When I shared my favorite Costco cake hack on my InstaStories I got a much bigger response than I expected. With three more birthdays coming up soon I thought now would be the perfect time to share this cake hack. If you missed it keep reading for a simple Costco cake hack. It will will save you lots of money when feeding a crowd!

I should start with a disclaimer that I’m not positive that this will work at any Costco. Some locations might not be as flexible in their bakery department. However, I’ve been able to request a “custom” cake at several different locations, so it will probably work for you. I’m going to walk you through the steps of what I do when I’m ordering a Costco cake that I’m planning to “decorate” myself.

how to customize your Costco cake

ordering your cake

Let me just say, our family loves Costco cake! If you’re a Costco member than you’re probably aware that they do have quite a few designs to choose from. However, sometimes they don’t have quite what you’re going for. I also actually prefer the scored cake (with the lines piped on) rather than a design. I find that it’s much easier to cut pieces that are the right size if the cake is scored.

Employees have told me that you need to be very specific with what you want if it varies from their standard choices. So when you’re filling out the order form don’t be afraid to write out what you want! When I’m ordering I put a check mark on the form next to “scored flowers”. I also cross out the word “flowers”. Then where it asks you for the colors you want I write “N/A” and “Just scored, no flowers”.

decorating a Costco cake

Then I can decorate each individual square however I want! For my daughter’s Frozen party in January I used sprinkles and cupcake rings that I ordered off of Amazon. This gave her the Elsa cake she wanted in an affordable (and easy) way. I’ve also used chocolate molds and colored melting wafers to make seashells that went with a swimming birthday party. I’ve even used graham cracker crumbles and marshmallows to decorate a chocolate frosted Costco cake for a camping party!

Normally, you would probably spend at least twice as much for a cake of this size. However, with this Costco cake hack it’s an easy and affordable way to have a personalized cake!

Or just a ordinary Friday night. No, just me?

Where do you like to get your cakes from?