Trader Joe’s Fans Have ‘Zero Patience’ for New Item

Gabriela Arevalo

Fri, June 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM UTC

2 min read

Trader Joe’s fans are buzzing about a new strawberries and cream cloud cake from Sweden that requires 24 hours of thawing in the refrigerator before serving.
Some fans on Reddit expressed impatience with the thawing instructions, with one person suggesting eating the cake frozen and another recommending slicing it into smaller pieces to defrost more quickly.
Despite the impatience of some fans, others shared positive reviews of the cake's texture and flavors, with one person noting that waiting the full 24 hours made a significant difference in taste.

Trader Joe’s Fans Have ‘Zero Patience’ for New Item originally appeared on Parade .

There’s a summery new item at Trader Joe’s that has fans abuzz, but not for the reasons that you’d think.

The new strawberries and cream cloud cake, an imported dessert from Sweden, is causing a commotion among Trader Joe’s fans because of its time-consuming instructions.

Per the grocery chain’s website , the dessert features “two layers of moist sponge cake, a creamy custard filling, a fluffy cloak of whipped cream, and a generous pile of sweet & saucy strawberries surrounded by additional dollops of whipped cream,” and it seems like fans can’t wait to get their hands on the cake—literally.

An enthusiastic fan took to Reddit on June 18 to share that they were “excited to get home and try” the new dessert until they realized that Trader Joe’s suggests that the ready-to-eat frozen cake be placed in the refrigerator for 24 hours to thaw before serving.

“Do you guys actually follow these kind of instructions? I have zero patience I guess,” the Redditor said, and others were on the same page.

“I would eat that cake frozen. My patience is really low,” one person replied as another declared, “Frozen cake is good!”

“Pfffft bust out the spoon… run a knife under hot water and slice it smaller to defrost more quickly. Like in bite sized pieces,” a Redditor suggested, though others tried to convince fellow fans to follow the instructions, writing, “But it’s so worth the wait!”

“I tried it at 16 hours refrigerated and it was good but I just tried it again and it was way better! I think it’s better to wait if possible. I thought the cake could have had a little more flavor but overall I really enjoyed the texture and flavors,” one review stated.

The 17.64-ounce cake will be available at Trader Joe’s locations all summer for $6.49.

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Trader Joe’s Fans Have ‘Zero Patience’ for New Item first appeared on Parade on Jun 19, 2025

This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.

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