If you’d seen my first few cakes, you would not have guessed I’d end up doing this for a living. That’s exactly the point.

Turning 40, 50, 60 or beyond? Book a private cake decorating party in Chicago for the birthday that deserves more than a dinner reservation.

Where our team eats, drinks, and wanders in Albany Park, from giant sushi platters on Lawrence to Basque cheesecake on Kimball.

Everything you need to know before your first class at our Albany Park studio, from where to park to what happens when the piping bags come out.

Looking for a date night idea in Chicago that isn't dinner and a movie? Decorate cakes side by side at a Bon Vivant Cakes happy hour.

Every class has its own sound. Cake workshops have their own playlist. Cookie workshops have theirs. This isn't an accident or an afterthought. The music is part of the experience — it's actually one of the things people mention most in our Google reviews. We take it as seriously as the buttercream.

You took the class. You made the thing. Now you're standing in your kitchen wondering what you actually need to do it again — so here's exactly what we use in our Chicago cake and cookie decorating classes, no fluff, no guessing.