Ella Barchie 
Within the last month, the New York-based bakery, The Dot Cakes, has gone viral across social media for its Dotcups, a layered cake with vanilla frosting and a heavy topping of dot sprinkles. Since then, the food trend has spread across the country, with other stores creating their own versions, including here in New Jersey. Throughout the state, versions of the Dot Cake have popped up as featured items for bakeries, cafes, ice cream shops, and more. Keep reading to learn where you can find Dot Cakes in New Jersey.
The Details
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Dot Cakes started in New York state when Alex Posner created the first Dot Cake for her friend as a college gift in 2017. From there, others asked to buy versions of the cake from her for other celebrations like birthdays and anniversaries. As she started to gain more business, Alex created an Instagram for her desserts called “Okay But First Cake.” When she went off to college, her mother, Sondra Posner, continued making and selling cakes. Three years later, they opened a store in Westbury, New York, called The Dot Cakes by OBFC. After graduating, Alex returned to the business, and the two have continued to grow, opening a store in Rosbury, New York, and partnering with Butterfield Market in New York City in the fall of 2025.
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In Spring 2026, the business became known across the country when the Dotcups went viral online. Dotcups are a miniature version of the 9” and 12” Dot Cakes, with layered cake and vanilla frosting covered in a thick layer of dot sprinkles. All over social media platforms, like TikTok and Instagram, influencers have gone out to buy and taste test the cakes. Others who are not in the area have attempted to recreate the cakes back home instead. And for many small businesses, including multiple in New Jersey, they have taken the original Dotcups and recreated them as their own version.
Over the last few weeks, the Dot Cake has spread from New York to New Jersey and gone beyond its original form. From cakes to lattes to ice cream, the viral Dotcups can be seen all throughout New Jersey.
Hudson County
Carlo’s Bakery | 95 Washington Street, Hoboken
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Carlo’s is a longtime favorite in Hoboken, loved for its sweet treats and custom desserts for big events, like baby showers and weddings. It has recently joined in on the dot cake trend and has listed them as available for sale. (Including a special orange + blue-sprinkle dot cake to celebrate the New York Knicks, shown above)
Union County + At the Jersey Shore
Small Town Play Cafe | 278 North Avenue E, Westfield
Small Town Play Cafe is both a play space for children and a cafe. The play space includes slides, play-pretend buildings, and other activities. The cafe includes a mix of both coffee and non-coffee drinks, as well as a kids’ menu. The dot cakes are now on sale at locations in vanilla flavor.
The Atlas Cafe Co. | Brick
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This microbakery based in Brick has all kinds of desserts, but specializes in cookies. The Atlas Cafe Co’s take on the Dot Cake is, what else, but a cookie. The cookie is a sugar cookie topped with a layer of vanilla buttercream and dot sprinkles.
Caputo’s Bakery | 444 Ocean Boulevard North, Long Branch
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Caputo’s is a family-run Italian bakery and coffee shop that focuses on made-from-scratch pastries and desserts. This Long Branch spot is selling vanilla-flavored dot cakes.
Cowabunga Creamery | 3161 NJ-35, Lavallette
The Cowabunga Creamery is an ice cream shop in Lavallette. The Dot Cake Ice Cream is a soft serve ice cream topped with the dot sprinkles, and can include any additional toppings with the ice cream, too.
Monkey Bread | 972 Boardwalk, Ocean City
Monkey Bread is a spot straight on the Ocean City Boardwalk that sells Monkey Bread, Smoothies, Açaí Bowls, and other specialty desserts. Rather than a Dot Cake, Monkey Bread is selling a Dot Bread, which is Monkey Bread topped with a layer of frosting and dot sprinkles.
Salty’s Inlet Ice Cream | 101 Ocean Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach
Although labeled as Ice Cream, Salty’s Inlet also serves other cold desserts including soft serve, gelato, and Italian ice. Their most recent menu addition is their take on Ice Cream Dot Cake. The sundae includes peanut butter, layered with vanilla soft serve and a thick layer of dot sprinkles.
Steady Hand Cafe | 710 Main Street, Bradley Beach + Seasonal pop-up at The St. Laurent Social Club, 408 7th Avenue, Asbury Park
The cafe has a location at Bradley Beach and at the St. Laurent Social Club in Asbury Park. Their Dot Cake latte includes caramelized milk, almond and vanilla “cake” syrups with cold foam and rainbow dot sprinkles.
Sunrise Sips | Mobile Coffee Cart
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Sunrise Sips is a mobile coffee cart founded in Brielle. The cart does both pop-ups and different types of events, including birthdays, parties, etc. The Dot Cake latte is the current featured coffee, alongside its menu of traditional coffee drinks.
Montclair + Essex County
Crew | 262 Main Street, Chatham
Crew is a cafe in Chatham that features specialized coffee drinks and lunch and breakfast dishes. They are selling vanilla-flavored Dot Cakes, as well as Dot Cake lattes and matcha drinks.
Nasto’s Ice Cream Co. | 236 Jefferson Street #240, Newark + 992 Saint Georges Avenue, Unit A4, Avenel
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This family-owned ice cream store has both the classic vanilla Dot Cakes and their own Dot Cake shake. The milkshake consists of cake batter ice cream, whipped cream, and sprinkles.
Swiss Chalet Bakery | 159 South Street, Morristown
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Swiss Chalet Bakery is a Swiss bakery and cafe that also serves all-day halal breakfast and lunch. It has two flavors of Dot Cake available for purchase: chocolate cake with chocolate mousse and vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream.
Bergen County
Half Baked | 107 Miller Road, Mahwah
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Half Baked is known for its imaginative treats and variety of cookies, which are known as “Chonkers”. It is now baking dot cakes, which are made with its homemade butter cream.
Sussex County
All Roads Vegan | 694 Route 15 S, Lake Hopatcong
All Roads Vegan is a fully Vegan cafe and bakery with mostly organic baked goods. The newest menu item is a vegan take on the vanilla dot cake, with a gluten-free version available as well.
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