Which Charlotte grocery store has the best price on sheet cake? We checked
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It can be a lot of work (and a lot of butter) to make a sheet cake. But summer is coming, graduation season is here and there is a lot to celebrate, so The Charlotte Observer checked the price of sheet cakes at various grocery stores.
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Sheet cakes are typically measured as eighth-size, quarter-size, half-size and full sheet. According to Southern Living, the sizes are generally:
There may be some variance by brand, recipe or frosting. None of the stores The Observer visited carried a premade full sheet cake, so we checked for vanilla or yellow cake half-size and quarter-size buttercream sheet cakes.
We visited 10 grocery stores in Charlotte during the day on Wednesday, May 13:
We recorded the regular prices for each item, even if some cakes were on sale.
In-store deals and rewards accounts could change these prices for many shoppers once they’re at the register.
We found that a premade half-size sheet cake is cheapest at Walmart, and a pre-made quarter-size sheet cake is cheapest at Food Lion.
It may be worth noting, to some, that the Food Lion cake had whipped frosting, rather than buttercream.
Here’s a full breakdown of sheet cake prices in 10 Charlotte grocery stores:
Walmart offered three sizes of white buttercream cakes in-store without preorder or custom lettering:
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Harris Teeter also offered half-size, quarter-size and eighth-size sheet cakes for purchase without preorder:
Food Lion only offered quarter-size sheet cakes without preorder. The cake labels did not specify the style of frosting. Both Mother’s Day themed cakes and frosted cakes with sprinkles cost $19.99. Made-to-order cakes are also available, but may cost more based on frosting and decoration choices.
Whole Foods and Publix did not have any pre-made sheet cakes, but the store bakeries do make made-to-order cakes of varying prices. It is possible that pre-made sheet cakes would be available by location.
Whole Foods cakes are available for order online. Popular cakes such as the berry chantilly are available in a variety of sizes, including as sheets. According to a Whole Foods employee (and a very special thank you to this person for seeking out these price ranges and writing them for me on a sticky note):
Publix had a price breakdown available for made-to-order cakes:
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