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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

96 Customer Reviews

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Customers appreciate these plastic cake dowel rods for their ease of cutting and sturdy support in tiered cakes. They are frequently highlighted for their affordability and effectiveness in maintaining cake structure. While most find them easy to cut, a few note challenges with achieving even cuts. Overall, they are well-regarded for their functionality and value.

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Review by

Silvia E.

Posted on 03/05/2018

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I am very happy with these Wilton supports are very resistant and durable I use them in cakes from 2 to 5 floors without any inconvenience. And the price on this website is without a doubt the best I've found. Silvia G.

2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Lisa R.

Posted on 03/25/2019

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Very well made and easy to cut. Will be purchasing these in the future. Great price and great value. Very happy customer here, will be a repeat customer!!

1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Feraz A. from Home

Posted on 02/25/2019

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what a great support for all my cakes. easy to cut..i use a serrated knife and snap them ,stands up to the wieght of all tiers

1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Ashley S. from Créme. By Sarah Ashley, Inc.

Posted on 02/18/2019

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LOVE these cake dowels. I am so happy webstaurant store sells them. We used to get them from our local Michaels but now we can add them to our wholesale order. These dowels are super easy to cut and use for multi tiered cakes.

1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Robby J. from Cecil Mckie

Posted on 11/01/2018

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what can you say about plastic dowel rods. they are what was expected and performed as expected. price is right. quality great. will continue to order as needed.

1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Jennett R. from J4jcline

Posted on 03/04/2017

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I’m a home baker, but I make cakes from time to time around the holidays. I’ve tried (and failed miserably) at cakes in the past trying to use make shift rods – what a disaster! These can be cut down to size for the simpler two tiered cakes I make, but now I might try my hand at something a little taller now that I have these.

1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Erica D. from Small And Simple Confections

Posted on 09/05/2016

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I like that these are easy to cut and you don't have to bust out the pipe cutter to cut them. They hold up really well too!

1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Meagan B. from Crust Vegan Bakery

Posted on 06/14/2016

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We love these dowel rods! They are strong & hold up heavy tiers of cake, but incredibly easy to cut to the needed length for each cake.

1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Josh N.

Posted on 08/26/2015

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These are great for use in tiered cakes. They are long enough that they can be trimmed to fit any size cake layer. They are sturdy, we've used them for a while and have never had a problem.

1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Review by

Suraju L.

Posted on 02/12/2014

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Wilton cake dowel,it's a good quality product,you don't need a fancy machine to cut,just a very sharp knife will do the cutting.,can be cut into 3',good price too

1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Shakiefa C.

Posted on 09/02/2025

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I love using these when I have tiered cakes or 3 or more tiers. It holds the support of the cakes very well.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Victoria R.

Posted on 04/02/2025

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So glad I was able to get these so quickly, these are a life saver in the cake stacking game

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Dawn H. from Devilish Delights By Dawn

Posted on 04/13/2022

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I have been using these cake dowel rods as supports for my wedding cakes for over a decade. Absolutely the best cake supports out there, easy to cut and very sturdy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
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Dena L. from Kalani Kakes

Posted on 01/03/2022

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These cake dowels are useful when securing tiered cakes. They are easy to cut if length is too long. Good to have on hand if you assemble tiered cakes regularly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Alicia B.

Posted on 10/26/2021

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These are awesome they are the only supports I use for my cakes and they hold up great ,I will continue to buy these in the future.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Dorothy T.

Posted on 09/18/2021

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I love these plastic dowel rods! I use them to stabilize many wedding cakes that I've made. I never worry about the stability of my cake when i'm using these.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Jenny M.

Posted on 11/01/2020

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These are strong and stable and heavy-duty. If you're using these to stack your tiers, your cake isn't going anywhere! When using in a cake, be sure to trim them to the same length (and with a straight edge) to ensure the tiers stacked on top will be level.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Misti S. from Buttercream Bakery

Posted on 10/24/2020

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These cake pillars/rods are very sturdy and give you that added peace of mind when assembling a wedding cake. They are just the right price that you can add that cost in to your cake orders and still be ok.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Donald G. from Don Gleim Auctions

Posted on 02/19/2020

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Customers love to use these for their stacked cakes. These are much cheaper from your site than many others. Will definitely order again. Would recommend to others.

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Amanda L. from Mandaleephotograpy

Posted on 02/07/2020

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The only thing i really have to say about these is I wish I purchased more of them! They are great! Perfect for stacking cakes.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Brittany M.

