Best shop bought chocolate cake?

[Clymene]

I normally make birthday cakes but I've got a massively busy week at work and I just don't think I'm going to have time before Saturday.

Any recommendations? It's got to be chocolate and is for a teenager (so not a character).

We have all major supermarkets plus M&S nearby

I've yet to meet a teenager who doesn't like Colin the Caterpillar.

Costco. Not their Birthday Cake range, but their regular sticky chocolatey creamy things. Have to be a member though.

@londonmummy1966

I've yet to meet a teenager who doesn't like Colin the Caterpillar.

I did think of that but I don't want him to worry that his friends will think it's babyish. If the love for Colin transcends that, I'd be delighted!

Morrisons triple chocolate cake used to be good but not bought one recently - was about £10. Lidl chocolate cake (£3.99) was surprisingly ok, but sweet

I dont rate Colin the caterpillar at all tbh. I prefer ganache rather than hard chocolate on my cake. A slice of any of them heated with some cream poured on is delicious.

I second the large chocolate cake from Costco, it's divine

Go all Liz from motherland and make a Colin the caterpillar "Human centipede " by sticking a few together. Should take the babyish vibe away . 😃

My favourite is the M&S chocolate one with the tiny white and milk chocolate stars all over it. Super gooey and chocolatey!

We often just buy the own make chocolate party cake from tesco or asda.

Costco. 100%.

And you can get them some mega-muffins, some deep fried jalapeños stuffed with mozzarella, and Chicago hotdogs at the same time. Teenager food heaven.

They're all horrid - I've never tasted a nice one

The only one I like is the Gail's chocolate loaf cake - it tastes home made

The Betty's one is nice too

Unfortunately my nearest Costco is nearly 2 hours away so that's a non starter.

I have also not enjoyed Colin but I don't care if I don't like it. I was hoping also for something I might pass off as homemade

Colin. My DC had them for their 18ths, so as not to break the tradition...

@jesusmaryjosephandtheweedonkey

Go all Liz from motherland and make a Colin the caterpillar "Human centipede " by sticking a few together. Should take the babyish vibe away . 😃

Get a plain one and add more decorations/sweets.

@Pugfostermum

My favourite is the M&S chocolate one with the tiny white and milk chocolate stars all over it. Super gooey and chocolatey!

This one. It's the 'extremely chocolately' birthday cake and it's the only shop bought chocolate birthday cake I will eat

Any vaguely bog standard chocolate ‘party’ cake. Add chocolate fingers or kitkats round the edge, sticking up slightly so they form a ring and the top of the cake is lower. Add a shit ton of maltesers in the middle. Job done. Never fails.

@dementedpixie

Get a plain one and add more decorations/sweets.

I'm happy to do that. I'd just like the base cake to taste nice and not all artificial

Konidtor do the most delicious cakes. I’m fairly sure they deliver.

Another vote for the extremely chocolatey M and S one- so, so good!!

*Konditor

Not cheap, but I like the M&S milk, dark and white layer cake. You have to pre-order though.

Co-op but it's not very big.

Bettys by post

My godson had a full Colin diorama for his wedding cake, so not too babyish, but I agree the actual cake taste is nothing to write home about.