Dot cakes have been taking over social media recently thanks to their sweet taste and adorably bright sprinkles that take many people back to childhood.
Now supermarkets are hopping onto the trend by offering customers an easy way out of making dot cakes at home with their premade options.
The Co-op was the first brand to release its own dot cakes with M&S not too far behind.
As an avid baker, I decided to test out a dot cake recipe to see if it is worth the effort or whether you are better off just popping to the shops for one.
Testing out the viral dot cakes
To avoid any waste, I chose The Cooking Foodie ’s dot cake recipe that used ramekins to bake the sponges in.
The recipe used quite a lot of ingredients that I wouldn’t normally use when baking sponges such as oil, buttermilk, and both baking powder and bicarbonate of soda.
However, this didn’t make the recipe hard to follow, as it used all of the usual steps like creaming the butter and sugar together and then adding the wet ingredients to the mix.
I then had to add the dry ingredients while alternating with the buttermilk, which I made a mess of by spilling some of the flour over my kitchen.
After loading the mixture into the ramekins, it was time to bake my cakes and after 35 minutes, I had four beautifully domed sponges.
I also made a mess while making the cream cheese frosting with icing sugar flying everywhere as I whisked the ingredients together.
To create the flat look a dot cake has, I did have to cut a little off the top of the sponges to make them level with the ramekins.
But it was worth it to create a tasty icing that I spread over each cake after they had completely cooled.
Then it was time to drown the dot cakes in colourful hundreds and thousands that give dot cakes that instantly recognisable look.
After leaving it in the fridge for a few hours, it was time for the taste test.
I was sceptical it would be a little too sweet, but the dot cake was delicious thanks to its subtly vanilla sponge that was light and fluffy.
The cream cheese icing was the perfect level of tart to cut through the sweet sponge while the sprinkles added a nice crunch.
I was shocked by how they looked better than the dot cakes you can buy in the supermarket and was even more impressed by how they tasted.
The recipe was quite easy to follow, especially if you already have some experience of baking, and it was a fun activity to do to unwind after work.
If you have some extra time on the weekend, it is definitely worth making these adorable cakes rather than reaching for a store-bought version, as it is much more satisfying to enjoy something you made by hand.
Will you be baking the viral dot cakes any time soon? Let us know in the comments.
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