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Supermarket birthday cakes for kids

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Startingtomoveon · 02/02/2022 08:39

Can anyone recommend a nice birthday cake/s from a supermarket please? It’s for DS 7th birthday party which will have 13 kids. We are ok to buy two cakes if one isn’t enough. A few online reviews can be mixed so I’m not sure.

We usually get a large Costco sponge cake but this year we are won’t have the time to collect one unfortunately, plus it will be too big as he’s having a much smaller party this year.

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KineticSand · 02/02/2022 08:49

They aren't cheap but I've always liked the look of the party cakes in Waitrose. I think it might be about £20 for the size you would need.

Sainsbury's ones are cheaper and are nice.

IDontHaveThePelvisForAFuton · 02/02/2022 08:53

Aldi do great party cakes for £3.99 ish. There's a chocolate one and vanilla I think. We've had both and they were lovely. I would say one will do 13 kids slices. They do great packs of cupcakes too.

PartyPlan · 02/02/2022 08:54

You can’t go wrong with a Colin the Caterpillar from MnS. They are delicious for the price.

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dalrympy · 02/02/2022 08:55

It's not a kids party without Colin

SeasonFinale · 02/02/2022 08:56

Is this even a question? The answer is of course Colin

BellaTheDarkOverlord · 02/02/2022 08:57

Morrisons triple layer chocolate cake. It's really really nice, best one I've had before and it's quite big. It's £12.

Fangdrew · 02/02/2022 09:00

Sainsbury’s jam sponge party cakes are very nice, we had one for my daughter last year. Think it was £17 ish so not the cheapest, but definitely tasty.

wanttomarryamillionaire · 02/02/2022 09:00

Do you have a Costco near you? The cakes can be personalised, they taste far nicer than your average supermarket cake as well. Great value for money.

Pleaseuniverseplease · 02/02/2022 09:01

I've had many supermarket cakes over the years for my two now pre-teens and I find Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys and Morrissons all taste pretty much the same.
A lot of them tend to be marketed at serving 16 however I usually have one of the traybakes on standby too.
Last one I bought was a 'Sammy sausage dog's from Sainsburys and it was great (fondant icing with chocolate cake- bit more unusual than the usual vanilla cake centre with fondant).

Pbbananabagel · 02/02/2022 09:19

If you’re used to the Costco cakes you may be a little disappointed with a supermarket one as the Costco sponge is so lovely and light. Colin wil be your best bet as it’s totally different

NYnewstart · 02/02/2022 09:22

I don’t think it matters particularly what they taste like. Ime kids are delighted if they like the theme.
Football mad ds loved his football shaped cakes. Ds loved her ballerina one when she was into that etc,

NYnewstart · 02/02/2022 09:24

And anyway many party bag pieces of cake get thrown away!

I don’t think a gang if 7 year olds will be that discerning.

LoveMae · 02/02/2022 09:25

@wanttomarryamillionaire

Do you have a Costco near you? The cakes can be personalised, they taste far nicer than your average supermarket cake as well. Great value for money.
I always think posts like this are just someone taking the piss and cackling to themselves Grin

@OP gotta be Colin!

Ionlydomassiveones · 02/02/2022 09:25

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DSGR · 02/02/2022 09:27

Waitrose and M&S cakes here, all been v nice

NewtoHolland · 02/02/2022 09:27

M&S cakes are nice. They do personalised ones to order, but really a couple of Collins would be the best.

KylieCharlene · 02/02/2022 09:28

Am I the only one who would be disappointed to receive a Colin?
I think they look a bit cheap and aren't that nice.

RavenclawDiadem · 02/02/2022 09:28

7 year olds aren't that discerning. Any supermarket cake will do.

Dilbertian · 02/02/2022 09:39

@Pbbananabagel

If you’re used to the Costco cakes you may be a little disappointed with a supermarket one as the Costco sponge is so lovely and light. Colin wil be your best bet as it’s totally different
But supermarket buttercreams are much nicer than Costco's odd, chemical-tasting filling in their celebration cakes.
BarbaraofSeville · 02/02/2022 09:41

Costco cake is revolting and the ingredients are Shock.

Colin and a Connie from M&S are all you need. Or a couple of Colin imposters from any other supermarket if you're not near an M&S.

Dilbertian · 02/02/2022 09:42

Morrisons sponge cakes are very nice. We went to a kid's birthday party where they had a 4 different Morrisons sponge cakes pushed together on a tray, surrounded by donuts and pastries, and with birthday candles in all the cakes. No other decoration. The birthday boy was utterly delighted by it Grin

RicherThanYew · 02/02/2022 09:43

Hmm, personally I love a caterpillar cake as they are an essential rite of passage for childhood Grin but be wary of badly brought up attendees who may proclaim it to be cheap shit Hmm My niece did this when my parents bought her one on her birthday as she didnt have a cake.

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Startingtomoveon · 02/02/2022 09:47

Thanks all, I’ll do some further shopping around particularly online as our local Sainsburys and M&S didn’t have much in the way of kids cakes.

I thought the Colin Caterpillar cakes were more for up to pre-school age- maybe not?!

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caringcarer · 02/02/2022 09:48

Sainsbury's cake is the nicest. Aldi do a large sponge birthday type cake in vanilla or chocolate. I think they are about £4 and feed about 8.

Phos · 02/02/2022 09:51

We're getting one from M&S via Ocado. I'm fed up of paying nigh on £100 for a standard Victoria sponge covered in fondant icing. They look nice for the 5 seconds the kids actually see them but this year I'm buying a chocolate cake and sticking some paw patrol cake toppers and candles on!