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Spooky Cupcakes

Get creative with spooky cupcake decorating in this hands-on workshop. Learn piping techniques for ghosts, mummies, and monster textures while sculpting festive fondant toppers like witch hats, tombstones, and jack-o’-lanterns. Explore color mixing, sprinkles, drips, and finishing details to create polished Halloween designs. Beginner-friendly and open to all skill levels.

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  • 118 W 22nd St, New York, NY
  • 2 hours

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Wed. Oct 28, 2026, 4pm ET


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Spooky Cupcakes: Piping, Fondant & Ghastly Designs

Transform delicious cupcakes into hauntingly fun masterpieces in this hands-on workshop at NY Cake Academy! Whether you want to master the perfect buttercream ghost swirl or sculpt creepy-cool fondant accents, this class is packed with all the tricks you need to create treats that look as good as they taste.

Guided by our expert pastry chefs, you’ll learn how to handle piping bags like a pro, work with vibrant seasonal buttercreams, and mold festive fondant toppers from scratch—no previous experience required.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Piping Fundamentals: Master multi-color swirls, mummy wraps, and monster textures using specialized piping tips.
  • Fondant Sculpting: Step-by-step techniques to hand-model witch hats, tombstones, mini jack-o'-lanterns, and eerie accents.
  • Pro Decorating Details: How to apply edible sprinkles, drips, and piping details for a polished, professional finish.
  • Color Mixing & Composition: Tips for mixing bold Halloween palettes and building balanced, eye-catching designs.

What’s Included:

  • 6 freshly baked cupcakes ready to decorate.
  • All buttercreams, fondant, tools, and specialty decorating supplies.
  • A bakery box to safely transport your custom creations home.
  • Instructional recipe packet to recreate the designs in your own kitchen.

Skill Level: All levels welcome (Beginner-Friendly)

Duration: 2 Hours

Age Requirement: 12+ (Ages 8–11 welcome when accompanied by a paying adult)

School Notes: Please note, if you require a gluten free option for your baking class, you must alert the school in advance and there will be a +$15 fee applied for each gluten free substitute which will be collected directly by the school. Please contact them or CourseHorse to arrange this.

Refund Policy

Classes are not eligible for refunds, however classes are transferable.

  • Students may reschedule their class to an alternative date up to 4 business days prior to the class date for in-person classes.
  • All deposits & fees are forfeited for no shows.
  • We do not provide make-up classes.

The school reserve the right to cancel a class due to low enrollment up to 48 hours before the class date. The school reserve the right to change class schedules. If for any reason the school should cancel a class, a full refund will be offered to the student. However, we do not accept responsibility for any other expenses incurred such as hotel or airline cancellation penalties.

Cancellations or changes can be made through email at [email protected]. Please be sure to include the full name of the registered student, and class registration confirmation.

If a class is cancelled due to inclement weather, or other circumstance beyond our control (facility issues, power outages, etc.), we will contact you with as much advanced notice as possible by email or telephone, and issue you a refund to the original form of payment. We will make every effort to run the class as long as it is safe to do so. If we make the decision to run a class during inclement weather and you make the decision not to come, you will not be able to get a refund, we will offer only a credit for future use.

Credits are valid for a 12 month period of time.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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