Costco Dot Cakes: Price, Flavors, Ingredients and Where to Find Them

Costco Dot Cakes are sold at select US warehouses in a six-pack of mini Dotcups from The Dotcakes bakery. Look for item #2096781 in the refrigerated deli or dessert case. The pack contains three Classic Vanilla and three Chocolate cups, each weighing 4.5 ounces. Reported warehouse prices range from $14.79 to $14.99 for six. Check your own warehouse before making a trip, since both price and stock depend on the location. Costco Business Delivery product listing and package photography and reported warehouse sightings and prices.

What are Costco Dot Cakes?

Costco’s mini dot cakes are individual cups of cake and frosting topped with tiny round rainbow sprinkles. The Dotcakes bakery from Roslyn, New York, makes the variety pack. The six cups are individually wrapped, with 27 ounces of cake and frosting in the box in total. The 4.5-ounce weight printed for each dessert refers to the food inside, so use a measuring cup or container dimensions when choosing a size for homemade versions. Official Costco six-pack details.

The bakery’s Alex and Sondra Posner drew attention through limited releases at Butterfield Market in Manhattan. People filmed the bright topping and the sound of a spoon scraping through it. The October 2026 rollout at select Costco warehouses gave buyers outside New York another way to try the dessert. Limited stock also made the warehouse search part of the social-media trend, with shoppers sharing the item number and their local finds. Good Morning America’s interview with the founders and Food Network’s October launch coverage.

Costco Dot Cakes price and pack size

Buying option	Pack or portion	Price reference
Costco warehouse	Six 4.5-ounce cups, three vanilla and three chocolate	$14.79–$14.99 reported, about $2.47–$2.50 per cup
Costco Same-Day	Same six-pack, ZIP-dependent availability	$16.90 on the listing checked in November 2026, about $2.82 per cup before any additional charges
Bakery or Butterfield Market	Larger standard 8-ounce cups	Spring and summer reporting cited $11 per cup at Butterfield and earlier sightings at $13

The $14.89 price reported at launch works out to about $2.48 per cup, or about $0.55 per ounce. A standard 8-ounce cup priced at $11 works out to about $1.38 per ounce. Compare price and size together if you are deciding between a bakery order and the six-pack. For a party, two Costco packs give you 12 cups split evenly between vanilla and chocolate. Check the current box price and whether your warehouse has enough packs before planning around them. Warehouse Runner’s item tracker, Costco Same-Day listing and Food Network’s size and price comparison.

Where to find Dot Cakes at Costco

1. Select your local US warehouse in the Costco app and search for 2096781 or “Dotcakes.” If you are using Same-Day delivery, enter your ZIP code and check that the listing is for the six-pack.
2. If the item fails to appear, try Costco’s inventory chat or call the warehouse and choose Membership. Give them the item number and ask whether the item is currently on hand and which refrigerated case to check.
3. In the store, look around the cold deli and packaged desserts first. Ask a staff member to look up the item if the shelf tag is there but the case is empty. Costco says inventory and prices can change and its inventory results may be delayed.
4. If you find stock at another warehouse, confirm before driving. A third-party tracker is useful for leads, especially if it shows the time of the last update. The warehouse is the better source for your trip.

Costco’s warehouse availability instructions and Costco’s price and inventory help.

Vanilla vs. chocolate: what to expect

Classic Vanilla is the option to open first if you like a vanilla birthday-cake flavor. Chocolate gives you a cocoa cake base under a similarly colorful top. Open one of each and split them if you want to compare the cake flavors against the same crisp topping. A spoonful taken down through the cake gives a better comparison than tasting the sprinkle crust by itself.

Sweetness comes up frequently in reviews. Some shoppers like the moist cake and familiar frosting, while others find the combination of frosting and a dense sprinkle layer very sweet. Comparisons to Mexican cortadillo reflect a resemblance to colorful bakery cakes with sprinkles. Cortadillo generally comes as a slice of sheet cake, and a Dotcup has the frosting and sprinkle topping packaged over an individual cake portion. Sporked’s launch coverage and reader reactions and Convosight’s roundup of launch videos.

Ingredients, allergens and nutrition

The package for item #2096781 lists milk, eggs, wheat and soy. It also says the cakes are made in a facility that processes peanuts and tree nuts. Costco’s online listing describes the pack as Kosher Dairy and sesame free. Check the ingredient list and advisory on the box you plan to buy, especially if you are avoiding peanuts or tree nuts. The bakery’s separate dietary options have their own ingredient and shared-kitchen information. Costco Business Delivery package image, The Dotcakes dietary FAQ and FDA guidance on allergen labels.

Per cake (128 g)	Classic Vanilla	Chocolate
Calories	430	430
Total fat	16 g	17 g
Carbohydrate	68 g	67 g
Total sugars	49 g	49 g
Added sugars	49 g	48 g
Sodium	420 mg	480 mg
Protein	4 g	4 g

These values are from the package image for Costco item #2096781. Check the label on your own box for the current values. Keep the cups refrigerated and follow the package directions if freezing or thawing. Costco Business Delivery product and storage details.

Costco Dot Cakes vs. homemade dot cakes

Choose the Costco pack if you want six matching desserts with both flavors and you can confirm stock. The original Roslyn shop and Butterfield Market are useful leads for larger cups and flavors like Vanilla Chip and Red Velvet. The bakery’s pickup location is 121 Mineola Ave, Roslyn, New York. Check the shop or retailer directly for flavors, preorder dates and shipping, which the bakery says pauses in warm months. Publix Sprinkle Crunch Shortcakes and the Marks & Spencer Chocolate Dot Cake in the UK are examples of similar sprinkle desserts from other retailers. The Dotcakes FAQ and Sporked’s comparison with the Publix version and M&S’s 110 g Chocolate Dot Cake listing.

If your warehouse sells out, you can make dot cakes at home with vanilla sheet cake, cream cheese frosting and rainbow nonpareils. Make homemade chocolate dot cakes if you prefer cocoa cake, with pale buttercream for the bakery look or fudge frosting for a richer finish. For the cake base, see how to bake a cake for beginners for pan preparation and doneness cues. Homemade cups also give you control over frosting thickness and when the sprinkles go on. If adapting for allergies, check each ingredient and take cross-contact into account.

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