Nikita H.
Yelp
This review is specifically for the cakes behind the counter, the rest of the store is fine, and I don't have anything to complain about.
Recently the whole food bakery has been getting a lot of hype on TikTok for their cakes. Unfortunately, I fell sucker to the hype despite previously purchasing a birthday cake for myself here and being extremely disappointed. Yesterday, I purchased a cake called "Death by Chocolate," for my mom's birthday. The presentation of the cake was quite nice and seemed promising -- a 6 inch cake with chocolate crumb coating and chocolate ice piped on top. The name gave me the impression that our taste buds were going to be taken to chocolate heaven. One hour after purchasing the cake, we sang happy birthday and cut into the cake. When cutting, we noticed it was quite crunchy, which I thought meant there might be some cool crunch cookie action inside. Upon first bite, I realized it was actually ice. The mousse inside the cake was basically crunchy slush, how disappointing. On top of that, the cake and rest of the icing was quite flavorless. Even the fudgey bottom was pretty weak on the chocolate flavor. I question if this cake even has any really chocolate in the recipe. I think even a sugar free dessert would taste better and this didn't claim to be sugar free. After eating this "death by chocolate" cake, I'm still very much alive and left disappointed with a lame half eaten chocolate cake.
The other cake I've purchased from here is the tiramisu cake, which has a horrible eggy taste. That was one of the few cakes that got thrown away after a week of just sitting in the fridge (our family never lets cake go unfinished usually).
Idk if Whole Foods is sponsoring ppl on TikTok to promote their cakes, or perhaps it's just this location not doing the cake justice, but I've never been more disappointed in cakes. This is just a warning to others who don't want to disappoint others on their bday with a terrible cake. For $30 you can get much tastier cakes from elsewhere.