i was told that you cannot use chiffon or sponge cake?? is it really better to use butter cake?? thanks so much

Whatever you use must be structurally strong enough to hold up under the weight of the fondant (that stuff is heavy!). I wouldn't use a chiffon or an egg white based sponge cake. There are plenty of delicious cake recipes out there that are perfect for fondant cakes, butter cakes being one of them!

Hi, I use sponge cake all the time. But its not egg white based. Its the basic Victoria sponge. I have done Chocolate sponge, Lemon, Coffee and even Carrot Cake.

I use a chiffon cake all the time under fondant and I never had problems with it.

can you please send me a recipe for a chiffon cake that you can use under fondant?? thanks so much =)

I would assume a butter cake to be the best but I would think there would be other cakes as well,as long as the cake is stable enough to carry the weight of fondant.

thanks so much!!! =)

AThank you, thank you, thank you @didi5 !!! So, 4 questions: 1. can you make it wet by adding some sugar syrup to give it a forest cake "wettness"  2. how do you stack the chiffon cakes for a three tier 3. Have you done this using a bible shaped pan before 4. what kind of frosting do you use on the inside of the cake and how long before do you bake them for wedding? I have a wedding cake order that has 4 separate round cakes, a bible, and a two tier round cake and would really appreciate your experienced feedback