Chip shop's battered Aldi caterpillar cake has people 'horrified yet intrigued'

A fish and chip shop has divided the internet after deep frying a chocolate cake. Drawing inspiration from Scotland's deep-fried Mars Bars, a chippy in Telford deep-fried a Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake from Aldi, and social media users were astounded by the results.

The Silver Fish regularly experiments with popular treats and viralsnacks, creating everything from battered cheesecake to battered spaghetti on toast. While the unusual creations often go viral on TikTok, one recent experiment has captured more attention than most.

The chippy's video of the battered Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake has received over one million views and hundreds of comments from viewers who couldn't believe their eyes. Testing the cake, an employee said: "Wow, this looks unreal."

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He was just as impressed after tasting the battered cake. "This is insanity. It's so good," he praised, ultimately rating the cake 12/10. While many viewers said they were desperate to taste the cake themselves, not everyone was so impressed by the idea.

One fan wrote: "Couple slices of that, add a scoop of ice cream onto it, I'd happily pay like £7.50 for that." A second said: "That’s disgusting but why do I want it so much." A third viewer joked: "My arteries clogged with just a glimpse...and yet I want a slice so bad."

Another response read: "I mean, I wanna be outraged and sickened by this, but damn, I'm hungry now!" A fan added: "This looks UNREAL," and someone agreed: "That looks amazing!"

More praise came from a commenter who said: "Need." A foodie agreed: "Looks delightful." On the other hand, a different response read: "Just because you can doesn't mean you should." A commenter claimed: "Nothing is safe from the chip shops." Someone else asked: "Am I the only one devastated that Cuthbert got frazzled to death?"

Another viewer joked: "Scotland called, they want their national dish back." A foodie added: "Sacrilege... not even a Colin... where's my pearls, they need clutching." A similar response said: "Justice for Colin." Thankfully, Colin fans didn't have long to wait.

In a follow-up video, the Silver Fish battered one of Marks and Spencer's Colin the Caterpillar cakes, prompting another debate. The post said: "You asked, we delivered," and it has amassed over 80,000 views.

When it was time for "the moment of truth", the cake passed the taste test. The reviewer said: "This is so good. This is nice and warm. This is exceptional. I'm going to give it a 12.1 out of ten." Once more, viewers' responses were divided. One unimpressed commenter said: "I feel like I’ve witnessed a crime against humanity."

However, someone else said: "Years on this earth and i have never wanted anything more than I want this." While this isn't the first time Colin the Caterpillar has received the chippy treatment, based on the response from excited fans, more adventurous foodies will likely give it a try.