632678 Mon Jun 29 17:12:03 -0700 2009 4 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 4816396 Anyone tried their cakes? Comments? Mon Jun 29 17:12:03 -0700 2009 147113 ola 1 4816422 The cake itself is ok and certainly better than Safeway cakes, but the frosting is that overly sweet, semi-gritty hydrogenated oil stuff you can expect from a cake that is something like 16 bucks for half a sheet. I admit to buying them , though, when I need a cheap cake for lots of people as in institutional-type events. You know, you just want a cake to have a cake. The Costco cakes represent "cake". No one is going to rave about it, but no one will complain, either. Oh, and the cream cheese-based frosting was better than the other option, chocolate is better than vanilla (but I just lean that way regardless.) Mon Jun 29 17:22:06 -0700 2009 4816396 11798 MollyGee 1 4816427 They're better-than-average supermarket-style cakes. Not as good as you'd get from a fancy bakery, but they'll satisfy most people. Better than you'd get at a place like Safeway for sure. If you do a search for "costco AND cake" on the Chains board there are some rave reviews. Mon Jun 29 17:24:25 -0700 2009 4816396 10159 Ruth Lafler 1 4816438 since Costco is a chain, you'll have better luck finding info on the Chains board. some of these threads are long and focus on general Costco products, but there are many discussions/opinions about their cakes within... http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/517631 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/538782 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/581818 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/539486 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/448581 Mon Jun 29 17:29:56 -0700 2009 4816396 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 4816596 Yucky Mon Jun 29 18:30:53 -0700 2009 4816396 159107 chefj