10 Discontinued Sam's Club Bakery Items Shoppers Miss Dearly

Nothing is more disappointing than going to Sam's Club looking for your favorite bakery item only to find that it's been discontinued or replaced with a new, subpar version. Sometimes, one great product is the main reason to have a club membership in the first place or what inspires you to do your food shopping at a particular store. And, when it's gone, there's usually no great substitute — or at least not at Sam's Club prices.

Discontinued Sam's Club bakery items that shoppers still miss include everything from cakes and pies to bread and breakfast treats. Once they were gone, customers often gained a new appreciation for them, taking to the internet to lament their demise and bemoan their replacement, or the lack thereof.

The good news is that when an item is discontinued from the Sam's Club bakery, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's lost forever. In 2024, many customers complained about losing the cookie cake, but the bakery eventually brought it back. The fact that customers started a petition for its return certainly helped. So, it's not impossible that some of the items that quietly disappeared return if enough fans rally behind the cause. Here are the 10 most missed items from the Sam's Club bakery that many people would like to see return.

You can still get a one- or two-tier cake at Sam's Club, but if you have an event that requires a larger three-tier cake, you're out of luck. The store decided to take this larger cake off its list in April of 2024. This was a cake that was popular for everything from weddings and anniversaries to graduation celebrations. We're not exactly sure why it was discontinued, but Sam's Club employee reportedly said people complained that a three-tiered cake resembled a top hat.

The three-tiered cake was made from 10-inch, 8-inch, and 5-inch cakes stacked on top of each other. With three levels, it was able to serve 66 people. The two-tier cake that's currently available serves 58. So, as you can imagine, customers who were depending on being able to get an inexpensive three-tiered cake were left bewildered at the hundreds of dollars regular bakeries were quoting them for a cake of the same size. Those lamenting the demise of the three-tiered cake also mentioned appreciating all the nice decorating options they'll no longer have available. While Walmart and Sam's Club's cakes were different in several ways, Walmart's discount three-tier cakes have unfortunately also been discontinued.

Back when the Covid-19 pandemic had us all gathering in smaller numbers, Sam's had the bright idea of offering quarter sheet cakes. Very few people at that time had a need for a full sheet cake that would serve up to 96 people or even a half sheet cake that's typically designed for 48 people. So, one that would serve closer to 25 people made more sense. However, in April 2024, at the same time the bakery dropped the three-tier cake, it also decided to drop the quarter sheet cake.

If you want to order bakery cakes from Sam's Club, you'll still find whole and half sheet cakes available. Unfortunately, if you're looking for a smaller quarter sheet cake, you're out of luck. It did a good job of bridging the gap between needing 100 or 50 pieces versus just approximately 16 you can get out of a 10-inch round cake. But, alas, the closest thing you can get now to that number of servings is an order of 30 cupcakes. According to a person on social media claiming to be a Sam's Club employee, it was a very popular cake option. Thus, not having a quarter sheet cake option left some customers disappointed that they could no longer get a cake in the size that fits smaller parties.

The 5 and dime was a popular celebration option that paired a 5-inch cake with 10 cupcakes. Both the cake and cupcakes in this set had the same decoration theme, and they were especially great for birthday parties. You could even get fun ones like a 5 and dime unicorn cake where the cake was decorated to look like a unicorn and the cupcakes had rainbow sprinkles. Unfortunately, the 5 and dime was yet another casualty of the bakery cuts that happened in April 2024.

Some people on social media said that the 5 and dime was the whole reason they had a Sam's Club membership in the first place. It was the perfect option for kids' birthday parties, but you could also get non-kid themes for adult celebrations. Some customers liked this cake and cupcake combo option because adding a small cake to the order made it seem a little fancier than just putting cupcakes on the table all by themselves. After all, the birthday tradition is to blow out candles on a birthday cake. Sure, you can still do a cake and cupcakes, but as the 15-count cupcakes have also been discontinued, you're stuck with much larger order if you want to duplicate this popular option.

One of the most beloved Sam's Club bakery items that no longer exists is the original large cinnamon roll. This giant cinnamon roll debuted in 2017 and weighed a whopping 3 pounds. To put this into perspective; the current 8-pack of cinnamon rolls approximately weighs 37 ounces and serves eight people, while the large roll could serve 14 people. Although, some people attempted to eat it alone.

The giant cinnamon roll looked like a cinnamon roll cake, featuring a frosting on top. So, it made sense to cut it into slices and eat it like a cake. For those who felt they needed a gigantic breakfast pastry in their lives, they were thrilled that it only cost $4.98. So, each serving was just around $0.36. Granted, the cost would have gone up by now if these mega pastries were still available.

It originally came out as a limited-time offering for the winter holidays, but customers were still looking for these colossal cinnamon rolls years after they first came out. All the new iterations simply weren't the same. 

One change we wish Sam's Club bakery would make is offering more fresh bakery breads. Now, there are even fewer fresh bread options since the bakery got rid of its French bread. While you can still find those long and skinny Member's Mark French baguettes, you can no longer find regular-sized loaves of French bread. Customers on social media count the French bread among the discontinued Sam's Club bakery items that they miss now that it's gone. On social media, those in the know said that the company decided to stop stocking the bread because the dough supplier wanted to charge more.

