IN THE MEDIA

What began as a simple idea to gather friends around cake has grown into a globally recognized celebration of creativity, community, and abundance.

CAKE PICNIC brings together hundreds of cakes and cake lovers at a single table, creating a visually striking and deeply communal experience that has captured international attention. From intimate beginnings to large-scale gatherings around the world, CAKE PICNIC has been featured by global media for its joyful approach to food, art, and connection. Below is a curated selection of press and media coverage documenting the evolution of CAKE PICNIC and the cultural moment it continues to create — all in the name of cake.

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  • 'No Cake, No Entry': More Than 1000 Picnic to Celebrate the Love of Cake, New York Times

  • How One Cake Lover Started a Viral Community for Home Bakers, TODAY

  • The "Cake Picnic"…has become one of the most popular events in all of America, Vanity Fair

  • You can't come to the touring Cake Picnic unless you bring a dessert to share, NPR

  • FOMO? We take you inside the sold-out Cake Picnic in Santa Monica, LAist

  • CAKE PICNIC to celebrate Betty Crocker’s birthday in Minneapolis, The Minnesota Star Tribune

  • Viral CAKE PICNIC Is Coming to Minneapolis, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

  • Cake lovers unite: Massive Bay Area cake party to return, KTVU FOX2

  • The next SF Cake Picnic is almost here, SFGate

  • Cooking Clubs Are Helping Us Make Friends As Adults, Refinery29

  • CAKE PICNIC in London, Tagblatt

  • How a woman conquered the world with cakes – and made thousands happy, Aargauer Zeitung

  • Missed the big London Cake Picnic? Stylist

  • A dream for cake fans: The Cake Picnic comes to Europe, reise reporter

  • The Cake Picnic Phenomenon With Founder Elisa Sunga, Cherry Bombe podcast interview

  • How 162 cakes were devoured…at Carlsbad’s Flower Fields, San Diego Union Tribune

  • The Only Way to Make Cake Picnic More Viral? Add Flowers., EATER SD

  • 160+ cakes, ranunculus blooms and the natural comfort of cotton, Yahoo!

  • The viral Cake Picnic that took over San Francisco might be coming to L.A., TimeOut

  • “No Cake, No Entry”—SF’s Viral Cake Picnic Is Coming To Los Angeles, Secret LA

  • Let them eat cake! You've never seen a picnic like this before!, NBC Los Angeles

  • S.F. museum’s cake picnic satisfies craving with nearly 1,400 concoctions, San Francisco Chronicle

  • Massive Cake Picnic in San Francisco hosts over 1,300 cakes, Yahoo! News

  • They were left out of the biggest cake party in SF. So they threw their own., SF GATE

  • Legion of Honor Hosts Confectionery Celebration Highlighting Exhibition, Richmond Review

  • This Picnic Extravaganza Saw Over 1,000 Yummy Creations, Better Homes & Gardens

  • Cake good enough to paint, good enough to eat, Mission Local

  • Community comes together… interview with Rachel Maurer, LIVE! In the Bay

  • People Brought Over 1,000 Cakes To This Cake Picnic In San Francisco, MSN

  • “No Cake, No Entry” What's This San Francisco’s ‘Cake Picnic’, Times Now

  • Largest Cake Picnic In San Francisco Saw A Buffet Of 1,387 Different Cakes, NDTV Food

  • Watch: A sneak preview of Cake Picnic in SF, NBC Bay Area

  • Dig Into The Legion Of Honor’s Massive Cake Picnic This Month, Secret San Francisco

  • Tausende verkosteten 1367 Kuchen bei „Cake Picnic“ in San Francisco, Die Presse

  • Cake Happens in San Francisco, EatDrinksFilms

  • CAKE PICNIC interview with Founder Elisa Sunga, Cherry Bombe Issue No. 27

  • 'No cake, no entry': Hundreds gather for Cake Picnic in San Francisco, USA TODAY

  • This Picnic Was Made Up Entirely of Cake—613! Woman’s World

  • Stressed? Why not bake a cake. Hundreds of strangers did just that, USA TODAY

  • More than 600 cakes take over SF museum at whimsical cake picnic, SF GATE

  • I’m Just a Girl in a Room With 180 Cakes, Food Network Digital

  • The Cake Picnic Criss-Crossing the Nation Arrives in New York, EATER NY

  • The Cake Picnic Goes Viral, Cake Zine

  • LA CAKE PICNIC, ABC 7 Los Angeles

  • Cake Picnic Is the Sweet Event You’ve Always Dreamt of as a Kid, EATER

  • New 'Cake…' event takes over SF park, SFGATE

  • ‘Cake…’: Photos show the delicious 180-cake picnic…, San Francisco Standard

  • Nearly 200 people share, indulge in free sweets at SF's 'Cake…', ABC7 News

  • Free Cake Picnic in SF’s Potrero del Sol Park attracts hundreds, Local News Matters