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Lava Cake stamp, No. 35 in the Official Cannabis collection: a chocolate lava cake running with red lava on orange

Catalogue entry · lab-tested · every claim cited

Lava Cake strain

Lava Cake, also listed as Black Rock Lava Cake and Lava Cake #11, is an indica-dominant hybrid of Thin Mint GSC and Grape Pie that Weedmaps credits to Cannarado Genetics, a Colorado breeder; Leafly names no breeder.1,2,3,4 It tests at a median total THC of 20.00% across 535 state lab tests of Lava Cake flower, with the middle half of results between 18.01% and 22.57%.5 CBD is negligible: 1 of 428 tests that reported CBD reached 1%.5

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Updated 535 lab tests 28 sources

Design
A chocolate lava cake running with red lava on orange · No 35 in the collection
In the Strain Deck
King of Diamonds · Dessert suit
Type
Indica-dominant hybrid: Leafly calls it an indica-hybrid and mostly calming, Weedmaps an indica-leaning hybrid, AllBud and SeedFinder 70% indica1,2,3,6
Parents
Thin Mint GSC × Grape Pie; 707 Seed Bank sells a different Lava Cake (Thin Mint Cookies × 707 Chemdawg)1,3,7
Origin
Credited to Cannarado Genetics, a Colorado breeder, by Weedmaps; Leafly names no breeder and SeedFinder lists the breeder as unknown1,3,4,6
THC (lab tests)
20.00% median; 18.01%–22.57% middle half; 535 tests in 7 states5
CBD (lab tests)
357 of the 428 tests that reported CBD found none, and 1 reached 1% or more5
Top terpenes (median)
β-caryophyllene 0.39%, β-myrcene 0.37%, linalool 0.14% (the first two close together)5
Flavor (as listed)
Pepper, mint, vanilla (Leafly); earthy, berry, blueberry (Weedmaps users); chocolate and mint in Weedmaps’ and AllBud’s descriptions1,2,3
Effects (Leafly’s top three)
Relaxed, sleepy, tingly3
Flowering time
8–10 weeks (Weedmaps); 8–9 weeks for Zamnesia’s and Plantation Premium’s seed versions1,8,9

The guide one plate per section

Plate I

Genetics

Lava Cake is an indica-dominant Thin Mint GSC × Grape Pie cross. Who bred it is disputed, a second Lava Cake uses Chemdawg, and breeders keep crossing it.

Plate II

THC & terpenes

Lava Cake flower tests at 20.00% median THC (18.01%–22.57%) in 535 state lab results; β-caryophyllene and β-myrcene lead the terpenes. Almost no CBD.

Plate III

Effects

Leafly’s top effects for Lava Cake are relaxed, sleepy and tingly, rated mostly calming; others report euphoria and appetite. Downsides: dry eyes, dry mouth.

Plate IV

Grow

Lava Cake seed versions flower in about 8–9 weeks indoors (Weedmaps: 8–10). Seller specs, yields and heights side by side, and what sources say to watch for.

Plate V

Where to find it

Lava Cake flower was listed by 18 stores near Detroit on Weedmaps on Oct 4, 2026. Store counts and eighth prices for 27 US markets.

Plate VI

History

The history of Lava Cake with sources: a Thin Mint GSC × Grape Pie cross Weedmaps credits to Cannarado, its Nevada lab trail, its offspring and the disputes.

Quick answers

Is Lava Cake indica or sativa?

An indica-dominant hybrid. Leafly calls it an indica-hybrid with mostly calming effects, Weedmaps an indica-leaning hybrid, and AllBud and SeedFinder give 70% indica. Its parents pull both ways: Leafly rates Thin Mint mostly energizing and Grape Pie mostly calming.1,2,3,6,10,11

What strain is Lava Cake?

A cross of Thin Mint GSC, one of the main sub-types of GSC, and Grape Pie, a Cherry Pie × Grape Stomper hybrid. Weedmaps also lists it as Black Rock Lava Cake and Lava Cake #11, and 707 Seed Bank sells a different cross under the same name.1,3,7,10,11

How strong is Lava Cake?

