Which? testers complain M&S sponge is ‘too dry’ as Waitrose’s Cecil tops the tree with ‘best buy’ gong
After a busy 35 years as a British party favourite, not to mention a bruising court battle with an alleged copycat, you might think Colin the Caterpillar had earned his place at the top.
But the “original” chocolate caterpillar cake has now been labelled the worst, bested by lookalikes in a taste test.
Cecil (Waitrose): 78%, £9.50, 744g, 38.6g, 17g.
Charlie (Co-op): 73%, £9.85, 702g, 46g, 14g; Sainsbury’s Wiggles: 73%, £8.50, 613g, 41.9g, 18.7g.
Cuthbert (Aldi): 72%, £6.99, 624g, 43.5g, 17.7g.
Morris (Morrisons): 72%, £9, 630g, 38.4g, 16g.
Letty (Asda): 68%, £9, 613g, 45g, 14g.
Lewis & Green’s caterpillar celebration cake: 67%, £4.50, 530g, 45g, 20.2g.
Slinky (Tesco): 66%, £9, 648g, 42g, 17g.
Colin (M&S): 64%, £9.50, 625g, 46.3g, 21.3g.
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