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Austin Mutual Aid

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Breast Cancer Resource Center

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Hope for the Journey

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Border Collie Rescue & Rehab

〰️ Austin Mutual Aid 〰️ Breast Cancer Resource Center 〰️ Hope for the Journey 〰️ Border Collie Rescue & Rehab

Inspired by the Cake Picnic, Moonstone Counseling hosted our own version of the event with local mental health flavor on Jan 11, 2026!

An anonymous donor pledged $10,000 for this event, which made this fest a LOT sweeter for several local non-profits. Congrats to the winning bakers, who were voted upon in three categories!

2006 Winning Bakers

“You Take the Cake” $5,000

Alex Paro & Border Collie Rescue & Rehab/Austin Mutual Aid

“More Cake, Please!” $3,000

Ruby Bassett & Breast Cancer Resource Center

“Show-stopper” $2,000

Traci Pirri & Hope for the Journey

  • Let Them Eat Cake is a festival hosted at Moonstone Counseling and open to all from our community who would like to participate in a creative and social experience centered around cake.

    Sunday, January 11 from 1pm to 3pm

    This is our way of starting out 2026 with fun and flavor! Because we are helpers by nature, we are of course making this into a benefit for non-profits.

    If you ever needed an excuse to make an elegant cake, a weird cake, or your grandma’s classic…now is your chance. We can’t wait to see and taste your cake!

  • Who doesn’t love a good cake? Inspired by the Cake Picnic, with its tables and tables of creative cakes and happy tasters, we seek to bring a slice of joy to our community through a fun and creative afternoon.

  • Sign up to be the first to know about the 2027 Fest!

  • Register with entry fee, select your non-profit and tell us why you love that agency.

    On the day of the event you must agree to arrive on time to set up your cake for display, tasting and voting.

    You must bring your cake with a card noting what kind of cake it is. Specify if GF, non-dairy, vegan, etc…

    Your cake must be homemade. Creativity is encouraged!

    1. I have never heard of the Cake Picnic. What is it? You can learn about it here: https://www.cakepicnictour.com/

    2. Where is this event held? Moonstone Counseling Center- Westlake Office

    3. What will we do at the event? Eat cake. Be in community together. There will be a professional photographer to take fun pictures.

    4. Where do the funds for this event go? Thanks to an anonymous donor, $10,000 will be donated on behalf of the top 3 cakes. The event fee secures your spot and supports the production of this fest!

    5. I am not a good baker. Should I still register? YES! This is fun. Be creative. Try something new, or go with an old classic.

    6. Can a non-mental health professional register? Although this event is geared toward mental health professionals, we welcome friends of the community.

    7. Will you do this again? We hope to make this an annual event. Be sure to sign up to learn about the 2027 event registration so don’t miss this next year!

    8. Who took the photos? Christine St. Laurent of St. Laurent Photography is our event photographer & friend