In this workshop I will demonstrate making the perfect buttercream frosting and we will learn piping techniques to decorate with it. We will work with five cupcakes adding buttercream borders, rosettes, flowers, and flourishes. Then we will use fondant to coat cupcakes, make cut out and molded flowers, and decorations on another five cupcakes. Each student will go home with 10 cupcakes, boxed for a beautiful presentation. You will also go home with recipes, tips and tricks, and purchasing information.

Chris Kelley honed her culinary skills studying and teaching at Connecticut Culinary Institute. She studied Art and Ceramics at University of Hartford Art school. She combines her culinary talents with her artistic flair creating delicious desserts and treats for her business Sweet Baking located in Wellfleet Cape Cod. She splits her time baking with her love of painting, ceramics and expressing herself through the arts. You can find her art at Drift in Wellfleet MA and by appointment at her home studio. Desserts at Hot Chocolate Sparrow, and many local Cape Cod restaurants.

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”I consider myself an artist and maker. It is my nature to create and make things. It is how I process the world, sort through things and express myself. I work in various mediums. In my business Sweet Baking I create delicious works or art in the form of cakes, cookies, and fancy desserts. In my art studio I create with , paint, wax, and clay. My background in food comes from study and teaching at Connecticut culinary institute, as well as working in many pastry kitchens. My art background was in fine art and ceramics at University of Hartford art school.”