Its lab results cluster around 20% THC. The median total THC across 535 state lab tests was 20.00%, and 9.3% of tests reached 25% or more. In every year with at least 100 tests (2020–2022) the yearly median stayed between 19.32% and 20.56%. In the same data, Ice Cream Cake (22.17%), Wedding Cake (23.01%) and LA Kush Cake (25.39%) test higher.5 Leafly lists 22%, Weedmaps 20–24% and AllBud 15–18%.1,2,3

What does Lava Cake taste like?

Sweet, with mint and dessert notes. Leafly lists pepper, mint and vanilla and says it smells like freshly baked goods with notes of sugary dough; on Weedmaps 41% of flavor reports say earthy, 34% berry and 25% blueberry; AllBud describes a sweet, chocolaty taste with a lightly minty, fruity exhale.1,2,3

Who created Lava Cake?

Accounts differ. Weedmaps credits Cannarado Genetics, the Colorado breeder it also credits with Grape Pie, but Leafly’s strain page names no breeder, and SeedFinder files the original under unknown breeders and leaves it off its list of Cannarado strains.1,3,6,12,13

What is Black Rock Lava Cake?

Another name for Lava Cake, according to Weedmaps, which lists Black Rock Lava Cake and Lava Cake #11 as aliases. No source we opened explains where the Black Rock name comes from.1

How strong Lava Cake tests

20.00%median total THC
18.01%–22.57%middle half of tests
535lab tests, 7 states
24testing labs

THC in 535 lab tests of Lava Cake flower

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Each bar counts tests in a one-point THC band; the shaded band is the middle half of results. 535 tests of Lava Cake flower from 7 states, 2019–2024.5

Full lab data: by year, by state, terpenes and the downloadable dataset →

From the lab report

  • Lava Cake's terpene lead is split: β-caryophyllene and β-myrcene led 41% and 41% of terpene tests, respectively.5
  • THC drops off sharply above 20%: 50% of tests were at or above 20%, 9.3% at 25%, and 0% at 30%.5
  • Leafly's 22% THC figure sits above the 20.00% lab median and was met by 29% of tests.3,5

Read the full Lava Cake lab report →

Popularity: what the records show

Lava Cake has not appeared on the sales rankings we checked: Leafly’s best-selling strain lists for 2022, 2023 and 2025, the Headset rankings by state that Leaf Nation published in 2023 and 2024, and The Marijuana Herald’s top seller in each legal state (September 2026) and national top 15 (October 2026).14,15,16,17,18,19,20

What the records do show: our lab data holds 535 state lab tests of Lava Cake flower from 2019 to 2024, 68.2% of them from Nevada.5 On Oct 4, 2026, Weedmaps showed it at 66 store listings in 12 of 27 markets, most around Detroit.21 Leafly shows 288 ratings and AllBud 44 reviews, and breeders have used it as a parent: SeedFinder counts 21 direct descendants, among them Jungle Boys’ Jungle Lava and DNA Genetics’ DNA Cake.2,3,6,22,23

Lava Cake next to similar strains

Lab-tested THC: Lava Cake and the 6 strains on our comparison pages

16% 20% 24% 28% LA Kush Cake LA Kush Cake: median 25.39%, middle half 22.57%–28.31%, 770 tests 25.4% n=770 Wedding Cake Wedding Cake: median 23.01%, middle half 20.25%–25.72%, 3,090 tests 23.0% n=3,090 Chemdawg Chemdawg: median 22.94%, middle half 19.25%–25.37%, 668 tests 22.9% n=668 Ice Cream Cake Ice Cream Cake: median 22.17%, middle half 19.85%–24.70%, 2,489 tests 22.2% n=2,489 Gelato Gelato: median 21.58%, middle half 18.91%–24.70%, 1,792 tests 21.6% n=1,792 Lava Cake Lava Cake: median 20.00%, middle half 18.01%–22.57%, 535 tests 20.0% n=535 Granddaddy Purple Granddaddy Purple: median 17.87%, middle half 15.00%–21.55%, 512 tests 17.9% n=512 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Same state lab dataset and matching rules for every strain.5 See the comparisons.

