3-D Cookie Structure

Service Description

July 13th 1:45pm - 5:45pm In this class Grace will teach you her techniques for assembling and decorating a realistic 3D gingerbread birdhouse. From this class, you will learn how to build a structurally sound cookie foundation using your own templates with the skills acquired. Following the construction of your cookie foundation, you will be guided on how to realistically paint with royal icing using techniques such as shadowing, replicating wooden planks, fine piping, and texturing. Lastly, to complete your rustic birdhouse, you will learn to fashion a cardinal out of fondant. All levels of experience welcome / No experience needed. Grace Huertas is the Pastry Artist for The Ritz- Carlton Grande Lakes Orlando. She has been building gingerbread houses, sculpting chocolate and cakes, sugar showpieces, and cocoa paintings for over 16 years. She has competed and won in several different categories of pastry such as chocolate and sugar showpieces, wedding cakes, entremets, pies, etc. She has also been featured on the Food Network Challenge. She is known for her artistry, attention to detail, and her passion for teaching.