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A viral dessert trend has been doing the rounds on our social media feed lately and we’re not mad about this cute cake-inspired sweet treat.
If you haven’t heard of a dot cake, not to worry. The mini dessert is basically a cake served in a small cup, layered with buttercream frosting and topped with those rainbow sprinkles Australia calls hundreds and thousands (aka dots).
Essentially the viral dessert is a cake in a cup, or what we know as a cupcake, but this one has a better ring to it. The trend originates from a bakery in New York and quickly became an internet sensation for their aesthetic looks, crunchy texture and indulging taste.
If you’re wanting to get your hands on these sweet treats in Adelaide, we’ve done the research so you don’t have to.
Lil Mumma’s Cafe | Gawler
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Lil Mumma’s is a cafe situated in Gawler (just a short drive from Adelaide), and are one of the first to jump on the trend offering the classic dot cake we see online. The team told us their offering is a a vibrant creations of rainbow sprinkles, homemade buttercream and they also have different flavours.
Just imagine sinking a spoon into the rich, smooth buttercream and finding one of their cake flavours underneath.
“It’s giving nostalgic treat served up in a convenient, on-the-go for a sweet treat,” the team said.
Where: Shop 1/40 Murray Street, Gawler
For more info, click here.
Gillys Espresso | Hyde Park
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South of the city you’ll find Gillys Espresso, who had to just on the trend and they’re doing it well. The team told you can grab a dot cake for $5.50, with two different flavours.
The first flavour is a classic vanilla, featuring vanilla sponge layered with vanilla butter cream and topped with sprinkles. Their second flavour is a choc banana bread which has a “choc chip banana bread cake layered with cream cheese frosting topped with chocolate.”
Yes, we’re drooling.
Where: 274/276 Unley Road Hyde Park
For more info, click here.
Royal Copenhagen | Semaphore
For something a little bit different, Royal Copenhagen in Semaphore is giving us a dot cake with an ice cream twist. Think vanilla cake topped with housemade vanilla ice cream and the classic 100s and 1000s.
“Customers are able to customise the dot cake bu choosing any of our ice cream flavours,” the team said.
The team are also making a house vanilla cold foam, topped with dots that you can add to any of their iced drink options. Get in quick because it’s here for a limited time only.
Where: 5/13 Semaphore Road
For more info, click here.
Chapter 3 | Adelaide CBD
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Last but not least, Chapter 3 on Frome Street, will be offering the same dot cakes as their sister store, Gillys Espresso. This one is for the city dwellers looking for their next sweet treat at a local coffee spot.
It’s smooth, silky and with frosting that melts in your mouth, it’s worth the try!
Where: 27 Frome Street, Adelaide
For more info, click here.
If you know of any other venues in Adelaide serving dot cakes, feel free to send info over to [email protected]
