About this class:

Get a head start on your fall baking and join us this August for a fun, hands-on royal icing workshop!

Whether you are a complete beginner or looking to refine your decorating skills before the busy holiday season, this class is designed to give you the confidence to create beautiful, bakery-quality Halloween cookies. Join Celebrity Pastry Chef Dawn of Ravy Cakes LLC for a fun cookie decorating experience!

During this interactive session, you will learn the essential tips, tricks, and techniques for working with royal icing. We will cover everything from achieving the perfect icing consistencies for outlining and flooding, to executing impressive wet-on-wet designs and adding delicate piped details.

You will practice decorating on a template before decorating freshly baked, Halloween-themed sugar cookies, transforming them into edible works of art. Chef Dawn will share cookie baking tips and techniques.

What You Will Learn:

• How to prepare and color royal icing
• The difference between piping and flooding consistencies
• Techniques for smooth, flawless flooding•Fun wet-on-wet designs (like spider webs and spooky silhouettes)
• Adding texture and dimension to your cookies

Register for this class and receive:

• Five Pre-baked, Halloween-themed sugar cookies ready for decorating
• All icing, tools, and supplies needed for the class
• A take-home box for your decorated masterpieces
• A 5% discount on purchases of supplies and tools at Fran's Cake and Candy on the day of class.

Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today and get ready to impress your friends and family with your spooky, sweet creations this Halloween season!

Meet Your Instructor:

Chef Dawn Marie Alston of Ravy Cakes, LLC is a celebrated, award-winning Pastry Chef and culinary arts educator with a deep passion for teaching the art of baking and cake decorating to students of all ages and skill levels. A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native who grew up in Northern Virginia, Chef Dawn holds an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts with a concentration in Baking & Pastry from The Art Institute of Washington. She is also a Food Network competitor, having appeared on The Wedding Cake Championship, and takes great pride in coaching and mentoring her students — some of whom have gone on to compete on national television themselves. Whether you are a complete beginner or a home baker looking to level up your skills, Chef Dawn's warm, encouraging teaching style will make you feel right at home in the kitchen.

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All The Details:

• Age Level: 13+
• Skill Level: Beginner
• All supplies and tools are provided for use during class.
• We will provide a box for you to take your cookies 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 4 students and there is a maxiumum of 12. In the event of insufficient enrollment, you will receive a full refund.
• Class will run approximately 2 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.