This $50 Costco Wedding Cake Uses the Most Genius Hack I’ve Ever Seen

From Cosmopolitan

Wedding cakes can easily cost you upward of a thousand dollars, and that bill is basically cutting straight into your honeymoon budget. Annoying. But here’s the thing: It’s also unnecessary. DIY Instagrammer Jessica, aka @CottageFarmhouse, shared the ultimate hack. And nope, it won’t compromise your wedding aesthetic.

Get this: This decadent four-tier, flower-adorned culinary masterpiece...cost $50. Like, HOW? My brain cannot compute.

According to Jessica, her brother and his new wife decided to DIY their wedding cake in the name of frugality. “They bought two @Costco cakes, cut them, stacked them, re-iced with buttercream icing, and covered with $10 @TraderJoes flowers.” They also built the display stand using Hobby Lobby materials. Talk about ballin’ on a budget.

If you’ve ever had a Costco cake, you know it’s really damn good. I love a good ole grocery-store sheet cake (I’m not alone in this, right? RIGHT?), but Costco’s are next-level. So you know this DIY take doesn’t just look the part.

Naturally, @CottageFarmhouse fans freaked. Fifty bucks for a wedding cake-especially one that looks like this-is unheard of. “Wow, this is insane!!!!!” one user wrote. “Holy cow, this is beautiful!!” another added. The post was flooded with similar “wow,” “impressive,” and “😍” comments.

Dying to create the magic but need a little help? Your go-to design girl has got you. After getting several requests for step-by-step Pinterest instructions, Jessica promised they were coming. “Next birthday, I plan on recreating this cake!” she said.

Jessica, my b-day is in February if, IDK, you feel the urge to make me one. Thx!!!

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