Associate Professor Lindsay Kelley studies food and technology and says the allure of a cake picnic is in its design.
“Unlike muffins, cupcakes, or biscuits, cakes are designed to be sliced and shared,” she says. “When we see a whole cake at parties and events, we understand that everyone around the table gets a slice and we share that experience.”
And that shared experience is what drives Sunga as she continues to whip up a frenzy with Cake Picnic.
“When you go to a concert, it’s pretty much the same age group,” she says, but when you’re at cake picnic, it’s so varied.
Sunga says her event brings together families, older women that bake together, Gen Z girlfriends that have got out of the group chat, people in college or young women that are exploring creative activities.
“It’s just fun to see everyone coming together,” she says.
As for juggling a full-time job and her baking, it’s her selfish way of wanting to have it all.
“I am very curious about tech and AI, but at the same time, I love being creative and expressing myself and eating cake,” Sunga says.
“I want to have my cake and eat it, too.”