QUIZ: Can you correctly identify all the different supermarket caterpillar cakes?

Only intellectual property lawyers and cake connoisseurs can get this quiz right


With the news that Marks & Spencer has taken legal action to stop Aldi selling its own version of Colin the Caterpillar, we’ve all woken up to the reality: alliterative caterpillar-shaped cakes are everywhere.

It’s not just Aldi’s Cuthbert – there’s Clyde, Curly, and Charlie to contend with.

But how different are they? Take our quiz and see if you can spot the difference.

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