Queer Cakes & Butch Bakes

Get ready to crumble! 

Queer Cakes & Butch Bakes is a community bake-off made with Pride. 

Castlemaine Pride invites you to bake, come together and eat cake! With 6 exciting prize categories to enter: 

• Gayest Cake 

Yass queen…unleash your inner diva! 

• Best Tart 

If pastry is your passion, you can puff up or get short!

• Beyond the Binary

Most non-conforming flavour palette 

• This cake is ‘brat’ 

Best youth entry under the age of 18 

• Deadliest Cake  

Most fabulous feature of native ingredients 

• I’m Sweet Enough 

Best entry for alternative dietary requirements 

• ‘People's Choice’ Award 

Power to the people!

There are some fabulous prizes on offer to the winner of each category! 

Judging by celebrity culinary connoisseurs: Johnny Baker, Bar Midland, Ratbag Food & Wine, Superhero and Dhelkaya Health. Be entertained by queer cowgirl Jess Parker, and a tea party hosted by the Silver Rainbow Social Club. 

It's set to be a day of yummy food, music, and fabulous company. So, whether you're there to show off your baking skills or just to enjoy the atmosphere, come along for a slice of community fun!

This competition and event is open to all ages, LGBTQIA+ community and allies. 

Grab your apron and grease your pans… the competition is sure to be fierce! 

Castlemaine Pride’s Queer Cakes & Butch Bakes has been supported through Victoria’s Pride, a partnership between the Victorian Government and Midsumma.