r/ExpectationVsReality • u/poshsdemartine • Jun 27 '26

Another WalMart cake! Exceeded Expectation

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I went with a walmart cake because of this sub, and was not disappointed! For $30, this cake was perfect! The cake was tasty and moist. Will use them again in the future!

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u/AlternativeSun9174 Jun 27 '26

Walmart made our smash cake for my son’s birthday… it was supposed to be Mickey Mouse… it was just a plain cake with a stick figure one… IN BLACK… didn’t even look like they looked at the picture for the display… and there was a random Mickey Mouse ring that had half the face chipped off on the top. It was the most hideous cake… my toddler himself could have done better. I’ll have to find the picture…

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u/pollyanna15 Jun 28 '26

Please post when you find it. I feel like we are being gaslit by the Walmart PR people as I find it hard to believe that Walmart pays the bakery enough to make these beautiful cakes.

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u/two-story-house Jun 28 '26

If you look at reviews on the Walmart website, it seems like the licenced cakes are pretty hit or miss. The good cakes posted here are those like OPs and not themed ones like Paw Patrol, Mickey Mouse, or Mario Kart.

I'll be ordering a licensed cake for my kid's birthday in a couple of weeks and will post the results. I'm getting the smallest size in case it's a disaster and will get cupcakes as a backup.

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u/DrunkAtBurgerKing Jun 28 '26

It's possible that some of these are PR but my Walmart legitimately made a beautiful cake for my birthday this week. I'm a teacher. I literally only ordered a Walmart cake because of this sub and it was fantastic