Diana Taurasi’s slicked-back bun. The 2025 All-Star “Pay Us What You Owe Us” warmup shirts. Ellie the Elephant’s braid. Kelsey Plum’s comically undersized 2022 All-Star MVP trophy. Over the WNBA’s 30 seasons, the league has accumulated a treasure trove of cultural artifacts that have come to shape the W’s lore. This June, during the WNBA’s 30th birthday month and, of course, Pride, it’s time to add another relic to the league’s gallery: A’ja Wilson’s Pride cakes.
In a tradition dating back to 2023, every June Wilson presents her Aces teammates with an LGBTQ-inspired, kaleidoscopic cake to celebrate Pride month. But Wilson isn’t alone in this endeavor; the Las Vegas star has recruited local baker and owner of 2blovedcheesecakes, Brittany Brumfield, as her collaborator. The two were put in touch by Brumfield’s husband, Pierre Jackson, who is a professional basketball player and served as a practice player for the Aces. One day, when Wilson asked if anyone knew of a baker, Jackson put Brumfield’s name forward.
Also a full-time student, Brumfield is completely self-taught and a one-woman show. “I love sweets,” Brumfield says. “I’ve always been a baker, and I was raised at my grandma’s house; I was always in the kitchen baking.” But her creative pursuits in the kitchen took a more professional turn during the COVID-19 lockdown. “When the world was shut down, there was nothing else to do,” Brumfield says. “At first I was just baking, and then it went into decorating.”
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