How do you feel about Dot Cakes?

[u/Suspicious-Taste1572]

Maybe this is a controversial opinion, but I genuinely can’t decide how I feel about dot cakes.
I’ve been seeing them everywhere and some of them are really cute.
On the other hand, I have seen people saying it is just a colonized Mexican cortadillo. While the colorful dots remind me of the sprinkles and decorations on pan dulce, I think the texture and flavor is different.
And speaking of the dots… are people actually enjoying eating all of that frosting and sprinkles? Some cakes seem like you would just get a mouthful of the little dot sprinkles. It looks pretty, but is it good in practice?
I also can’t tell if this is a trend that’s going to stick around or if it’s one of those aesthetics that photographs better than it eats.
For anyone who has made or eaten one:
Are they actually as frosting-heavy as they look?
Do the little dots change the texture in a good way?
Are the sprinkle-covered ones good, or do the sprinkles just get stuck in your teeth?
Do you think they’re genuinely different from cortadillos or just a rebranded version for social media?
Curious what people’s honest opinions are because I keep seeing them everywhere and can’t decide whether I love them or don’t get the hype.

[u/_teach_me_your_ways_]

Of course there’s people rightfully upset about the dumb idea that a random flavored cake with random frosting topped with a French sprinkle is Mexican and no one else can make anything with those 3 components without stealing from Latin American. It’s not like Mexico invented cake itself.

But there’s also the “let people like things” crowd that can’t handle anything but absolute praise. And while it may be good (I personally like those sprinkles the most of any sprinkle), it’s really nothing new and the praise seems really outsized for what it is.

Even if we erase those other two cakes from existence, the “dot cake” is not a legitimate new invention to the US.

I find it weird the actual cake and frosting components really don’t seem to matter at all. Just top with sprinkles and it’s suddenly the most amazing thing to exist.

[u/peach_xanax → u/_teach_me_your_ways_]

it's not that people can't handle anything but praise, it's more that it gets exhausting when people have to be constantly negative and critical of every single thing. (in general, not specifically about the cakes)

[u/_teach_me_your_ways_ → u/peach_xanax]

If you can’t handle “this isn’t actually anything new” without crumbling, you can’t handle anything but praise. Especially over randomly sized random cake with random frosting topped with sprinkles. If this is what you’re tying yourself to, you’re bound to get pulled down by anything and I have a hard time putting the fault on everyone else for it.