The Tools We Actually Use (And Think You Should Too)
Everything You Need To Decorate Like Us
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.
For Cake Decorators
A good turntable changes everything. It's the difference between wrestling with your cake and actually being able to see what you're doing from every angle. We use ours in every single class for a reason.
An offset spatula and a cake scraper are the upgrade you didn't know you needed — time to retire the butter knife. You'll be glad you did.
Piping bags and piping tips are where the magic happens. Different tips give you completely different results — ruffles, rosettes, sharp lines, soft swoops. We have favorites and we're sharing them.
For Cookie Decorators
Scribes are the tool nobody talks about until they need one — that small needle-like tool that pops air bubbles, drags color into swirls, and saves a cookie that's about to go wrong.
Tweezers feel like overkill until you're placing a single sprinkle exactly where you want it and suddenly you understand why every serious cookie decorator owns a pair.
For Everyone
Edible glitter and sprinkles are where personality happens. This is the part where your cake or cookie stops looking like a tutorial and starts looking like yours.
Piping bags show up on both lists for a reason — once you have a good one, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.
Shop the full list
Everything above (and more) is linked in our Amazon storefront — the exact tools, the exact brands, the stuff that actually works because we use it every single week.
