When it comes to ordering cakes from big box grocery stores, Sam's Club takes the, well, cake, fro. Costco for one specific but important reason.

And now? Shoppers can also pick up a five-pound cupcake in the Sam’s Club bakery. Each cupcake features two layers of vanilla cake with rainbow sprinkles that have creamy buttercream frosting ...

Giant cupcakes sit on a shelf in the bakery section of a Sam's Club - Sam's Club / Facebook ...

“Sam’s Club takes the cake when it comes to their bakery cakes,” said Marie Clark, managing editor of CostContessa.com. “They offer two- and three-tier cakes in addition to single-layer ...

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.