Posted on 02/01/2020

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Love these dowels! They are very wrong! I use them for every tier cake I make, from 2tiers up to 6 tiers! I personally am able to cut each dowel into half and use the other half for each tier. You will need a heavy duty cutter to easily cut thru. I use a hedge cutter. (Only used for my cakes)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Luz A.

Posted on 01/27/2020

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i love them they are very strong for my cakes very easy to use them i realy recomend them i will be buy them again

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Steve W.

Posted on 01/16/2020

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Easy to cut and use for cakes! Thick plastic is great for supporting each layer of cake, I've also used them as extra support for my cupcake stand when I thought it couldn't support the cake on top.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Seda M. from Wholly Sweets Bake Shop

Posted on 11/17/2019

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I use these dowel rods to support tiered cakes.. These are super thick and you will need a sharp utility knife to cut them.. I highly recommend it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Marielle B. from The Boyer Bakery

Posted on 11/05/2019

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This is the first time we bought these dowels, and they where not a disappointment! They keep our cakes from falling into one another, and keep our tiered cakes stable!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Review by

Kristin M. from Happy Goat

Posted on 10/31/2019

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We use these in all our stacked cakes & work great. Only downfall is the length isnt really divisible by a two layer cake (so you end up having a few small unusable pieces left )over). I have spoke with other cake decorators & they agree as well

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Margaret C. from Cake Me Away

Posted on 03/27/2019

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Always a must for big cakes to help support all the weight from cake being stacked ontop of one another. And cut fairly easy to me

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
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Ronmay S. from Bewithus

Posted on 01/14/2019

I was able to use my other scissors and get them cut with a lot of hard work so it may just be my cheap scissors but I thought it would be tough no matter what. Either way it worked perfectly and held up the cake! This cake was all buttercream so needless to say this sucker was heavy!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Athenia P. from Sweet Treats Delight

Posted on 09/06/2018

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I use these dowls in order to stack my tier cake done the center of each tier. I also cut them in 3 and place them on the bottom tier at other parts of my cake for extra support

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Ariel H.

Posted on 07/30/2018

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Most people don't even know what a dowel rod is, but in the cake business they are essential. All the best cakes are made with dowel rods. As such, I have ordered this beautiful 4 pack of cake dowel rods. They have been very helpful in my cake baking.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Zeina P. from Banging Bargains LLC

Posted on 07/23/2018

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I baked a 4 layer 14" cake with a 5 layer 10 inch cake on top. I only had to use 2 dowel rods(I cut them in half) the cake was really heavy I was concerned that maybe I should have put more dowel rods for support but it was perfectly secured, I'm very satisfied!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Angela S. from Cakes And Confections

Posted on 07/03/2018

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I absolutely love these Wilton dowel rods. I keep reordering them. Strong plastic that supports my cakes, easy to size and cut and easy to grab and remove when cutting the cake.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Melanie C.

Posted on 06/19/2018

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Super supportive for my tier cakes, dowel the centers and my cake is not moving! Love that the rods are bigger than the generic bubble tea straw and the plastic is solid yet easy to cut. Love love love these!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Gina P. from Gina's Cookie Company

Posted on 05/31/2018

I am happy with my Wilton plastic cake dowel rods. It held up nicely without and I had no concerns. It’s a brand I trust 100%.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
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Lexly R. from Aleenas Bakery

Posted on 05/04/2018

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I personally don't like these dowels very much. I found them really hard to cut. I couldn't get a nice even cut. It ate up a lot of the cake and didn't make the top layer straight at all.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Nicole W. from Blue Door Bakery

Posted on 04/18/2018

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I use these in all of my tiered cakes as I don't use a cake plate system so I don't have to worry about customers returning my property. I can cut these easily with a pipe cutter and they provide the stability I prefer in my tiered cakes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Jennifer A.

Posted on 03/30/2018

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These rods are pretty big but they can definitely prevent a cake from collapsing. They're very sturdy for tiered cakes and they make life so much easier.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Roemarie A. from Roemarie Cakes

Posted on 02/26/2018

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These plastic dowels from Wilton were easy to use. I cut them with my serrated knife and what you want to easily slide them down into my cake.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Elaine H.

Posted on 02/16/2018

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I really like these. Wish more quantity in the bag was an option. I will definitely be reordering. So worth it. Feeling of cake security is important to me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review by

Jim G. from Griffins' Catering

Posted on 11/21/2017

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These Wilton plastic cake dowel rods come in a four pack and they get the job done. They are nice quality for the price and they're plastic.