Day of The Dead Cake Decorating Workshop
Day of The Dead Cake Decorating Workshop
Join us for a hands-on cake design workshop inspired by Día de los Muertos, where we'll honor the holiday's rich tradition of flowers, color, and remembrance using delicate pressed blooms.
Starting with fully-frosted cakes, students will get to focus their energy entirely on design. Beginning with tracing skull outlines in buttercream, each student will get to explore the varied shapes, textures and colors of fresh and pressed edible flowers to create a one-of-a-kind design to take home and enjoy with loved ones.
No experience necessary — just a love of color, flowers, and cake.
Recommended for ages 12 and up.
Wednesday, October 28th, 5:30- 7 pm
Students will learn:
- basic buttercream piping techniques
- basic petal designs for various facial features using edible flowers
- our favorite edible flowers for cake decorating
What's Included:
- one 6" fully-frosted 4-layer cake in your choice of flavors
- aprons, turn-tables and all materials and supplies
- Variety of vibrant fresh and pressed edible flowers
- Complimentary refreshments
How to Book:
- select number of guests in your party
- input your group's details and desired flavors
- select "PICK-UP" on checkout page to process payment for our in-person workshop
- parking recommendations are included in your receipt
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Owner, founder and Head Baker at Cake Bloom, Susan started baking wedding cakes professionally in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2012. For over seven years, she delivered cakes through Napa and Sonoma counties, honing her signature floral-driven style and polishing her skill and process.
In 2019, she relocated to Charlottesville, where she began again, relaunching Cake Bloom from home before opening her first brick-and-mortar, together with her four big sisters. Here, she specializes in eight flavors each month, along with weddings, workshops and charming weekly events.
Susan's work has been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Southern Living, the Knot, CBS news, Gardenista, and Refinery29, and she's been a featured panelist in Charlottesville's annual TomTom Festival. Cake Bloom has been voted Cville Weekly's "Best of Cville" in 2023, 2025 and 2026, won Virginia Living Magazine's "Made in Virginia" Award and won Charlottesville Family Magazine's "Mompreneur of the Year" in 2025.