It's hard to believe how the California Cake Club has grown and what has been accomplished since the beginning in 1980, at Anaheim, to the 2006 Cake Camp in Las Vegas. Frances Kuyper(The Cake Lady), the Founder, held the first meeting in Anaheim with approximately 40 attending. Jeanne Lutz was appointed President for two years.

In 1982-84 under the presidency of Fay Shanholtzer, California Cake Club received the statues of a Non Profit Corporation. For the October 8, 1983 meeting in Bakersfield, we had the first mini demos, which developed into the first Mini Classes on July 14-17, 1989 at Bakersfield College, during the Presidency of Vada Millar.

In July of 1989 it was presented with the idea for the California Cake Club to sponsor Mini Classes with traveling teachers. Many members had been approached for this to happen. After many meetings and telephone calls, Vada stepped up to spear head the project with help from Lorine Eckardt. and set the dates for July 14-17, 1989 for the very first Mini Classes, to be held at the Bakersfield College. There were 17 teachers and 53 classes scheduled. All classes were well attended with students coming from all over California and other states. In Feb 1991, the Board announced that an agreement was formed between 3C's and Country Kitchen, in Illinois, to offer mini classes on alternating years. Hence, they held mini classes in 1991, and we continued in 1992, holding the event biennially.

Below is the history that has led us to our 11TH Cake Camp.

Mini Classes
Year	Location	Dates	Executive	Theme
1989	Bakersfield College	July 14-17	Pres: Vada Millar Chair: Lorine Eckhardt
1990	Bakersfield College	July 13-16	Pres: Vada Millar Chair: Lorine Eckhardt
1992	UC Santa Barbara	July 17-20	Pres: Vada Millar Chair: Lorine Eckhardt
1994	UC Santa Barbara	July 14-17	Pres: Linda Doorbar Chair: Jeanne Lutz Chairman	Aloha
1996	UC Santa Barbara	July 11-14	Pres: Linda Doorbar Chair: Nancy Morgan	Western
1998	San Jose State U	July 9-12	Pres: Helen Freeborn Chairs: Pat Strubb and Nancy Morgan	Ship Wreck
2000	Loyola Marymount U	July 13-16	Pres: Linda Bills Chair: Alice Molina	Down On The Farm
2002	UC Riverside	August 15-18	Pres: Linda Bills Chair: Alice Molina	Under The Big top
Cake Camp - Name changed from Mini-Classes
2004	UC Riverside	June 24-27	Pres & Chair: Laura Grater	Hollywood
2006	Riviera Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada	September 3-6	Pres & Chair: Laura Grater	Summer Camp
2008	Riviera Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada	Jul 31 - Aug 3	Chairs: Linda Bills Valerie Lindsley	Get Lucky

The California Cake Club members are so pleased to have so many countries support our Cake Camps each year. We realize how important it is to have all this knowledge available to everyone.