Which Supermarket Makes The Best Birthday Cake?

[@nicolesvrcinova1482]

Make this into a series! you could test all the classic flavours like chocolate, vanilla, carrot,... then make one group out of the odd and unusual flavours, and you could also test different types of desserts and pastries :) Though it would be great to see Tesco and MS included as well :P

[@Rosie-hp5jr]

Also with supermarket donuts and cookies would be good😊

[@zahrahhh_]

i could so imagine grace rating caterpillar cakes😂

[@colinkaak9874]

Fondant is vile. Always go for the buttercream icing!

[@thomasashleyorrelll]

Wrong

[@rosielinsey7849]

Fondant is so sickly like in my head it’s a good idea but I always regret it

[@Rose-jz6sx]

I love fondant! But it's often got gelatine in it so I can't eat it cuz I'm veggie

[@whynotbekind1957]

Fondant can be good if it’s homemade …but buttercream is better. I think fondant is mainly used for the decorative element, but still, butter cream decorated cake looks prettier, at least I think so.

[@saharrevell7466]

Fondant is objectively inferior, however it is delicious, and I love it, the plasticky, plasticine consistency is my favourite and I don't want a birthday cake without it!!

[@MeggMegs]

As an American it is wild to see shelf stable cakes like that! All of our grocery store cakes will usually be kept in a cold case by the bakery. How fun to learn and see something new today! 🤗

[@meggriffin467]

That was my first thought! "Why aren't those in a cooler?!?!?!" I also think Grace would find our cakes WAYYYYY too sweet. (I do!)

[@Nicole-mr8po]

Entenmanns cakes are on the shelf :)

[@georgieroberts8697]

I think it’s because we don’t need to refrigerate our eggs, and the buttercream isn’t fresh cream:) x

[@Radisgrek]

In Australia we have a mix of both cold cakes and shelf stable ones. The cold ones are usually wayyy fancier and more pricey!

[@pomme800]

@@georgieroberts8697 Don't think it's the eggs....Once out of the shell , eggs from US/Canada and UK are equal. We have to refrigerate our eggs because the eggs are washed before going into stores and therefore lose their protective coating on the shells.But you are right about the buttercream...no butter or cream in that...what a misnomer!

[@Nooticus]

Im sure I wasn’t the only one internally screaming “TESCO AND M+S” the whole way through the video!!! They are two of the most OG British supermarkets (looking at you aldi and lidl) that I don’t know how on earth you could’ve forgotten them!! nevertheless, great video!

[@tarachristie933]

Especially since Tesco is the UK’s top supermarket

[@Nooticus]

@@tarachristie933 ^^

[@lorrella8571]

Tescos Birthday cakes are absolutely Vile lol

[@alankimber1979]

m&s birthday cakes are elite

[@nellydoyley3815]

@@alankimber1979 Facts. I didn’t know about how great they were until my partner got me one done for my birthday this year. Best £30 spent ever. I’m even going to get it again just because it was super delish I can’t even explain. It was a regular sponge with jam and cream and that’s my least favourite but it was incredible! Highly recommend 😊

[@kirstymabbott7862]

It would be great to see the Tesco and M&S versions too, and also the GF options of the “celebration” cakes from each supermarket

[@Rose-jz6sx]

Hard agree on raspberry being the superior jam for balance of flavours. If you're doing strawbs it's gotta be fresh ones with fresh whipped cream imo. Although I'm a May baby so strawberry season is always around my birthday so maybe I'm biased haha

[@Xsarahm95X]

This is some of my favourite content - would loooove to see a chocolate cake one! I'm also dying for you to do a brand name v supermarket brand blindfolded taste test

[@lizp6659]

yessss!!

[@13LavenderRose]

Oh, yes! SORTEDFood does this every once in a while, but I LOOOOVVVVEEEE to see Grace's take on it!

[@Xsarahm95X]

@@13LavenderRose yessss I love those videoa! Thought it would be apt for Grace as the supermarket queen

[@amyrobb9506]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[@nameluc955]

Loved this!! What about M&S - they have some great cakes??! Trying the most £ cake from each supermarket would be mouth watering!

