You know Austin's cake decorating subculture is alive and thriving when the showcase event outgrows venues every couple of years with local and regional cake artists eager to strut their stuff to the attention of enthusiastic crowds. This 11-year-old event is a labor of love hosted by the Capital Confectioners Cake Club and Make It Sweet, the local retailer for all your sugar-art needs. In addition to a meticulously judged competition, the weekend always offers informative classes and demonstrations and attracts vendors dealing in every manner of decorating supply imaginable. Attracting top-notch judges and instructors and drawing from a rich supply of local talent, That Takes the Cake is becoming one of the most prestigious sugar-art shows in the country.
