Hungry for reform: Bakers for Change sells sweets to promote societal causes
When she’s disillusioned by world affairs, Kait Wakefield heads to her kitchen to “rage bake.”
There, surrounded by mixing bowls and various ingredients, she channels her anger into action, creating sweet treats with messages addressing everything from racism and women’s rights to voting and Covid.
“My first political cakes were kind of cutesy and about the pandemic,” Wakefield explains. “They would say, ‘Let’s stay home,’ and, ‘Love you … but from, like, 6 feet away.’ As the summer began, I became more and more worried about the election and just the state of the world and the country and started getting more political. It was a good outlet for my frustration.”