Decorate a stunning floral dome cake with buttercream ruffles and fresh flowers in this hands-on San Francisco class, a sweet baking class team building option for friends, families and coworkers across the Bay Area. Your group learns piping, smoothing and design techniques from scratch, sips mimosas and snacks on light appetizers, then carries home a finished cake.
The private class runs two hours and is priced at $129 per guest for groups of 2 to 20 guests. No experience is needed and all skill levels are welcome. Everything is provided, from the tools and ingredients to the fresh flowers, drinks and snacks, so all you need to bring is yourself and your creativity.
What's Included
- Two hours of hands-on cake
Decorate a stunning floral dome cake with buttercream ruffles and fresh flowers in this hands-on San Francisco class, a sweet baking class team building option for friends, families and coworkers across the Bay Area. Your group learns piping, smoothing and design techniques from scratch, sips mimosas and snacks on light appetizers, then carries home a finished cake.
The private class runs two hours and is priced at $129 per guest for groups of 2 to 20 guests. No experience is needed and all skill levels are welcome. Everything is provided, from the tools and ingredients to the fresh flowers, drinks and snacks, so all you need to bring is yourself and your creativity.
What's Included
- Two hours of hands-on cake decorating guidance from an experienced instructor
- A fully decorated floral bento dome cake to take home
- Hands-on guidance in trendy cake decorating techniques
- All tools, ingredients and fresh flowers provided
- Mimosas, lemonade and light appetizers during class
What You Will Learn
Floral dome cakes are stylish and graceful, topped with a big buttercream ruffle and fresh flower accents. Using easy-to-follow methods and professional tips, your instructor walks the group through the essential techniques: how to pipe buttercream, how to smooth a curved surface and how to plan a design that holds together from every angle. You then decorate your own dome cake in your own style, with help close at hand whenever you need it.
It is a relaxed, inspiring introduction to decorating with buttercream, whether you are a baking enthusiast or simply looking for a creative way to unwind. By the end of the session each guest has a gorgeous cake, a handful of new skills and plenty of photos to share.
Why It Works for Groups
Decorating side by side gives everyone something to do with their hands and something to talk about, which is why a team building baking class works so well for teams that want a break from screens. Guests trade tips, compare ruffles and cheer each other on, and nobody needs prior skill to succeed. It is one of the more relaxed creative team bonding activities in the city, and the finished cakes make the reward obvious.
The class is great for a birthday, a bachelorette party or a date idea, and it makes a fun gift for her, a gift for mom or a gift for couples. As holiday team building activities go, it is an easy pick for a Christmas party or an end-of-year celebration, and it ranks among the most approachable fun team building activities for adults. Kids 7 and older can join when an adult with their own ticket comes along.
About the Studio and Your Instructors
The studio is a women-owned cake decorating business in San Francisco. Its founder started baking cakes more than six years ago as a creative hobby, and it quickly grew into a business built around teaching. Along the way she created her own cake recipes, shared tutorials with thousands of people online, taught online and in-person workshops and built a community of more than one million followers across social media.
Today a small team of cake artists and instructors hosts hands-on cake decorating classes for public groups, private celebrations and corporate team building events. Classes are beginner-friendly, thoughtfully prepared and guided step by step, and the cakes are baked and prepared ahead of time so your group can focus on decorating. Recent guests describe an organized, uplifting space, a funny and patient instructor and a setup that made a private birthday class feel easy.
How the Class Runs
- Arrive, grab a mimosa or lemonade and settle in at your decorating station
- Watch a step-by-step demonstration of piping and smoothing techniques
- Frost and shape your dome cake, then build the buttercream ruffle
- Finish your design with fresh flower accents and final details
- Box up your cake and take it home to share
Good to Know
- No baking or decorating experience is needed; all skill levels are welcome
- Nothing to bring; tools, materials, drinks and appetizers are all provided
- Suitable for adults and for kids 7 and older with a ticketed adult
Plan Your Cake Decorating Class
Share your preferred date and group size to check availability. At $129 per guest with the cake, flowers, tools, mimosas and snacks included, this class gives your group a sweet afternoon together and a beautiful cake for every guest to take home.
