The dot cakes’ controversy is almost as viral as the desserts themselves Simple as they are, dot cakes—tiny cakes in a cup typically covered in frosting and rainbow nonpareil sprinkles—have become Gen Z’s latest food obsession online and IRL. Young people are lining up to buy them, bakeries are struggling to keep them in stock, and TikTok is flooded with creators making their own versions at home. Of course, that’s exactly what’s confusing for some people. Because at the end of the day, a dot cake is just…cake with sprinkles. Not exactly a groundbreaking culinary innovation. (C’mon, cortadillo has existed for ages!) And plenty of Gen Z online have been quick to point that out. One TikTok (with 1.5M views and 241K likes) uses the caption, “You are under spells people,” while showing creator after creator reviewing dot cakes and making homemade versions. The comments are equally bewildered: “Are they gonna rediscover cupcakes next or what” (8K likes) and “yall are missing the point it’s not about the...
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