{"id":253,"date":"2025-06-11T10:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T10:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/?p=253"},"modified":"2025-06-11T10:02:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T10:02:40","slug":"tesco-shoppers-going-wild-over-16-chocolate-cake-thats-best-theyve-ever-had","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/tesco-shoppers-going-wild-over-16-chocolate-cake-thats-best-theyve-ever-had\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesco shoppers going wild over \u00a316 chocolate cake that\u2019s \u2018best they\u2019ve ever had\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tesco is selling the giant slices of cake for \u00a316 each (Picture: Getty\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It\u2019s the simple things in life, right? The sun shining, a good hair day and your local supermarket<\/a> launching a tempting new sweet treat. <\/a><\/p>\n

And Tesco<\/a> might have nailed it with its latest release. <\/p>\n

The retailer has teamed up with Studio Bakery, a family-run bakery business from Lancashire<\/a>, to start selling the brand\u2019s giant slices of cake <\/a>inspired by a nostalgic favourite – you know, that one you always wanted to reach through the screen and smash your face into in Matilda. <\/a><\/p>\n

The aptly named Matilda Cake, is a beast of a chocolate cake slice that claims to serve 10 and sees 12 layers of chocolate sponge and 12 layers of ganache stacked one on top of the other.<\/p>\n

Priced at \u00a316 for the slice<\/a>, (which is meant to serve 10 people) the product can be found in Tesco’s bigger stores, but not the Express ones. <\/p>\n

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The Matilda Cake is \u00a316 from Tesco (Picture: Courtney Pochin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On social media, shoppers have hailed it the \u2018best chocolate cake they\u2019ve ever had\u2019, with Frankie French posting in the Food Finds UK Official group to say: \u2018Best chocolate cake I\u2019ve ever tried, this Studio Bakery Big Matilda Cake. Can\u2019t wait to be able to buy it in Tesco.\u2019<\/p>\n

Connor James replied to say he thought it looked \u2018amazing\u2019 as Cerise Gant commented: \u2018Oh this will be lethal\u2019<\/p>\n

Paige Mitchell was also excited by the new product, writing: \u2018Oh my that will fulfil my pregnancy cravings.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019ve tried it, it\u2019s delicious,\u2019 claimed Ashleigh Howard, and Simon Hodgson wasn\u2019t keen to share his, replying: \u2018Serves 10, who are they kidding?\u2019<\/p>\n

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Metro’s specialist food writer, Courtney Pochin, gave it a try (Picture: Courtney Pochin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Others compared it to the Costco<\/a> chocolate cake, the Ultimate Bruce cake from Kake Temptations and the iconic Bertha from Get Baked<\/a>, a Manchester-based company that sells out slabs of its giant chocolate cake each week.<\/p>\n

Having tried the Get Baked version, which costs \u00a320 plus postage, I knew I had to see how this one compares.<\/p>\n

My first impression is that it doesn\u2019t look as visually appealing as Bertha. The sponge looks dense and dry, and the ganache is lacking a shine. <\/p>\n

But it\u2019s very much a case of appearances being deceiving as the Matilda cake is much moister than it looks. <\/p>\n

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It’s delicious when heated in the microwave and served as a pudding (Picture: Courtney Pochin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s rich, without being too sickly sweet, and oh so enjoyable with a cup of tea. <\/p>\n

The box recommends heating it up, so that\u2019s what I did and I loved the flexibility of being able to enjoy this as both a piece of cake and a hot, molten chocolate pudding, depending on what you\u2019re in the mood for. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a claim on the box that it serves 10, but I\u2019d say you\u2019d be cheating people out of cake if you stretched it that far. In the Metro<\/strong> office the slice was split between six of us and there were no leftovers. Make of that what you will\u2026<\/p>\n

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Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Would you try Tesco\u2019s new Matilda Cake or is it too indulgent for you?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How does the Matilda Cake compare to Get Baked\u2019s Bertha? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This cake is soooo much better than your average supermarket chocolate cake, there\u2019s no denying that.<\/p>\n<p>But when it comes down to the wire, the overall quality is higher with the Get Baked product, in terms of the look, taste and even the packaging.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you\u2019re spending more, but you definitely get what you pay for in this situation. Bertha\u2019s sponge is fresh and moist, the ganache is silky smooth and glossy and it\u2019s wrapped carefully in tissue paper inside a visually striking box. In every way possible it feels like a premium product. <\/p>\n<p>The Matilda Cake doesn\u2019t quite live up to that, but it\u2019s a close second.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t surprise me too much though, after all, it is being mass-produced for a supermarket, so it didn\u2019t really stand a chance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Do you have a story to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Get in touch by emailing <a href=\"mailto:MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk\">MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesco is selling the giant slices of cake for \u00a316 each (Picture: Getty\/Shutterstock) Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more It\u2019s the simple things in life, right? The sun shining, a good hair…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260,"href":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions\/260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}