Buying French baguettes from Sam's Club just isn't the same as buying French bread. The baguettes are long and thin, making them better for toasting, tearing, and dipping than for making sandwiches. Something else to note is the price. In 2024, when customers started noticing that the French bread was missing, they could get two loaves of French bread for around $4, while two baguettes cost closer to $7. However, it seems that this has been adjusted as the current double baguette price seems to be closer to $4.50. Sure, there are other grocery stores where it's possible to buy French bread, but customers liked how big the Sam's Club version was. Plus, they praised and enjoyed its rich flavor and chewy texture.

For those who like to add more fiber and whole grains to their diets, multi-grain croissants were a delightful bread option at Sam's Club. After all, whole grains cancel out all that butter, right? Well, maybe not, but the multigrain croissants were definitely missed once Sam's Club discontinued them.

Some Sam's Club members on social media don't remember ever seeing multi-grain croissants available locally, while others thought they might have only been around for a few months before they disappeared. Interestingly enough, Sam's Club still has a listing for both 8-count and 12-count multigrain croissants on its website, with reviews dating back to 2016 and 2023.

Some reviewers were compelled to write about them because they found the croissants to be the best they'd ever tasted. One person even got a Sam's Club membership because a competing store stopped carrying them. Quite a few shoppers only decided to write reviews after the croissants were discontinued. They fondly reminisced about great flavor and texture of these croissants. The fact that the listings are still available on the website and that so many people wish they'd come back makes us think that these might return some day. We'll keep our fingers crossed for them to show back up in the bakery again because we loved them, too.

Once upon a time, Sam's Club had a delightfully delicious triple chocolate bundt cake in its cake lineup. This cake was so yummy that customers started a petition pleading for its return once it disappeared. Alas, the petition hasn't worked so far.

Reviewers loved how gooey and moist it was and how perfectly sweet it was. They also enjoyed its chocolate curls. Some people loved it enough to buy it almost every week, and some even used it as a birthday cake. For many, it remains one of their best childhood memories. It's one of those cakes that people still think of wistfully because it was one of the best chocolate cakes they'd ever had.

Sam's Club replaced the triple chocolate bundt cake with a regular chocolate bundt cake probably sometime in 2016, but those who were fans of the triple one didn't care for it. They said it was too sweet, wasn't as moist, and that the chocolate ganache icing on the new version wasn't as good. Customers were still complaining about the new version as recently as 2019, but even the new version doesn't appear to be available anymore. Those who loved the old version were still yearning for it a full decade later. There are still lots of great grocery store bundt cakes, with Publix Chocolate Petite Bundts coming in on top. Although, we don't see people declaring its wonders online like they did with the triple chocolate bundt cake.

If you're a fan of Nothing Bundt Cakes, this Sam's Club lemon bundt cake might have looked familiar, with its loose daisy frosting. Lemon is one of the best flavors at Nothing Bundt Cakes, and this under-$15 discount dupe made so much sense as the name-brand version starts at over $40. Fans say that lemon Nothing Bundt Cakes are still better, but the Sam's Club version was still really good, and the price was really attractive.

Fans of this heavy 4-pound cake loved how moist, rich, and fresh it was. Not only did the cake have a real lemon flavor, but so did the just-sweet-enough cream cheese frosting. It was the type of cake that was a hit everywhere from potlucks to birthday parties and even won over people who didn't think they liked lemon cakes before trying this one. Customers also loved that the cake surprised you with icing in the center as well as the top.

Sam's Club still has the old reviews for this cake up on its website, but it seems that it was last available in 2024, only two years after the first reviews went live. People are still hopeful that it might return again as a seasonal option, since it's still listed on the website. But summers keep coming and going without it being available.

For years, you could count on the seasonal French silk pie from Sam's Club as a reliable holiday dessert that was certain to be a big success. However, the new version of the French silk pie hasn't been as popular as the original version, leaving shoppers to yearn for the chocolate pies of the past.

The original French silk pie at Sam's Club was a treat people looked forward to all year long. Just to make sure they didn't sell out, many people would buy them early and freeze them to make sure they had them when needed for Thanksgiving or Christmas feasts.

Unfortunately, in 2025, customers started complaining on social media about how different the current incarnation of the French silk pie was from the original. Not only was the name different, but the ingredients were different, too. It tasted less chocolatey, too sweet, and more artificial with the filling described as being chewy. The original crust was a traditional light and buttery flour crust. However, the new crust was more like an Oreo cookie version that was described as being crunchy and chunky. Even the creamy topping became more marshmallow-like than the original whipped cream. The cake was scaled down, though the price increased from approximately $10 to around $15. It was so bad and so sweet that many people ended up trashing it rather than enduring another slice.

The red velvet cake is another favorite Sam's Club shoppers were upset to find changed in 2025 when it finally showed up on shelves right before Christmas. Fans of the original say it was one of the best red velvet cakes they could get. Unfortunately, those expecting a moist, rich, and flavorful cake instead got a mouthful of disappointment from the new version of the cake. Sometimes change is good, but definitely not here.

The new version of the red velvet cake was usually described as being brick-hard and dry instead of moist. It also didn't have the nice, rich flavor of the original and was fairly tasteless and too sweet. Even the chocolate shavings were missing from the new version. Instead, the new version just had red cake crumbles around the edges and whipped puffs of frosting on top. Additionally, the cream cheese icing was more like a simple buttercream and didn't really taste like cream cheese, which is the flavor that makes red velvet cake distinctive. Sometimes, the frosting was dry enough that it fell off the cake in whole pieces. The new version was still a 10-inch cake, but it didn't weigh as much as the original.

After paying around $20 for the new version, customers were disappointed. Like with the revamped French silk pie, they often threw out their slices and leftovers rather than begrudgingly continuing to eat something they didn't like.