Thanksgiving Sugar Cookie Decorating Class with Royal Icing Techniques

Saturday, November 21st, 2026 at 10:00 AM
10927 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030Fairfax, VA

About This Event

Join Celebrity Pastry Chef Dawn of Ravy Cakes, LLC for a festive and informative hands on sugar cookie decorating class with royal icing.

Let's give thanks one cookie at a time! Get into the holiday spirit and learn to decorate a stunning set of Thanksgiving sugar cookies from scratch! In this hands-on class, you'll work with royal icing to create six festive designs

Chef Dawn will teach you how to create Royal Icing, and provide perfect tips for creating festive cookies for the holiday season! During this class you will create the following cookies:
- A colorful turkey with fanned tail feathers
- A classic pumpkin
- A slice of pumpkin pie topped with a whipped-cream swirl
- A blended autumn maple leaf
- A textured acorn
- A golden sunflower

You'll learn essential cookie decorating techniques including outlining, flooding, wet-on-wet blending, detail piping, and creating texture — skills you can use for any occasion. All supplies are provided, including freshly baked cookies, pre-mixed royal icing in a warm fall palette, and decorating tools.

No experience necessary — just bring your creativity!

You'll leave with six beautifully decorated cookies (packaged to take home), a piping practice guide, and the confidence to wow your Thanksgiving guests. It's perfect for beginners, a fun outing with friends, or anyone who wants to elevate their holiday baking game.

What’s Included:

  • All supplies and six delicious pre-baked cookies
  • Step-by-step decorating instruction
  • A take-home box for your cookies
  • Delicious cookies to share with your family and friends
  • A 5% discount on purchases of supplies and tools at Fran's Cake and Candy on the day of class.

Meet Your Instructor:

Dawn Alston of Ravy Cakes, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native, grew up in Northern Virginia where she started baking at the age of six. Dawn holds an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts and has competed in many local baking events and in 2018 she competed on Food Network’s Wedding Cake Championship. Chef Dawn strives to share her love of baking and decorating through teaching both adult and childrens classes. Follow Dawn on FB or IG to see her work and upcoming classes:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/ravycakes

IG: @myravycakes

All The Details:

  • Age Level: 13+
  • Skill Level: Beginner
  • Each ticket includes 1 person
  • All supplies and tools are provided for use during class.
  • We will provide a box for each team to take your cookies home in
  • The class may be a little messy so we recommend bringing an apron.
  • If you have long hair, you may want to tie it back.
  • Class requires a minimum of 4 students and there is a maximum of 12 students. In the event of insufficient enrollment, you will receive a full refund.
  • Class will run approximately 3 to 3.5 hours. Please note that the class is hands-on and may run over or under schedule.

Cancellation Policy:

Changes and cancellations...we know life happens so we try our best to be flexible while being fair to our instructors who purchase supplies and bake for each student. Full refunds or credits are available for cancellations made at least 5 days prior to the class. If you need to cancel after 5 days but at least 48 hours in advance, we can offer you a credit for a future class. We cannot offer any credits for cancellations within 48 hours of the scheduled class.

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