thinkThin Protein Cakes Review

thinkThin has recently released a line of Protein Cakes in 3 tasty flavors as a more macro-friendly way to snack on something sweet.  The cakes are non-GMO and contain 12g of protein and only 1g of sugar.  They're primarily sweetened using natural stevia leaf extract and monk fruit extract.  Each package contains 2 cakes (1 serving).  I'm already familiar with thinkThin's line of protein bars and used to consume them frequently for meal replacements, so when the company reached out to me to try this new product I was totally down.  Bring 'em on!

Overall Thoughts:  Each package contains 2 protein cakes, each comparable in diameter to an Oreo cookie, though much thicker.  All of the flavors feature a cake-flavored center with a solid frosting coating on the outside.  I liked that the package contains two separate cakes instead of one big one, making it easier to split up if you only want to eat one cake at a time.  The texture of the cakes is similar to a protein bar, but a bit softer and fluffier.  It's definitely closer to bar texture than cake texture, though I didn't find this to be a turn-off.

Where to Buy:  Use the store locator to find a local source, or you can order the cakes and other thinkThin products directly from the website.

Y'all know I grabbed the Birthday Cake flavor as fast as I could!  The little cakes are just adorable with little color flecks that seemed to be embedded into the outer coating as opposed to being crunchy sprinkles.  This one was very sweet, as I expected from a birthday cake flavor.  I do appreciate that there is a buttery component to the taste and overall I found this one to be very pleasant and one I would buy again.

Think Thin Protein Cakes Birthday Cake Ingredients: Protein Blend (Milk Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein Isolate, Milk Protein Isolate), Coating (Maltitol, Palm Kernel Oil, Whey Protein Concentrate, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Natural Flavor), Vegetable Glycerin, Chicory Root Fiber, Isomalto-oligosaccharide Syrup, Water, Sunflower Oil, Calcium Caseinate, Natural Flavor, Sprinkles (Gum Arabic, Spirulina Extract, Red Cabbage Extract, Turmeric Extract, Radish Extract), Syrup Blend (Rice Syrup, Grape Juice Concentrate), Salt, Stevia Leaf Extract, Monk Fruit Extract, Mixed Tocopherols(Vitamin E Antioxidant).

Think Thin Protein Cakes Birthday Cake Nutrition Facts Glimpse (per 2 cakes): 170 calories, 5g Fat, 19g Carbohydrate, 12g Protein, 1g Sugar

Red Velvet is described as having a fudgy cake center with a cream cheese frosting coating and red sprinkles.  The sprinkles are the same type of deal that were on the Birthday Cake flavor - more so flecks of color embedded into the coating.  You can kind of see the color of the cake inside through the frosting and I expected to cut into it to find a bright red center, though the inside looked more like straight up chocolate cake.  I appreciate that the cakes use natural sources for coloring, though, so the lack of bright red velvet color is forgiven.  The flavor could use a little more oomph.  I didn't get much "cream cheese" in the outer coating and there wasn't much "red velvet" to the overall flavor profile.

Think Thin Protein Cakes Red Velvet Ingredients:  Protein Blend (Milk Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein Isolate, Milk Protein Isolate), Coating (Erythritol, Palm Kernel Oil, Natural Flavor, Nonfat Milk Powder, Sunflower Lecithin), Vegetable Glycerin, Chicory Root Fiber, Isomalto-oligosaccharide Syrup, Water, Sunflower Oil, Calcium Caseinate, Natural Flavor, Tea Extract, Syrup Blend (Rice Syrup, Grape Juice Concentrate), Sprinkles (Gum Arabic, Safflower Oil, Beta Carotene, Vitamin E, Citric Acid), Salt, Stevia Leaf Extract, Monk Fruit Extract, Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E Antioxidant).

Think Thin Protein Cakes Red Velvet Nutrition Facts Glimpse (per 2 cakes): 170 calories, 5g Fat, 20g Carbohydrate, 12g Protein, 1g Sugar

Chocolate Cake is the standout of all 3 protein cakes flavors.  The fudgy outer coating and extra drizzle gives the chocolate-y inside a great boost.  By far the yummiest flavor and one I would buy again.  This variety has the most concentrated flavor of them all and would make a perfect sweet afternoon snack to get you through those munchies that hit around 3pm.  You know the ones.

Think Thin Protein Cakes Chocolate Cake Ingredients: Protein Blend (Milk Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein Isolate, Milk Protein Isolate), Coating (Maltitol, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate Liquor, Sodium Caseinate, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Vanilla, Salt), Vegetable Glycerin, Chicory Root Fiber, Isomalto-oligosaccharide Syrup, Water, Sunflower Oil, Chocolate, Calcium Caseinate, Natural Flavor, Tea extract, Syrup Blend (Rice Syrup, Grape Juice Concentrate), Salt, Stevia Leaf Extract, Monk Fruit Extract, Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E Antioxidant).

Think Thin Protein Cakes Chocolate Cake Nutrition Facts Glimpse (per 2 cakes): 170 calories, 6g Fat, 17g Carbohydrate, 12g Protein, 1g Sugar

I was sent a sampling of thinkThin protein cakes to try for the purpose of this review, but I do not accept free product in return for a fully positive review.  My opinions are honest!