Cake Picnic by Elisa Sunga - ISBN: 9781797238258
Hardcover
Bake, connect, celebrate: Cake picnics for joy, community, and indulgence.

Cake Picnic

Recipes for the Love of Cake & Friends

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  • Hardcover

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    12 May 2026

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Summary

From the founder of Cake Picnic—a series of joyful, diverse, and deliciously indulgent gatherings where every attendee brings a whole cake—this cookbook of 50 baking recipes includes a guide to hosting your own confectionery events and encourages bakers to lean into play, connection, community—and lots of cake!

It all started with a dream: A few friends lounging in the park on a sunny day, eating cake. Elisa Sunga posted the invitation to that first-ever cake picnic a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781797238258
ISBN-10:1797238256
Author:Elisa Sunga
Publisher:Chronicle Books
Imprint:Chronicle Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:12 May 2026
Weight:968g
Dimensions:28mm x 262mm x 191mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Sweet debut…where the book really shines is in the recipes themselves, organized by party theme…complete with approachable instructions and attractive photography, this is a treat.”—Publishers Weekly “The good news for anyone who has never been to one of Sunga’s [Cake Picnic] events, is that she has now bottled all of their magic into her debut cookbook, which is part hosting guide, part recipe collection.”—Avocado Diaries“Part entertaining guide and part cake gallery, it’s a vision of stacked layers, swooshed buttercream, and over-the-top florals…the cake party, it seems, is just getting started.”—The SF Standard“Deliciously joyful book that lets bakers make their cakes and eat them, too, with new and old friends.”—Library Journal

About The Author

Elisa Sunga

Elisa Sunga transforms butter, sugar, and flour into reasons for gathering and celebration. As the creator of CAKE PICNIC and cofounder of Bucket List Bake Club, she has brought thousands of bakers together, turning shared passion into lasting community. Her ability to weave sweetness and connection into memorable experiences has caught the attention of the New York Times, Food Network, Cherry Bombe, Eater, Epicurious, SFGate, The San Francisco Standard, USA TODAY, ABC News, and many other media outlets globally.

When not dreaming up new ways to bring people together through cake, she can be found in her San Francisco Bay Area kitchen, testing recipes, tending to her flower garden, lounging with her family, and playing with her dog, Ginger.

Join her on Instagram at @saltedrye, where baking is a creative outlet and every creation is an invitation to celebrate.

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