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Junior Pumpkin Pie Vintage Cake

Introduce young bakers to the fun of vintage cake decorating in this hands-on workshop. Kids will practice classic piping techniques like shell borders, swags, and buttercream ruffles while mixing colorful autumn shades and layering details for playful 3D designs. Add flowers, custom messages, edible glitter, and pearls to create a charming pumpkin spice cake to take home.

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

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Fri. Nov 27, 2026, 9:30am ET


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Description

Step back in time and celebrate the cozy autumn season with a super fun, retro twist at NY Cake Academy!

Designed specifically for young decorators, this hands-on class teaches kids how to transform a tasty pumpkin spice cake into a stunning, retro-inspired "vintage" cake packed with colorful buttercream ruffles, fancy borders, and playful festive accents. Under the guidance of our patient pastry instructors, young bakers will discover the magic of classic 1950s-style cake piping using real decorating bags and tips—no previous experience required!

What Kids Will Learn

  • Fun Vintage Piping: Practice easy shell borders, swooping swags, and fluffy buttercream ruffles using different piping tips.
  • Autumn Color Mixing: Blending fun fall colors like warm pumpkin orange, soft creams, and rich seasonal shades.
  • Layering & Decorating: Learning how to pipe details on top of each other to create cool 3D designs and textures.
  • Sweet Finishing Touches: Adding dainty buttercream flowers, piping custom words or names, and topping it off with edible glitter and pearls!

Course Details & What's Included

  • Duration: 3 Hours
  • Age Requirement: Ages 6–11 (Drop-off friendly or parents are welcome to watch!)
  • Skill Level: All levels welcome (Beginner-Friendly)
  • Included: Pre-baked pumpkin spice layer cake, delicious buttercreams, specialty piping bags, tips, kid-friendly decorating tools, practice sheet, tip guide, and a sturdy bakery box to safely transport their vintage cake creation home to show off to the family!
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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