Supermarket birthday cakes for kids

[Startingtomoveon]

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.

I'd have cake prepacked in party bags or cupcakes for guests and keep the cake blown on for family. To be fair I did this pre covid because as a single parent at DDs previous parties I found it difficult to host the party and cut up and sort the cake. Just don't have a big posh cake for the candles then pass off a cheap crappy one for guests, try and keep it the same.

As mentioned earlier I'd get a big Colin for the candles and mini Colins for party bags.

M&S cakes are much nicer than all the others…
We love Colin in our house but the rainbow cake and unicorn cakes are also great

@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.

That's funny! There's always one!!

How about getting a separate cupcake for the candles? Or sticking them in some decorated foam or something?

They all taste the same to me and its just the design that's different. Usually get them from Asda but we got an M&S one for last child's birthday and that was a bit nicer than normal. It was jam and buttercream sponge with white icing with balloons on.

@LoveMae no i was simply to lazy to read the whole post

I have decided all my fellow mn have no taste buds . Supermarket cakes are absolutely rank, Costco however are lovely, light sponge. Colin the caterpillar is the only acceptable supermarket cake however its not really anything special for a birthday party.

Caterpillar cake? Football or superhero cake from supermarket?

Don’t get two footballs though as they will look like boobs - or they will to the more childish!

Spent a stupid amount of ds’s cake last year as it was literally the only thing I could do to make it special and he didn’t like it!

@Startingtomoveon

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?!

My DD was 20 this year - still asked for a Colin cake!

@wanttomarryamillionaire

I have decided all my fellow mn have no taste buds . Supermarket cakes are absolutely rank, Costco however are lovely, light sponge. Colin the caterpillar is the only acceptable supermarket cake however its not really anything special for a birthday party.

Your fellow MNers are not going to be eating the cake. It’s for a 7 year old. 7 year olds are generally not known for their sophisticated palates.

@KylieCharlene

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.

I agree, I would never choose one surprised so many would!

We've ordered a Sainsbury's one from their food to collect range for DD's 3rd birthday party on Saturday. IME if it looks cool and is sugary, the kids are happy. DD scarfed down an immense amount of fondant at someone else's party the other day.