Pick up a piping bag and learn the dreamy, retro look of vintage cakes in this hands-on San Jose class, a charming baking class team building pick for Bay Area teams, friends and families. Your group learns ruffled borders, dainty scrolls and old-school floral flourishes, then takes home a two-layer cake decorated by your own hands.
The private class runs two hours and is priced at $95 per guest for groups of 4 to 30 guests. It is beginner-friendly, so no prior decorating experience is needed, and all supplies are provided. Just bring your creativity and a love for all things vintage.
What's Included
- Two hours of hands-on instruction in vintage cake decorating
- A two-layer cake to decorate
- A cake board and a cake
Pick up a piping bag and learn the dreamy, retro look of vintage cakes in this hands-on San Jose class, a charming baking class team building pick for Bay Area teams, friends and families. Your group learns ruffled borders, dainty scrolls and old-school floral flourishes, then takes home a two-layer cake decorated by your own hands.
The private class runs two hours and is priced at $95 per guest for groups of 4 to 30 guests. It is beginner-friendly, so no prior decorating experience is needed, and all supplies are provided. Just bring your creativity and a love for all things vintage.
What's Included
- Two hours of hands-on instruction in vintage cake decorating
- A two-layer cake to decorate
- A cake board and a cake box to carry your creation home
- All tools needed for the class, used in the studio
- Step-by-step education on how to create vintage cakes
What You Will Learn
If you have ever swooned over vintage-style cakes with ruffled borders and dainty scrolls, this class shows you how they are made. You learn the essential vintage piping techniques, including delicate shell borders, ornate scrollwork and those signature old-school floral flourishes, and how to turn any cake into a timeless showstopper.
A friendly instructor guides you every step of the way. Recent guests mention the one-on-one guidance they received in a small class, an instructor who tailored the session to their needs and how much they learned in two hours. By the end, you have your own decorated cake that is just as sweet to look at as it is to eat.
Why It Works for Groups
A team building baking class gives every guest the same starting point and a finished result to show off, so beginners and confident bakers enjoy it equally. Guests compare scrolls, swap tips and laugh at their first wobbly borders, which makes this one of the easier creative team bonding activities to plan. Smaller teams can book a cozy session, and with a private group size of 4 to 30 guests it suits team building activities for small groups as well as a full department.
The class is perfect for birthdays, unique date ideas or a fun day out with friends, and it makes a fun gift for her, a gift for mom or a gift for couples. Among holiday team building activities, a cake decorating session is an easy way to add something sweet to a Christmas party or a year-end gathering.
About the Bakery and Dessert Studio
The host is a women-owned, family-owned neighborhood bakery in the Almaden area of San Jose, named after the owners' daughter. It began in 2021 with gourmet cookie orders made at home and in a shared kitchen, and grew into a full-service bakery known for custom cakes, gourmet desserts and creative classes, with vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free and keto-friendly options on the bakery menu.
Next door to the bakery, the Dessert Studio hosts small and large group classes, themed events and private parties for all ages. Classes are beginner-friendly and taught by the bakery's dessert chefs and instructors, who share insider tips and techniques along the way. The studio fits classes of up to 32 participants, and its popular year-round lineup includes cake decorating basics, a make-your-own chocolate bar class, a dipped fruit basket class and gourmet truffle making, alongside seasonal events and themed classes.
How the Class Runs
- Meet your instructor and get set up at your decorating station
- Learn how to fill and handle a piping bag and choose the right tips
- Practice shell borders, scrollwork and floral flourishes step by step
- Decorate your two-layer cake in your own vintage style
- Place your finished cake on its board and box it up to take home
Good to Know
- Beginner-friendly; no prior decorating experience is needed
- Suitable for adults and kids 10 and older; an adult must accompany any attending kids and may observe for free
- Class tools stay at the studio; your cake, board and box go home with you
- Free parking is available at the bakery
Plan Your Vintage Cake Class
Share your preferred date and group size to check availability. At $95 per guest with the cake, tools and take-home box included, this is a sweet, creative way to bring your group together.
