{"id":9985,"date":"2025-06-26T16:31:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/?p=9985"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:32:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:32:37","slug":"costco-butter-cinnamon-sugar-loaf-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/26\/costco-butter-cinnamon-sugar-loaf-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco Butter Cinnamon Sugar Loaf Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Author’s Note: As always, this is not a paid review. I have no affiliation with Costco<\/a>. Natch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When I popped the first bite of this cake into my mouth, my immediate thought was: it’s absurdly tender.<\/em> And now, after eating half the loaf, I still<\/em> can’t get over how melt-in-my-mouth the texture is. It’s legitimately mind-blowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ok, but let’s back up. As Costco’s newest “loaf cake,” this dude is essentially a butter pound cake with cinnamon mixed into the batter, and a coating of more concentrated cinnamon-butter-stuff around the outside. If you don’t love<\/em> cinnamon, this cake is not<\/em> for you! There’s a strong cinnamon flavor all the way through. Every crumb. Like a cinnamon Alcatraz. You shall not escape the cinnamon!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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There is so much<\/em> cinnamon, it’s turned the loaf a deep, speckled brown color inside<\/em>, and an almost chocolatey-dark shade on the outside<\/em>. The cake has a desperately addictive flavor that compelled<\/em> me to eat 1\/4 the loaf within the first 24 hours of bringing it home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was mega-bummed when I realized some of this flavor is from “Artificial Flavor,” rather than the natural cinnamon goodness. Boo. More about the ingredients later.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I do<\/em> like the buttery cinnamon coating. It’s made with coarse granulated sugar, which gives it a sparkling texture change from the rest of the cake. The coating starts out crisp, but softens as the cake ages, and becomes like a textured icing. Curiously, this coating is wrapped evenly around all four sides of the cake, not just spread on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would describe this as a type of coffee cake. Or maybe “breakfast cake.” It has a pound-cake-like density. It’s not as sweet as a typical iced cake, and it lacks the sophistication of a formal dessert. If you choose to serve this as a dessert, it will likely need some enhancements, such as ice cream, fruit, or a flavored sauce. Or, all of the above! We listen, and we don’t judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Looking for another cinnamon-flavored Costco product with breakfast potential? Check out my review of the Gooey Cinnamon Rolls<\/a>, which are also made with butter.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in Costco Butter Cinnamon Sugar Loaf Cake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is my best attempt at typing out the ingredients, from the label. Obviously, I was stoked to see “butter” as the third ingredient. Yaaas. I was deeply disappointed by the “Artificial Flavors,” however. Bah! No points awarded for the bleached flour, modified corn starch, or propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (and friends).<\/p>\n\n\n\n