“This is an opportunity for me to represent myself and Aunt Mona’s as a person in the world and as a company that resides in it,” Vazquez said.
At ‘Cake Picnic’ aims to celebrate culture as well as the love of baking, and this year stops in Minneapolis to celebrate the birthday of Betty Crocker. (Angela Jazmín Studio)
Vazquez said it will be fun to see bakers of varying skill levels gather with their creations while celebrating Betty Crocker’s birthday because that’s the point — Cake Picnic and Betty Crocker are all about cake making being less intimidating and more accessible.
“It’s not just bakers and pastry chefs,” Vazquez said. “I think there’s going to be a lot of inspiration for other cake artists to see.”