While both Costco and Sam's Club offers a comprehensive bakery section, only one retailer allows members to order custom ...

Things get a little more complicated when comparing the two stores' custom cakes. Sam's Club's $19.98 custom half-sheet cake easily trumps the price of Costco's, which rings up at $26.99.

So you can imagine how upset I was when I learned that Sam’s Club took Ina Garten’s copycat coconut cake off its shelves. Sure, Costco’s version is good, but it doesn’t quite compare to ...