About this class:

Step into a sweet winter wonderland and create an enchanting birdhouse cake dressed in snowy white and icy blue! In this hands-on decorating class, you’ll learn how to cover and decorate a charming birdhouse cake with scalloped roof shingles, delicate fondant snowflakes, frosted winter details, and adorable little birds.

Perfect for a parent-and-child pair or an individual student, this cozy class welcomes all skill levels. Come make magical winter memories, explore fun cake-decorating techniques, and take home a beautiful edible centerpiece that is almost too pretty to eat!

All supplies and step-by-step instruction will be provided by Chef Dawn. No previous cake-decorating experience is required—just bring your creativity and get ready for a sweet winter adventure!

What You Will Learn

• Professional techniques for applying a smooth final coat of buttercream over a crumb-coated cake.
• Buttercream Piping techniques
• How to work with fondant to create custom shapes, textures, and embellishments.
• Tips and tricks for designing and detailing a themed, 3D cake structure.
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What Is Included

• A pre-baked, crumb-coated mini cake ready for decorating.
• All necessary tools, piping bags, buttercream, and colorful fondant.
• Expert, hands-on instruction from Chef Dawn.
• A cake box to safely transport your sweet masterpiece home.
• A 5% discount on purchases of supplies and tools at Fran's Cake and Candy on the day of class.

Come ready to learn, create, and make some sweet memories!

Meet Your Instructor:

Dawn Alston of Ravy Cakes, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native, grew up in Northern Virginia where she started baking at the age of six. Dawn holds an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts and has competed in many local baking events and in 2018 she competed on Food Network’s Wedding Cake Championship. Chef Dawn strives to share her love of baking and decorating through teaching both adult and childrens classes. Follow Dawn on FB or IG to see her work and upcoming classes:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/ravycakes

IG: @myravycakes

All The Details:

• Age Level: 7+ with a parent/adult
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Each ticket includes 1 adult and 1 child. If you wish to bring more than 1 child to the class, there will be an additional charge of $100. Your 2nd child will receive their own cake so you will go home with 2 cakes. Please contact Fran's directly to purchase your ticket to ensure we can accommodate an additional child.
• All supplies and tools are provided for use during class.
• We will provide a box for each team to take your cake home in
• The class may be a little messy so we recommend bringing an apron.
• If you have long hair, you may want to tie it back.
• Class requires a minimum of 2 teams and there is a maximum of 5 teams. In the event of insufficient enrollment, you will receive a full refund.
• Class will run approximately 2.5 hours. Please note that the class is hands-on and may run over or under schedule.

Cancellation Policy:

Changes and cancellations...we know life happens so we try our best to be flexible while being fair to our instructors who purchase supplies and bake for each student. Full refunds or credits are available for cancellations made at least 5 days prior to the class. If you need to cancel after 5 days but at least 48 hours in advance, we can offer you a credit for a future class. We cannot offer any credits for cancellations within 48 hours of the scheduled class.