April 14th is Cake and Cunnilingus Day!
If you haven't by now, mark it in the calendar, ladies, as tomorrow, April 14 is your day and officially National Cake and Cunnilingus Day. On this day, women get to celebrate their pleasure and receive all the cunnilingus they want. Of course, the day is also about cake!
Now, before you raise your eyebrows and clutch your pearls, let’s get one thing straight: this holiday is all in good fun. Cake and Cunnilingus Day is a day of unabashed female pleasure, where all women can enjoy the sweet taste of cake, and the even sweeter taste of cunnilingus. And, it provides the occasion for a lighthearted way to talk about sexual issues and celebrate female pleasure. (Plus, who doesn’t love cake?)
The origins of Cake and Cunnilingus Day
First created in 2006 by web designer, writer, and filmmaker Ms. Naughty, this day is a response to the male-centered Steak and Blowjob Day, which is celebrated one month prior. Cake and Cunnilingus Day is celebrated on April 14th as a way to celebrate female pleasure and honor women. Women are encouraged to eat cake and receive cunnilingus on this day. As a matter of fact, between 70 to 80% of women don't reach orgasm through penetration or penis-in-vagina sex! So, Cake and Cunnilingus Day is the occasion to focus on female orgasm! The occurrence also supports various charities, including breast and prostate cancer awareness. Sounds like a win-win to us!
How to celebrate Cake and Cunnilingus Day
Now, we know some of you might be hesitant to try out this holiday. Maybe you’re not a big cake person, or you’re nervous about asking for what you want in the bedroom.
But we encourage you to give it a try. After all, life is short, and you never know what you might enjoy until you try it. And who knows, maybe you’ll discover a new favorite cake flavor or sensation. Maybe you’ll feel empowered to speak up about your desires. Make sure no one feels pressured to lick anything they do not want to lick. Communication is key for having the best time together.
Safety tips
No matter how you decide to celebrate Cake and Cunnilingus Day, safety is always important. Make sure you and your partner are comfortable and that your celebration is 101% consensual. Make sure everyone knows to respect boundaries and be respectful of everyone’s comfort levels. And don’t forget to practice good hygiene before and after.
As our little oral sex survey showed, people love oral sex. They love giving as much as receiving it! Being orally-enthusiastic practitioners, most have honed their skills and techniques for offering your partner the ultimate in oral pleasure. For most, oral sex doesn't need much improvement. It's already great as it is. So is eating cake. Still, having your cake and eating it is great, but have you tried incorporating it in your oral play, making it even more fun?!? Have you ever considered mixing it up a little bit? This Cake and Cunnilingus Day Jezebel proposes a slight twist to the day!
Warning: this might put a dent in your plans to achieve that summer body, and keeping it clean is not an option. It's going to be messy and sweet, and everything you could have ever imagined. And we're talking about the good stuff, for the sweet tooth and the dirty tongue, the stuff that'll have you get so loud that running into your neighbors afterwards will become awkward.
Cake tease (for the giver): Nyotaimori is the art of eating sushi off a naked body at home. But instead of sushi, use cupcake(s). Place it directly on your partner's skin, and play around a bit, but do not go immediately for the sweet reward so as not to ignore other erogenous zones on your partner's body. All the time, maintain eye contact. As you begin heading down, build up the anticipation by nibbling or licking their inner thigh. Once you reach the cupcake, remember that the frosting is sweet and sticky and so try alternating longer ice-cream-style licks with more traditional full-mouth-over-the-top sucking. Then, move to the soft and sensual middle with all your passion. Feel free to explore it with your mouth or hands. Starting, it's a good idea to go slow. Dance around the gooey middle with your tongue. Try doing the number eight with your tongue or lightly graze it. Watch and feel your partner respond as you lick the cake either up and down or side to side and when you lightly suck on the middle. You should be able to tell which way they prefer just by listening to them, and it never hurts to ask if they like it!
Have your cake and stomp on it (for the receiver): Smashing cake with your feet? There is nothing like that pretty little frosted cupcake to make you think: “I wanna destroy it!” It can be the perfect segue way to oral sex by creating an imaginary line upward from your feet up to your genitals requiring a lot of tongue action in the erogenous zones covered with nerve endings, equalling to more incredible, often more intense, sensations as your partner moves on.
(for the giver): Lick your way up, not ignoring an inch of your partner’s body as you move up. Try running your tongue up and down with underwear still on, or using your breath to warm up the whole area and then just push panties to the side and proceed to eat out your partner. The primal gotta-have-you-now effect of keeping your undies on will make things even hotter. Cunnilingus is most often associated with licking, but suction on the clitoris is extraordinarily pleasurable and must not be overlooked. Lightly sucking on the external part of the clitoris after tons of licking around the labia will likely blow their mind and put them into overdrive. Note: never forget to compliment your partner. Telling them their genitals straight-up taste good is an insane turn-on. Not to mention that being enthusiastic about pleasuring your partner orally is super effing hot.
Cake or solo play on the day? Why not both! In the end, do not worry if you are not partnered up. Being single does not prevent you from enjoying this day. For those with vulvas, two types of toys mimic oral sex: suction vibrators, like the LELO SILA ™, whose gentle waves surge from the tip of your clitoris, offering a new way to experience foreplay, teaching you about self-love, teasing you to reach your climax slowly as you listen to your body for a more intense orgasm; and faux-tongue-like toys, like the LELO ORA3 ™, with the pleasure nub that rotates and vibrates, like a tongue on your vulva, but better. Both can introduce you to a whole new sensation of receiving pleasure. What is even better, you can use these toys with a partner for more intense pleasure or show your partner what you like. But in case you are single right now, don't forget the most significant upside of enjoying the Cake and cunnilingus day on your own - all that cake is for you and you only!