[@laurenc9614]

Loving the wide-angle lens on the new go pro!!! It's like a reverse Francis Bourgeois and I'm here for it! Also missed my love and joy the M&S.... tried one of their' cakes in a jar' the other day. divine.

[@Lashes20032004]

Ahh you missed M&S. I think they would have been good. I’d happily buy the Lidl one as I’m not a fondant fan. You can’t beat a Costco cake! 🤩

[@matthewluck9077]

Standard American birthday cakes are either sheet cakes or two-tiered round cakes always with buttercream. So interesting that fondant is standard in the UK!

[@MelissaThompson432]

I've seen fondant cakes here. It's not a majority by any means, but I've seen them.

[@CC-uq7cv]

They are not always buttercream. You can get whipped frosting.

[@Lila-h1]

Great video grace!! U should try this again but with all the chocolate cakes instead haha…maybe make this into a supermarket competition series🤔🤔

[@NZKiwi87]

Yes! Create the life you want 🎂 🍰 🧁

[@breab.5863]

I live in America and I remember that, as a child, you could go to like Publix or Winn Dixie (maybe on WD, not sure) and go to the bakery section and they have a book full of cake designs based off of movies/shows/fandoms and you got to choose which you wanted and they would make it and personalize it for you. Fond memories as a child, being so excited to pick out my birthday cake lol. I think they still do this, too.

[@bethanymiller8406]

Publix and Winn Dixie cakes are 😍😍😍 I lived in the US for a bit, but this Brit loved those cakes…

[@AlexMasseyMA]

Publix! Yes!!!

[@sandrea4872]

"It kind of tastes like machinery" 🤣🤣 Oh Grace, I love you

[@charlottebasile3631]

OMG! finally someone’s talking about the Costco birthday cake… legit as a baker myself I occasionally crave their cake bc it’s THAT good😋

[@simplydebby2530]

I've never bought a premade cake that was not refrigerated. Anyway, I like bakery cakes best. Go to the bakery, order your cake, pick it up later - of course home made is tops but the pre-fab cakes have me shaking my head! 💜

[@littlegreenmonkey4776]

tesco has left the chat 😔 such a fun video though!! happy early birthday! 🥰🫶

[@katestar109]

Yesss supermarket competition series!!! (Missed papa booths blind reactions!)

[@AH-ij5on]

Co-op cakes are all so so moist and delicious! I swear by them! Their carrot cake is phenomenal

[@sofiacilk]

The go pro footage was super good! Love your vids grace!😁

[@jengriffiths8683]

Great Video. I was suprised not to see M&S as well as no Tesco. Perhaps you can add in M&S if you do a chocolate cake off?

[@craftsbaking]

tesco's and M&S pleaseeee :)

[@Shazia44]

It was my birthday last week, I got a £4 birthday cake from Aldi because I was intrigued. One of the best cakes I’ve had, was so good the following morning out of the fridge. Leftover birthday cake is the breakfast of kings

[@llamasugar5478]

It’s also really yummy eaten from the fridge, in one’s jammies, at 2 am!

[@clairechocolate12]

This GoPro car perspective is just awesome ! Love it

[@kates7277]

Happy Birthday dear Grack Time for a cake attack Sure you're getting old but your heart's gold For cheer you've got the knack!

[@janicegagnon2294]

All about the buttercream personally !

[@i_h2081]

So fun.... I was eyeing up a cake in the shops for my bday... they were pretty pricey for plain ones though! Saw some fun fun caramel, chocolate creations!!

[@lottiebastille3162]

Can you please do a chocolate buttercream version? Supermarket chocolate cakes are always banging xx

[@AquaMelodyZz]

Hmmm, it's so weird to see frosted birthday cakes on shelves. In Canada, they are usually in the refrigerated section

[@quandalanglesmangle1106]

In UK we have those too in some stores, just more expensive

[@the_indecisiveartist_5850]

This is the first time I have seen cake on a shelf. In every store I've been in so far has it refrigerated. (US)

[@chiaracorden5508]

@@quandalanglesmangle1106 I’m in the UK too and I’ve never seen cakes in the chiller section of a supermarket

[@kathleensmith8365]

42 Celcius is 107.5 Farenheit. Even here is Texas that is hot. Have no idea how you get through this without air conditioning. Take extra good care of yourself. Enjoyed the birthday cake comparisons. Did you notice the Unicorn cake price differences? Waitrose was quite a lot more. Glad you like American birthday cakes! Me too! Happy Birthday, Grace! Very best wishes for the best of everything that is good in life.

