Can an all sponge wedding cake be stacked on top of each other without collapsing?

Question

Im having a 4 tier wedding cake but no one likes fruit so we want to just have all sponge can anyone tell me if this at all possible for them to be all stacked together on top of each other with out any major problems. thanx

Answer 1

Even though wedding cakes LOOK like they are just four cakes stacked on top of one another, there are actually platforms or pillars holding up the layers. The bakery will cut out a small section of each of the bottom three cakes and put plastic or wooden supports in to hold the cake above. This is how all wedding cakes are done - otherwise, you'd end up with very uneven looking cakes and a chance that they'd collapse.

Answer 2

I don't fully understand your question. What does fruit have to do with having 4 tiers? There are so many choices besides fruit that you could do for the filling. Choc mousse, bavarian creme, buttercream, etc. It is possible to stack sponge cake however I would suggest a white cake with some filling for two reasons. One, the cake will not be as bland and second the filling and it being white cake will give it more stability and height. Oh yeah, also sponge cake is much harder to frost smoothly. Talk to the wedding coordinater at your bakery for ideas or other possiblities.

Answer 3

Any cake that is to be stacked (like a wedding cake) need two things.
First 4 or 5 dowels (usually plastic) cut the height of each individual layer (except the top layer). These are placed into the center circle of each layer for stability.

And Second: A piece of thin cardboard cut the diameter of each layer (except the bottom layer as it will be on a larger piece of board for presentation). This piece is placed underneath each cake layer and centered on top of the larger cake layer. Like a pyramid (larger on the bottom and graduating to the smallest layer on the top).

Both of these items can be found at craft stores like (Micheal's or JoAnn's) that carry cake decorating supplies.

Good Luck and Happy Marraige!!!!!

Answer 4

They would have to be different sized cake layers with smallest on top, obviously! To stop it turning into Leaning Tower of Pisa centre each cake carefully and fix it (cement it!) with some extra icing. Then decorate. I went to a wedding where the 'cake' was actually three huge cheeses!

Answer 5

Fruit filling is just for flavor and extra moistness. The tiers of the cake will be supported and stacked.

Answer 6

I don't think that fruit filling does anything for the cake structurally, therefore, the absence of fruit should not have any impact on the structural integrity of the cake as a whole.

Answer 7

Wedding cakes are normally a pound cake mixture which makes them heavy. Our is not having any type of tier or structure in it but like I said ours is pound cake.

Answer 8

For mine I had the bottom layer chocolate, centre layer walnut, and top layer sponge and they were sat on top of each other and never collaspsed