS OR I HAVE ALSO BOUGHT TUBE SUPPORT THAT CAN BE CUT WITH SCISSORS FROM MICHAELS CRAFT STORE ( BUT THEY ARE WHITE)

Bubble Straws! That totally makes sense! BTW, have you ever tried one of those drinks for which the straws are actually for? They are quite a different experience!