I use a fairly stiff wire- like a floral wire. They could be straight or curved-or twisted around a pencil to look springy.
i insert in cake by cutting a coffee stirer/cocktail straw to the corret hight-so that it goes all the way into the cake w/out being seen -and then inserting the wire inti that ( so that the wire doesn't come into contact with the cake).
some people dip the wire in chocolate- i have found that the wire stays put better w/out tearing through the cake esp. at a wierd angle, if i use the straw first!
Should the wire NOT come into contact with the cake? Why? Just curious.
well i know some people here have been concerned that it is not a food product per say- and also that if in a cake for an extended time could degrade to some degree- so i just figure people out there who eat my cakes might feel the same and for the little extra effort better safe than sorry- plus food safety aside I really think they stay put better w/ the straws but thats just MO 
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