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madgeowens Posted 1 Aug 2009 , 6:29am
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I see on cake shows, where they have some sort of plastic pillar type shape they cut to the right length for supporting tiers, what are they using? Does anyone know? I have seen this on Amazing Wedding Cakes

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txsteph Posted 1 Aug 2009 , 7:35am
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The ones they put inside the cake? If so, then they are dowels, you can buy plastic ones almost anywhere you get cake supplies, there are wooden ones too.

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madgeowens Posted 1 Aug 2009 , 7:39am
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i HAVE ONLY SEEN THE PLASTIC DECORATIVE COLLUMNS, AND THE PENCIL THIN WOODEN DOWEL RODS....IS THIS WHAT YOU MEAN? THE ONES I SAW ON TV WERE THICK AS THE DECORATIVE ONES BUT THEY SIMPLY CUT FROM A LONG STRIP TO THE SIZE NEEDED.

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Gingoodies Posted 1 Aug 2009 , 1:18pm
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Wilton makes them. They are "plastic dowels" about 1" in diameter and 12" long. They can be cut to size with a good serrated knife or a small hacksaw. Very easy to use and hold the weight of the cake well.

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txsteph Posted 1 Aug 2009 , 4:30pm
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you can get them in many different diameters, from small to pretty thick. And like PP said wilton makes them. Some are hollow, some not. Here is a link to the 3/4 inch wide ones.

http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?sku=399-801

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madgeowens Posted 1 Aug 2009 , 5:26pm
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aha thank you all sooo much

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itzjstmoi Posted 1 Aug 2009 , 5:36pm
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Also a lot of people use bubble tea straws. You can find those online & at bubble tea shops. Those are probably the ones you see them cutting once they are inside the cake, with siccors. I think they use them on Ace of Cakes as well?

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madgeowens Posted 2 Aug 2009 , 6:52am
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whats a tea bubble straw and whats a bubble tea shop?

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xstitcher Posted 2 Aug 2009 , 7:00am
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leah_s Posted 2 Aug 2009 , 9:04pm
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Also could be SPS! I've seen them used on a variety of shows and in person at demos. And you guys know that I know what SPS looks like!

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itzjstmoi Posted 2 Aug 2009 , 9:10pm
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What are SPS's?

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xstitcher Posted 2 Aug 2009 , 9:20pm
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What are SPS's?






It a support system for your cakes. If memory serves it stands for Single Plate Separator.

Leahs has the SPS instructions as a Sticky at the top of the How Do I? Forum

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madgeowens Posted 3 Aug 2009 , 4:59am
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How can I have lived for 58 nyears and never hear of bubble tea, and also have been to south east asia hahaha thanks

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