[@ninihhh5098]

Id be curious if those pre-boxed cakes come from only a couple of comanufacturer bakeries. If they arent baked in store, could be from same factories.

[@justemma96]

What about Tesco and M&S?

[@shelovescruisin4681]

Always a pleasure watching you! Makes my day!

[@harmonyhope1709]

Ingenious way of ensuring that you get lots of cake 🍰 for your birthday 🎉🤣🤣🙌

[@elisabethbrunner4671]

I am absolutely loving the videos at the moment 😍

[@Pluto-tj9mq]

A bit off topic but if I was a parent ur the sort of person I’d want my kids to look up to :)

[@annaburch3200]

COSTCO!! 😆👍 Costco is headquartered here in the Seattle area and I used to work at HQ in travel. Awesome company. The cake is good, but there's SO MUCH OF IT! 😆😆😆 It was interesting watching your reactions. You didn't have one from M&S, either! (Or does Collin just rule in the cake department there?) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRACE!!!! 🎉🎂🍰

[@patti1044]

Love a vanilla sponge, apricot jam and Swiss buttercream - and it was always homemade.

[@eviesharp17]

It was my birthday on the 10th of July! I’ve never had a store bought birthday cake because my mum always makes one, I know I’m lucky. Happy early birthday Grace!

[@user65857]

that's so weird, where im from you consider yourself more lucky with a store bought cake! bc homemade is less expensive

[@llamasugar5478]

Love cake decorating. Not so much baking cakes. For all my kids’ cakes, I ordered a plain round from the store bakery (usually white buttercream with trim), then took it home to decorate. Marmalade or lemon curd would be lovely in a cake; the tartness would offset the sugar.

[@gracebevill]

Love an English birthday cake! Not the best when compared with other baking around the world but definitely has its charm ❤️

[@awesomeisme2]

this is so fun!!!! you should buy and re-vamp the cheaper cakes into a exrta fancy, two tierd birthday cake! but using your expertise!!

[@Naomi-ce4rp]

Happy Birthday to the sweetest creator on KZbin. Personally fondant is for decoration and buttercream is for icing. Here in North America you can get ice cream cakes. Next level delicious.

[@erikuccia-cb8dm]

hahaha I was wondering why you left Tesco out!!!😆 Love these kind of videos! It would have been perfect with you dad as a judge too, we love his commentary LOL

[@lornanelson]

omg Grace it's genuinely my birthday this Sunday too! happy birthday!! 🥳💕

[@haleighanderson469]

Would love more birthday cake reviews!

[@sandrayoudontknow3692]

I really enjoyed that :) as all your videos actually. I had a little thought. The best before date could have influenced the freshness of the cake aswell! This could be something to consider for the next cake tasting :)

[@ruleroftheclouds]

This is actually the perfect video qt the perfect time ! It's my birthday next Monday and I'm currently doing an internship in the UK! I was thinking about what I wanted to do for the day since I usually celebrate with other people but this time I'm all alone (I'm a bit scared by that) and I have to work during the day. But you've given me some inspiration on what cake to buy myself so I think I can do something nice after all ☺️☺️

[@CC-uq7cv]

Happy belated birthday!

[@tazragon4541]

In Australia we don't get a lot of shelf stable cakes and not Birthday ones, just like loaf cakes, and definitely would NOT have one at a birthday. Our main supermarkets have bakeries in them or supplying them so you can get both fresh and mock cream cakes and you can order them as giant slab cakes too. We don't really have fondant cakes except fruit cake at Xmas. Definitely think you should see if you can pick up 'birthday cakes' from around the world at different bakeries around near you. What are the traditional cakes for birthdays in Italy, China, Korea, Australia, Kenya, Canada, Brazil etc :) Would LOVE to see that!! Keep creating love your videos :)

[@barbaraknapp6970]

Also Our cakes in the US are found in the refrigerated section of the grocery store Not just out on the shelves by the bread!

