Wedding Cake Collapse

Surely this is down to the cake supplier? Was the whole thing totally ruined? If you have wedding insurance you could look into if this is covered. I am assuming neither the venue nor the supplier and taking responsibility.

They are both blaming each other. We didn't have wedding insurance unfortunately. The cake was badly damaged on the corners and had to be photographed without the pillars and only from a certain angle when the cake cutting photos were taken.

OMG, i would say the fault is with the cake company, how can a topper cause the problem as if the cake would not take any force what would have happened when it was cut - i would hate to think

Fruit cake is very heavy and dense and should never be placed on top of a layer of much lighter and softer sponge, my sister makes cakes and will never put tiers that way round.

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Weight Distribution: The venue’s claim about the fruit cake being too heavy for the second tier could be valid, especially if the dowels and columns weren’t properly reinforced to support the weight. Heavy fruit cakes require extra support, and if the columns weren’t cut square or the structure wasn’t strong enough, that could have contributed to the collapse.

Topper Issue: The supplier’s claim that the force used to place the topper caused the collapse is also a possibility, especially if the topper was added without considering the weight distribution. However, since the collapse happened 6 hours later, it seems unlikely that one forceful push would cause such an immediate issue unless there was already instability.

Dowels and Columns: Dowels do indeed support the weight, but the correct installation of the dowels and the alignment of the columns is crucial. If the dowels weren’t properly placed or the columns weren’t cut evenly, this could have led to an imbalance.