‘Ace of Cakes’ Star Duff Goldman gives sweet offer to lesbian couple denied service
Karma is coming back around for two brides-to-be after being denied service from Sweet Cakes bakery in Portland, Ore. Owner Aaron Klein refused to make the couple’s wedding cake because of his religious viewpoints, and after hearing the news, Food Network’s Ace of Cakes confectionary star Duff Goldman came to the rescue.
The Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes executive pastry chef told the Huffington Post, “I saw this story and I was like, ‘Wait—I can do something, there’s injustice involving a cake!’”
He has sent an offer to the brides to create the cake of their dreams, free of charge—a significant upgrade from Sweet Cakes’ creations.
“For a cake decorator to really feel like he really needed to take a stand … it just makes absolutely no sense. It’s petty, it’s small … this man has wrapped up his hatred in the cloak of religion,” adds Goldman.
Goldman has always been a supporter of same-sex marriage. “We don’t care about sexual orientation—it’s not like ‘Oh, yay, we’re making a cake for gay people!’ or ‘Oh. We’re making a cake for gay people.’ We’re just making a cake for people who love each other,” he told us in a previous interview.
Though the couple has not yet taken him up on his offer, he promises to personally deliver it to Oregon if they do. “I want to give them a big hug and say congratulations,” he said. “It involves cake, it involves love, marriage, all things I’m a big fan of.”
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