[@Amy199.]

Please do chocolate cakes next and add Tesco and m&s 😊

[@marguiWaterland]

Dear human that's reading this, we may not know each other, but I wish you all the best in life!✨

[@cowerth8]

THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF CONTENT I'M HERE FOR!

[@fudgeralph]

The Waitrose triple chocolate cake is my go to birthday cake it’s amazing

[@harmonyhope1709]

8:44 Lol looks like a scene from the 'Bake off' technical challenge,🤣

[@corathirley3867]

you could have worked out price per slice and then compared because theyre all different sizes. asda isnt the most expensive, its just the biggest

[@sophiemccormick6796]

6:06 what about Tesco?

[@Cat-sw3jn]

Yes super surprised the biggest supermarket is missing... must be the heat 😄

[@Grackle]

I realise later in the video! I don’t know what my brain was up to hahaha

[@moniquecanard]

happy birthday grace 😄hope you had a cake as good as co-op's today, if not, at least as good as Lidl's

[@abilivia]

Thanks for posting this a day before my birthday 😄 at least now I know where to shop for the best cake 💖

[@Lori_Chang]

Hi Grace, your videos always feel like sunshine to me😊 Question- when you talk about price (cheap, expensive) do you calculate price per gram? Because a big cake could be a good value for how many people it feeds despite a higher overall price!

[@lisadryer6876]

My birthday is also July 24th! It's always fun to find other people with that birthday!

[@mocca1393]

Happy birthday !

[@frederique4383]

The M&S birthday cakes are class!!!!!

[@MrsHarleyQuinn]

amazing video as always. :-) Happy Birthday in advance. xx why didn't you include marks and sparks?

[@AlexMasseyMA]

Come to Florida and try a Publix cake! It’s right up there (if not better than) Costco. Also you’d just flipping love the whole Publix experience.

[@thelion43]

Watching this on Sunday so Happy Birthday cupcake 🧁

[@bee2043]

Ur right! I was there in 2019, 22 degrees in London felt like 35 in Melbourne.

[@DeadlyPink22]

Costco cake is the best cake, I don’t even like cake but costco does amazing cake😩

[@andrea.andrea]

you should try ikeas princess cake (similar to the cakes yo ú tried), its the most typical bday cake in Sweden!

[@Laurapaige98]

Was my birthday yesterday, so very fitting! Also on a diet so didn’t have any cake and now I’m living vicariously through this video 🫶🏻

[@madelinehart]

Our white cake is made with just egg whites, and are often whipped. Our cakes are also very sweet to me and i often only have a little of a store bought cake.

[@chlowaring2292]

Love this video, and the go pro camera angle was amazing in the car!! Xxx

[@SherryAnnOfTheWest]

I wonder if poking a hole bunch of small holes in the cakes and flooding them with a lemon drizzle might make them less DRY.

[@carlawilson2931]

There's also Tesco

[@charlottew167]

Love you for uploading this on my birthday 😂

[@Maya-db4wf]

Great Video! what about tesco and MandS

[@sanaa7]

Oh I love this concepts. Can you do a series with different categories??

[@madeleinesnow7378]

What about Tesco and Marks & Spencers 😔😔??

[@mattd6495]

Hi, you mentioned Co Op being the best rated one. But I didn't see the image of the box so I'm unsure what cake to buy from co op thanks

[@millierose8698]

Happy early birthday, I hope you have an amazing day!!!

[@aishah2536]

Icl the chocolate tray bake for a fiver in Tesco is always a family fave at ours!

[@johannab3180]

Is it just me or has anyone else from Germany never seen a cake specifically labelled as birthday cake in Lidl? Because I have to say it does look appealing

[@va.1943]

Nope I haven't even consciously seen actual cakes like the ones in the video at Lidl so there's that

[@Kari_B61ex]

@@va.1943 I'm a Brit who has lived in Germany and I never saw it while living in Germany. It is here though.

[@nowakimagica]

I think it's just a UK thing. I'm from Germany but live in the UK. We don't really have these types of cakes in Germany

[@dragonfly9821]

I'm from another European country, and we don't have that either. I'll do you one better tho, fresh cakes have been introduced to our Lidls in the past year or two ;)

[@rirl.5425]

I’m thinking the same thing!! We don’t carry them in supermarkets.

