Skip The Mini Sheet Cake– This Is Trader Joe's Best Cake By Far

Trader Joe's premade desserts are one of the reasons the chain is so widely acclaimed. And while the mini sheet cakes are a bakery bargain as delicious as their price, none of them measure up to our favorite Trader Joe's cake of all time. In a ranking of eight Trader Joe's cakes based on flavor, texture, moistness, and sweetness, none of the mini sheet cakes even made it to the top three, and the top spot went to the Chewy Thai Coconut Cakes.

Made from a combination of tapioca starch, wheat flour, sweet potato powder, ube powder, coconut milk, and sugar, these Chewy Thai coconut cakes live up to their name. A box comes with nine small cakes that have a fun, chewy texture thanks to the tapioca starch. They also have a perfectly balanced flavor profile, where the nutty coconut notes and earthiness from the sweet potato and ube are delicately detectable while the sweetness is similarly sedate so that no flavor overwhelms the other. And despite the softness of every flavor, these cakes still offer a notably complex profile. The ube and sweet potato give these mini-bundt cakes a purple hue, adding visual appeal. While the mini sheet cakes come in all the classic cake flavors, the Chewy Thai Coconut Cakes are a unique product that wins points for originality on top of how delicious their taste and texture are. It's hard not to eat an entire box in one sitting!

Trader Joe's customers took to Facebook to sing the praises of these delicious Chewy Thai Coconut cakes. Most glowing reviews complimented the flavor as not being too sweet, which was a large part of their appeal. Facebook customers also thought their form and texture were playful and fun to eat. One customer described their exciting texture as "soft and chewy inside, slightly crispy outside," while another Facebook user said they have a "mochi texture." Thai customers gave these desserts their stamp of approval, with one stating, "I'm Thai. The taste is pretty authentic." We should clarify that the Chewy Thai Coconut Cakes are a freezer find, which means they won't go stale or degrade after a week like the sheet cakes. Most customers recommend air frying them to achieve the crispy and chewy texture contrast, but others have said that you can also steam them. Still, there were some naysayers who couldn't get past the "weird squishy texture."

If you know what to expect from tapioca-based desserts and enjoy a chewy consistency, you're in for a treat. While these cakes are perfectly delicious on their own, you can always accompany them with garnishes. One customer amps up the coconut flavor by topping them with coconut cream and brings more nutty crunch with the addition of crushed peanuts. Shredded coconut and whipped cream would also be delicate toppings to pair with an equally delicate yet complex coconut cake.