Where it is sold

MarketStoresMenu itemsMedian eighth
Detroit, MI 18 23 $18.00 (n=12)
Los Angeles, CA 8 12 $34.49 (n=2)
Oklahoma City, OK 7 8 $8.00 (n=3)
Seattle, WA 6 14 $30.00 (n=5)
Boston, MA 6 6 $20.00 (n=6)
Newark, NJ 5 6 $33.50 (n=4)

Stores within 50 miles listing Lava Cake flower on Weedmaps, Oct 4, 2026.21

In Germany, where it is a prescription medicine, weed.de lists 4 pharmacy products made from Lava Cake; in-stock flower starts at €3.45 a gram.28

All 27 markets, Germany and how we counted →

Genetics at a glance

Family tree

  • Thin Mint GSCHybrid; one of the main GSC sub-types; OG Kush × F1 Durb
  • Grape PieIndica-leaning hybrid; Cherry Pie × Grape Stomper; Colorado

Lava Cake

  • Jungle LavaLava Cake × Jungle Cake
  • PB SouffleDosidos × Lava Cake
  • Unicorn CakeWedding Cake × Lava Cake
  • LandslideLava Cake #11 × Fleetwood Mac #100
  • DNA CakeGelato Sorbet × Lava Cake
  • Vanilla Lava CakeLava Cake × Vanilla Kush
Parents and offspring as reported by Leafly, Weedmaps and SeedFinder.3,10,11,22,23,24,25,26,27

Which breeder? Which Lava Cake? The full genetics page →

The Volcano Listener standing in front of curved orange steps and the stone observatory, one hand in his jacket pocket and the other holding a roll of paper whose long strip unrolls almost to the ground. He has graying dark hair and a short gray beard and wears a lava-orange jacket with a rust collar over a rust-brown sweater, a brass pendant on a cord, dark trousers and tan boots; behind him the lighted doorway shows a brass instrument on a tripod, and to the left a blue-gray volcano with an orange glow along its crater rises into a starry night sky, all inside a cream border.

The Lava Cake universe

Your sign: The Volcano Listener

If Lava Cake is your strain, you keep the night watch on a mountain with a warm heart, and you listen longer than anyone. Meet the Volcano Listener.

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Sources

  1. Weedmaps, Lava Cake (aka Black Rock Lava Cake, Lava Cake #11) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. AllBud, Lava Cake marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Lava Cake strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Leafly, David Downs’ sickest weed genetics picks of 2025 (2025-02-18). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. SeedFinder, Lava Cake (Unknown or Legendary): strain info. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. SeedFinder, Lava Cake (707 Seed Bank): strain info. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. SeedFinder, Lava Cake (Zamnesia): strain info. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. SeedFinder, Lava Cake (Plantation Premium Seeds): strain info. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  10. Leafly, Thin Mint (aka Thin Mint GSC, Thin Mints, Thin Mint Cookies) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  11. Leafly, Grape Pie strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  12. Weedmaps, Grape Pie strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  13. SeedFinder, Cannarado Genetics: breeder info and strain list. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  14. Leafly, The 10 best-selling weed strains of 2022 (Amelia Williams) (2022-12-06). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  15. Leafly, Smoke the best-selling cannabis strains of 2023 (Amelia Williams) (2023-12-18). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  16. Leafly, The best-selling weed strains of 2025 (Morgan Rosendale) (2026-02-02). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  17. Leaf Nation, Top of the pots: the top 5 cultivars by market (Tom Bowers) (2023-03-03). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  18. Leaf Nation, The top pot in North America (Tom Bowers) (2024-03-01). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  19. The Marijuana Herald, The top-selling marijuana strain in all 23 states with legal recreational sales (2026-09-18). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  20. The Marijuana Herald, The most popular cannabis strains in the U.S. (as of October 2026) (2026-10-03). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  21. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026. Latest capture Oct 4, 2026.
  22. Leafly, Jungle Lava strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  23. SeedFinder, DNA Cake (DNA Genetics): strain info. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  24. Leafly, Peanut Butter Souffle (aka PB Souffle) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  25. Leafly, Unicorn Cake strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  26. Leafly, Landslide strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  27. Weedmaps, Vanilla Lava Cake strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  28. Weed.de, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weed.de pharmacy-product snapshot (4 exact matched products; complete; read Oct 3, 2026). Previously captured catalogue of 2,150 product pages; exact listed-strain match.. Accessed Oct 3, 2026. Latest capture Oct 3, 2026.