to wonder what on EARTH costco put in their cakes???

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DD had a party yesterday for her birthday and instead of getting 2 of the supermarket traybake things for £6/7 each, we ordered a Costco sheet cake thing.

OMG I have never tested anything so awful in my life. The actual sponge cake is passable. The jam - well I've never tasted anything so synthetic and un-jam like in my life. And the frosting is just 100% sugar.

But people rave about how lovely it is?😱

The giant double chocolate chip
Muffins however? Oh..magawd! So freaking good

I clicked to post this opinion too. I don't live near a costco anymore and the un-iced muffins are what I miss most.

You're paying about £15 for a cake that feed about 30. It's never going to be good. But I find any bought celebration cakes tasteless so would never buy them for me or the family normally.

I am lucky enough to be someone who enjoys baking and can whip up a birthday cake fairly easily, however, I do like it to be appreciated. As I found out for my DD's 5th birthday party a few years ago, after a valiant effort was made to make a 6 layer unicorn cake, children at a party do not appreciate the home- madeness of a cake.

So I'm afraid for my children's parties it's Costco all the way, but for the family celebration, I do a home made one.

I find them really unpleasant but know lots of people who rave about them.

I love their carrot cake, mmm gorgeous.

Not tried the sheet cake though.

I hate them - I can literally taste the trans fats. Someone mentioned this style of cake on the quite fascinating 'American Food' thread a few days ago which was about how Americans (broad generalisation) cook much less frequently from scratch, especially in terms of baking and desserts. I think Costco are American aren't they.

They're disgusting but cheap so people like them for that

Yes Costco are American.

I didn't expect a 40cm by 30cm cake, feeding 48 for £15 to be gourmet. Edible, yes.

Every year we await them 😁

I think I need to re join Coscto as I've never tried the mince pies

I'm not a lover of sweet things, but would indulge in a slice of birthday cake, but Costco cake is absolutely vile!

This is the reason I always demand a caterpillar cake for my birthday and nothing else will do. I know what I'm getting 😂 I've been like this since I was 5 I'm now in my 30's.

It's now family tradition, so both me and DS will have a caterpillar cake on our birthdays. If it's big party we just buy 2 or 3 of them.

Try the Madeira cake from either Aldi or Lidl (can’t remember which), bought it as a quick extra for Dc for their party as it was short notice and I’d already made one for the actual birthday (party on different day). Absolutely terrible, I wasn’t expecting much as it was very cheap (looked quite pretty) but it was the worst shop cake I’ve ever tasted.

You bought a cake like that and are wondering why it tastes shit?
I mean, you really didn't spot any clues?

One of my friends is a brilliant baker who makes amazing cakes, bread & pastry. So I was thrilled to have a slice of her toddler's birthday cake as she'd raved about them so much. It was vile. Just artificial yuckiness. But I politely said how much I enjoyed it and so she always saved me a slice for years and I always had to come up with a reason not to eat it in front of her.

I mean obviously a cake baked by an actual person is way way better.

But I prefer Costco cake over supermarket cakes.

I hate all shop bought birthday cake.
even Colin the caterpillar

I recently tried one of their fresh cheesecakes after a colleague kept raving about them but it was awful, so sugary and artificial tasting. I couldn't even finish the slice.

I LOVE Costco birthday cakes! 😍

I love those costco sheet cakes!

I like the sponge but the icing is awful!

Shock headline; Sugar frosting IS 100% sugar.

I love a Costco cake in the same way I like other junk food. It’s absolutely rubbish but in an addictive way.

I love a homemade cake, I make an acceptable sponge. But a Costco cake is like comparing Cheese Strings and aged Gouda. I bloody love both but they are incomparable.

I had a costco birday cake, and really didn't like the taste and will not buy a birthday cake from there again. I do love costco carbonara, chilli and wedges, pizzas etc.... and I buy there lemon drizzle cake and chocolate muffins which are nice.

Homemade cakes are better (but this is definately dependant on who is making them!)

We left one in the staff room at work over the 7 week school summer holiday. It had no mould and was still not dry. They are made of chemicals.