A chocolate birthday cake with a candles.
The Costco Muffin Hack For Effortless Birthday Cakes

NEWS

By HILARY WHEELAN REMLEY
Packaged muffins on display in a store.
In an Instagram reel, Amy Droubay — known as Neurotic Mom on social media — demonstrated a fun cake hack by transforming two Costco muffins into a smash cake.
Two muffins on a plate.
The hack involved cutting the top off of two Costco muffins, stacking them, and icing them as you would a birthday cake. Complete with sprinkles, frosting swirls, and cherries.
A birthday cake with a candle.
Smash cakes, separate from the main birthday cake, are given to small children to smash on their birthday, allowing toddlers to enjoy while preserving the main cake for guests.
Packaged muffins on display in a store.
Costco muffins serve as an ideal base for such cakes due to their affordability, generous size, and variety of flavors — you’re almost guaranteed to find one that works for you.