Hold onto your membership card, because Costco just dropped a bakery item that’s basically an ice cream cone’s dream come true. Starting June 25, select warehouses began stocking the Kirkland Signature Waffle Cone Bar Cake — a $18.99, 40-ounce dessert that tastes like a waffle cone sundae but never, ever melts. Shoppers are already begging their local Costco to keep it in stock, and honestly? We get it.
What’s Actually Inside This Thing
The Waffle Cone Bar Cake layers soft, waffle-cone-flavored cake with rich frosting and crumbled waffle cone bits, then finishes it off with a chocolate drizzle for that classic ice cream truck look. The cutest detail? Three mini waffle cones sit on top, each one filled with chocolate and icing to mimic actual scoops of ice cream. It’s the kind of bakery flex that makes you do a double-take in the freezer aisle — except this one lives at room temperature.
“This tastes just like ice cream — no joke!”
— Costco shopper, via Instagram
Early tasters are already gushing over it online. One reviewer described the sponge cake as incredibly soft and moist, calling it one of the most impressive bakery items Costco has rolled out all year. Under a viral Instagram post from @costcohotfinds, comments are stacking up fast: “Looks super delicious. I’d better get two,” wrote one fan, while another admitted, “The problem is the price because I’d want to buy two.”
Where (and How Long) You Can Grab One
Right now, the Waffle Cone Bar Cake is rolling out gradually, with confirmed sightings in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Ohio warehouses. There’s no official word on nationwide availability yet, but given how quickly Costco’s bakery drops tend to spread, don’t be shocked if it pops up near you soon. It’s also very likely a limited-time, seasonal item — Costco has a habit of swapping bakery cases as the seasons shift, so this waffle-cone moment probably won’t last past summer.
If your warehouse hasn’t gotten it in yet, it’s worth asking the bakery team directly — sometimes new items land on shelves before they show up in the app or website. And if you’ve already tracked down Costco’s viral pistachio croissants, you already know this bakery team is on an absolute heater lately.
More Bar Cakes (and Frozen Treats) to Hunt Down This Summer
The Waffle Cone Bar Cake isn’t the only sweet stealing the spotlight in Costco’s bakery right now. The Kirkland Signature Strawberries and Cream Bar Cake — layers of white cake, jammy strawberry filling, and whipped cream — is back for the season at the same $18.99 price point. There’s also a Peaches and Cream Bar Cake floating around some locations, stacked with vanilla sponge, juicy peach filling, and fluffy whipped cream. One Reddit user admitted to eating an entire Peaches and Cream cake solo last summer, so, no judgment if you do the same.
If cake isn’t quite your speed, Costco’s freezer case has been just as busy — the viral 3D fruit ice cream bars are still selling fast at $11.49, and if mini desserts are more your style, don’t sleep on the Mini All American Chocolate Cakes that made their comeback earlier this summer. Basically, Costco’s dessert lineup right now is undefeated.
“Ate a whole one by myself last year. So good.”
— Costco shopper on the Peaches and Cream Bar Cake, via Reddit
Should You Grab One?
At $18.99 for a 40-ounce cake that feeds a crowd (or, let’s be real, maybe just your household this weekend), the Waffle Cone Bar Cake is a solid summer splurge — especially since it’s likely gone once fall rolls around. If your warehouse has it, grab it now, snap a photo before it disappears in five minutes at the family barbecue, and don’t say we didn’t warn you when it sells out. This is exactly the kind of limited-run Costco find that’s worth a detour on your next grocery run.
Photo credits: Hero image and product shot courtesy of Costco. Bakery case image by PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock, via Tasting Table.
