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Viral Dot Cake with Oui by Yoplait

  • 20 Minutes Prep1 Hour 15 Minutes Total
  • 12 Servings

There are several versions of viral dot cake recipes, but this one using Oui by Yoplait in the frosting is genuinely unique. There’s something about the texture of French-style yogurt that makes the frosting feel richer than it has any right to be for how simple it is to throw together. It coats the cake beautifully and holds those sprinkles like a dream.

Ingredient List

For the Vanilla Cake

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

For the Frosting

  • 2 jars Vanilla Oui by Yoplait French Style Yogurt
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For Decorating

  • 12 small ice cream cups
  • 1 cup rainbow nonpareil sprinkles

Preparation

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a large rectangular baking pan (40x30cm / 15x12 inch) and line the bottom with parchment.
  2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in one bowl.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk the sugar, oil, eggs, milk, and vanilla together until smooth.
  4. Add the dry mix into the wet and stir until just combined and smooth.
  5. Pour the batter into your prepared pan.
  6. Bake for 22–25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Cool completely and make sure to be patient here. Frosting warm cake is a disaster!
  8. Beat the softened cream cheese until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla, then mix again until smooth.
  9. Scoop the Oui yogurt out of both jars and fold it into the cream cheese mixture until it all comes together.
  10. To assemble the dot cakes, cut out cake rounds using the ice cream cups as a size guide, until you have 24 rounds.
  11. Layer one round in each cup, add frosting, and top with a second layer. Then, frost up to the top of the cup and smooth it off.
  12. Add the nonpareil sprinkles onto a lipped dish or bowl and be careful as you press the frosted cake cups into the sprinkles, completely covering the entire top.
  13. Your dot cakes can be kept in the fridge for several days or enjoyed immediately!

Tips

  • French-style yogurt = richer frosting. The thicker texture of Oui makes the frosting noticeably creamier than what you'd get from a regular yogurt. It also holds its shape a bit better when you're pressing in the sprinkles.
  • Add fresh berries. If you want a finishing touch that looks bakery-level, a small cluster of fresh raspberries or strawberries on top goes really well – especially against all that rainbow color.
  • Box cake makes it easier. Grab a boxed white, vanilla, or funfetti mix and bake it according to the package. Jump straight to the frosting step and carry on from there. Honestly, it's still great.
  • Make dot cakes allergy-friendly by replacing the flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free blend. Make sure to check your sprinkles, because some brands manufacture on shared equipment and may not be safe for celiacs.

FLAVOR PAIRING IDEAS

Oui makes some great flavors that open up a lot of fun combinations for this cake:

  • Vanilla cake + Vanilla Oui frosting (the crowd-pleaser)
  • Vanilla cake + Strawberry Oui frosting
  • Lemon cake + Vanilla Oui frosting
  • White cake + Coconut Oui frosting
  • Almond cake + Vanilla Oui frosting

FAQs

How Do You Make a Dot Cake?

Bake a vanilla sponge in a rectangular tin, then stamp out rounds to fit your ice cream cups. Stack two rounds per cup with frosting between them, then frost the top generously. Here’s the fun bit – press the frosted side straight into a bowl of rainbow nonpareils until it’s fully coated. Chill before serving and try not to eat one immediately.

Who Made Dot Cakes?

Credit goes to Dotcakes, tucked inside Butterfield Market in New York City. They’d already built a proper cult following locally – the two-cake limit per customer didn’t hurt the mystique – before TikTok got hold of them. Once that happened, the sprinkle-coated cups went from NYC neighbourhood secret to something people were recreating in kitchens worldwide.