Well, in a move we could have never seen coming, it appears that Walmart has been scamming us into believing there is a bakery section of their store. Well, there is a bakery section, but it isn't being used as an actual bakery. More of a prop bakery. More of a figurehead bakery, if you will.
One former employee is exposing the company in a viral TikTok that I just cannot wait to share with you all.
Kat's video was in response to a trend going around the app where people can share the secrets of a company they used to work for, but don't anymore.
“It’s because that’s how long it takes the frozen sheet cake to thaw out. Nothing is actually baked in the bakery, it’s warmed up from frozen.”
According to Query Sprout and Cake Central, Walmart bakeries operate by buying pre-made, frozen sheet cakes from Pillsbury and thawing them out as needed. While it's standard practice for many cake shops to freeze the cake, they normally freeze their own homemade creations.
Kat went on to confirm that nothing is baked fresh, including the desserts and pastries.
"Nothing's actually 'baked' in the bakery, it's all warmed up from frozen."
"If they baked them the store would smell AMAZING! Walmart smells like regret and sadness," said one user.
"Not me suddenly realizing I’ve never smelt fresh baked goods when walking into a store," said another.
Let's be clear that none of this information takes away from how totally delicious their cakes are and I will probably be picking one up for me to indulge in this weekend.
