Vintage Christmas Cake Class

About this event

Christmas Vintage Cake Class

Create a beautifully nostalgic Christmas centerpiece as you decorate a whimsical vintage-inspired holiday cake featuring elegant Lambeth piping, timeless details, and festive seasonal charm.

What You'll Create

Each student will decorate one tall 8-inch, three-layer celebration cake using traditional Lambeth-style piping techniques. Throughout class, you'll transform your cake into an elegant holiday centerpiece featuring whimsical vintage-inspired details, festive Christmas colors, and beautifully layered buttercream decorations.

We'll be working with rich butter vanilla cake and smooth, velvety Swiss meringue buttercream throughout class.

What You'll Learn

This class is packed with technique and designed to give you a strong foundation in cake decorating:

• How to properly fill, stack, crumb coat, and apply a smooth final coat to a tall celebration cake

• How to work with Swiss meringue buttercream

• How to color buttercream properly and understand basic color theory

• How to create a beautiful vintage-inspired holiday color palette using classic Christmas hues and soft seasonal tones

Piping & Design Focus (Traditional Lambeth Method)

Students will learn the fundamentals of traditional Lambeth piping —the classic decorating technique that inspired today's popular vintage cake trend.

This timeless style involves building multiple layers of intricate buttercream piping to create depth, elegance, and texture. While the finished look is impressive, each technique is broken down into simple, beginner-friendly steps.

You'll learn:

• How to properly hold and control a pastry bag

• Pressure piping techniques and consistency control

• How to use piping tips at different angles to achieve various designs

• How to layer piping to create a cohesive vintage design

Piping techniques covered include:

• Shell borders

• Reverse shell borders

• Pearl and bead borders

• Swags

• Ruffles

• Rosettes and classic vintage accents

Each student will choose and mix their own custom holiday color palette , making every cake completely unique while staying true to the timeless vintage Christmas aesthetic.

Class Details

• Students ages 12 and older

• Student Fee: $85

• All supplies are included

• Students may bring a drink and an apron if they choose

Ticket Policy (Please Read Before Purchasing)

All class tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable for any reason at any time. This includes cancellations, schedule conflicts, no-shows, late arrivals, illness, or failure to meet class requirements.

By purchasing a ticket, you are reserving a seat in class. Supplies are purchased, prepared, and portioned specifically for each student. Labor is involved in advance preparation and many materials cannot be reused once prepared.

If you cannot attend, you may request a one-time transfer with at least 48 hours notice if space allows, but this is not guaranteed.

Failure to meet class requirements or follow class policies may result in denial of participation without refund.

By purchasing a ticket you acknowledge and agree to these terms.

For full policies including classroom expectations and safety rules, please visit the FAQ / Class Policy section of our website.