Fans of Whole Foods’ iconic Berry Chantilly Cake have been up in arms on social media over the past few weeks. One TikTok user showed a single slice stuffed with compote and with fruit on the side. In the past,

Another creator who goes by Lisa delivered the disappointing news to her audience online, saying she went into her local Whole Foods location and was informed they had “changed the recipe” and discontinued the individually sliced cake apparently once made in house.

Whole Foods tried to change its famous Berry Chantilly Cake recipe and customers revolted, so the grocer reversed course.

Whole Foods’ cult cake dates back to 2002, when Chaya Conrad, then the bakery team leader of a Whole Foods in New Orleans, created the Berry Chantilly cake. Inspired by a cream cheese frosting her grandmother would make, Ms. Conrad layered a delicate yellow cake with berries and whipped up a cream frosting enriched with mascarpone and cream cheese.

Chelsea had the hard job of sampling berry Chantilly cakes. Image: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios New Orleans has had a long love affair with berry Chantilly cake, and we wanted to cut through the layers to decide which version reigns supreme.