Costco Olivia’s Cake Pops Review

If you’ve never had a cake pop before, it’s a ball of crumbled cake mixed with icing, coated with chocolate or icing and sprinkles, and placed on a stick. Kids love them because they’re convenient to eat and the perfect size for a few bites. Olivia’s Cake Pops at Costco have been around for a while, and I recently picked up a box to try. Find out what I thought of them below!

Location in Store

The cake pops are located in the bakery section at Costco, near the Kirkland Signature Muffins and Kirkland Signature Mini Cakes. The item number is 1583736.

Taste

All of the cake pops are kind of similar. They have a semi-hard icing shell with a fairly moist almost dough-like cake inside. They all have sprinkles on them, which adds some crunch, but otherwise they’re pretty soft (even the semi-hard icing layer is roughly the consistency of soft chocolate). They’re all quite sweet, which shouldn’t surprise anyone.

The Pink Birthday and Blue Confetti ones are very close in flavor. They’re both sweet with a mild vanilla-ish flavor. I thought the Pink Birthday one did have a slightly more birthday cakey flavor when I really paid attention, but I could have imagined it. The descriptions of the cake flavors are slightly different – “vanilla cake” for Pink Birthday and “vanilla confetti cake” for Blue Confetti.

You can smell the raspberry flavor of the Raspberry Vanilla when you open the package it comes through strongly when you eat it. It’s a very artificial raspberry flavor that reminds me of blue raspberry flavored candies, etc., but it’s not bad.

As far as super processed, pre-packaged bakery items go, these cake pops are pretty good. It’s been a while since I’ve had a cake pop from Starbucks, but from what I remember, these ones stack up well. They’re not for everyone, but if the idea of a cake pop sounds appealing to you, you’ll probably really enjoy them.

Cost

There are 12 cake pops in the 456-gram box, four of each kind, and I paid $13.99 Canadian for the box. That’s just over a dollar per cake pop, which is much cheaper than a three-dollar cake pop from Starbucks!

Convenience

The cake pops come in a resealable plastic container that’s specifically designed for cake pops. The packaging states they can be frozen if not consumed before the best-before date. The best-before date is about two weeks from the date we purchased the cake pops.

These are school-safe, meaning they’re nut-free, so they’re perfect for kids’ birthdays. They’re also really convenient for kids to eat since they’re like a piece of cake on a stick

Nutrition

Calories

The nutrition facts for the cake pops differ slightly depending on the flavor. The pink birthday cake pop contains 150 calories, seven grams of fat, 21 grams of carbohydrates, zero grams of fiber, 13 grams of sugar, one gram of protein, and 100 milligrams of sodium.

The blue confetti cake pop contains 150 calories, seven grams of fat, 21 grams of carbohydrates, zero grams of fiber, 15 grams of sugar, one gram of protein, and 100 milligrams of sodium. The raspberry vanilla cake pop contains 150 calories, seven grams of fat, 21 grams of carbohydrates, zero grams of fiber, 15 grams of sugar, one gram of protein, and 100 milligrams of sodium.

Ingredients

t’s no surprise that the first ingredient in the cake pops is sugar, and they’re full of unhealthy ingredients like soybean oil, palm oil, and canola oil. The cake pops contain wheat, dairy, eggs, and soy but are nut-free

Scoring

Taste: 8/10

Cost: 8/10

Convenience: 10/10

Nutrition: 0/10

Overall

Give it a try!

I actually thought these were much tastier than I expected. They’re perfect for a kids’ party or celebration.

Have you tried these Olivia’s Cake Pops from Costco? What did you think of them?

Please note that this review was not paid for or sponsored by any third party. This product was purchased by Costcuisine for the purpose of producing this review. The opinions in this review are strictly those of Costcuisine. Costcuisine is not affiliated with Costco or any of its suppliers. In the event that Costcuisine receives compensation for a post from the manufacturer of a product or some other third party, the arrangement will be clearly disclosed (including where the manufacturer of a product provides Costcuisine with a free sample of the product).