[@Lynda_NicAirt]

I was literally just about to comment “Don’t brits have Tesco?” Us Irish love our Tescos😂

[@blaird8038]

Costco cake......but that is pure sugar. I moved to Canada from the Scotland and I miss fondant birthday cakes so much. Although I do get my fondant fix at christmas.

[@harmonyhope1709]

Happy birthday in advance for Sunday. Do love a Grackle taste test!! Saw you in 'The Sun ' newspaper, lol. (For the John Lewis returns package video)!!

[@lilajohnson4633]

I know in the US Costco also sells cakes - if you do a pt 2 that would be interesting to see if they also sell them in the UK stores!

[@lara94]

This looks like a fun activity to do with friends and family 😄😋🎂 Aldi and Lidl are definitely not the same company, but have similar products. It is so wild to see how much supermarkets or discounters, like Aldi and Lidl, differ in each country. Even though both shops (Aldi, Lidl) are German I can guarantee that you'll never find anything similar to these cakes here! 😂 You find some cakes in the freezer section, but nothing compared to a specific 'birthday cake' 😄 Very interesting to see how much they change their range of goods to meet the customer's wishes in each country 🍰🧁🥧 And just out of curiosity, who ate all these cakes after the taste testing?! 🤣😅

[@theGurjitb]

What about Tesco??

[@Bricolage-ph]

I'm so confused about the concept of non-refrigerated cake. Like how does it not go off?

[@fluffyjojo4570]

Preservatives. These are cheap, mass produced cakes. Nothing wrong with that, but if you want a fresh birthday cake in the UK you’d order it at a bakery. My favourite off the shelf cake is the rainbow cake at Marks and Spencer - affordable and delicious.

[@ah3968]

Ah so there is this type of birthday cake. I lived in England for a year - I had been missing US cake so much. The lovely people I was staying with got me a cake for my birthday and I was so excited - until it was fruitcake covered in fondant. Then I was a +1 to a wedding - surely this was gonna be my cake moment…Fruitcake with fondant. It’s left long lasting scars. 😂

[@llamasugar5478]

My husband’s groom cake was fruit cake, but it was his mom’s recipe, and soooo good. It’s a Canadian tradition that my American family was pretty excited about. (After the first brave soul *tried* the cake and declared it “f*cking GOOD!”)

[@tobyskinner94]

Happy Birthday! Hope you had a wonderful day x

[@ForeverSteffie]

Wheres tesco?🤣🤣 Also asda more expensive but bigger!

[@17reasons.27]

Did the cakes' expirations dates differ much? Were the dryer textured cakes older? Edit: If you're talking about white vanilla cake in America? The cakes are so white due to using only egg whites. Like an Angel Food cake.

[@MegaBallett]

Great video! Lets make it a series! Asda also sells a Mega Madeira Celebration Cake for 6 pounds (it looks similar to the Aldi and Lidl ones) and it would be amazing to include Tesco and M&S

[@donna8374]

I had a birthday on Monday.. My sis made me a Victoria Sandwich (my fav) Raspberry jam and butter cream... Done well, it is simply the best!!

[@Emma-ui5ed]

Hi Grace Would love to see a review of the Ivy Asia’s afternoon tea! Especially since the new one opened in Brighton very recently.

[@kellybryson7754]

I feel that in the states, we have more of a sweet, sweet butercream, and a lot of it on our ready-to-go cakes. Not fondant at all. And some if those barely iced cakes.

[@EverStar5]

We had costco chocolate cake for the grooms cake at my wedding lol it’s so good!

[@jodiiamber]

Love these kind of videos! Bring back Daddy Booth 🎉🎉

[@FlapjackR]

I think you should make a video creating your own typically British Birthday cake!

[@ThePerviegirl]

In Poland I don't believe I have ever seen such things as birthday cakes in supermarkets 🤔 And how are they not refrigerated? I'm confused and I have questions 😁 I believe we only have bakeries/pastry shops where there are ready-made cakes.

[@reebee743]

None of our cakes are kept in fridges here. Not unless it is homemade