Beginner Russian Piping Cupcake Decorating

This beginner-friendly, hands-on class introduces students to the beautiful world of Russian piping and buttercream flowers — no previous piping experience necessary. You'll make American buttercream from scratch, learning the ingredients, mixing method, and exactly how to hit the right consistency for successful piping. From there, you'll learn how to color buttercream and prep both single-color and multi-color piping bags to create two-tone and multicolored flowers. You'll work with several different Russian piping tips across three cupcakes, learning how pressure, angle, and movement change the finished flower - plus troubleshooting tips for clean, well-defined results every time.

Skill Level: Beginner. No prior piping experience required.

What's included: all ingredients and tools, apron.

Details:

• 5 Hours
• Max 6 students
• Format: live demo, then you make your own with hands-on guidance from instructor
• What to wear: closed-toe shoes, hair tied back, apron provided
• Take home everything you've made
• Refunds/reschedules available - up to 48hr before class
• Great solo or with a friend - come for the skills, and have a lot of fun

All classes are booked on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to our class policies.

Age Requirements: The minimum age for this class is 16 years old.

Breaks: Standard 30-min break

Registration Gift Card Bonuses:

• Register 30 days in advance and receive a $10 gift card
• Register yourself and a friend and receive an additional $10 gift card
• Please note: all gift cards will be received on the day of class

Photographs  permissible and encouraged for social sharing. However, students sharing class material or step-by-step illustrations will not be permitted in future classes.

Videotaping  Prohibited.

Instructor: Gabi Bittner
After 38 years in corporate finance, I traded in my suits for an apron and have never looked back.
Baking has always been a part of my life. I grew up in Austria, where I learned to bake alongside my grandmother, and those early memories created a lifelong love of baking and creating beautiful desserts.

Although I have baked throughout my life, I never imagined it would eventually become my second career. Today, through Sprinkles & Pop, I get to do something I truly love every day - creating beautiful buttercream floral cakes and desserts and now having the opportunity to share some of those techniques with others.