If you’re on TikTok, then you’ve probably already seen the brightly colored mini-cakes that are taking sweets fans by storm.
Dot cakes, which originated, according to the food news site Eater, at The Dotcakes in Long Island, are all over social media as influencers scrap their spoons across the tops, which are covered in rainbow nonpareils over a flat layer of frosting.
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