{"product_id":"garden-cupcakes-workshop-10-october-2026","title":"Garden Cupcakes Workshop (10 October 2026)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eGarden Cupcakes Workshop with Brooke Arnolda\u003cbr\u003e10–12 noon Saturday 10 October 2026\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin cake artist Brooke Arnolda for a delicious experience learning how to decorate cupcakes in exquisite floral detail. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn our first cake art workshop with professional baker Brooke Arnolda, we're learning how to decorate garden cupcakes using buttercream icing. This 2-hour session focuses on learning different piping techniques to create roses, hydrangeas, tulips and leaves and stretches your skills by learning how to combine icing for marbled effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eWhether you're picking up a piping bag for the first time or learning new icing techniques, this workshop welcomes all skill levels and provides everything you need to create beautiful floral cupcakes that look like the real thing. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis workshop is satisfying for both your eyes and your belly. You'll be able to study one Brooke's own garden cupcake creations, then eat it. You'll make six (6) of your own garden cupcakes featuring roses, hydrangeas and leaves (as shown in the last image) to take home and eat later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo start, Brooke will guide you through the essentials of floral cupcake decorating, starting with learning Brooke's secret (that will no longer be a secret) buttercream recipe. Brooke will explain how to colour buttercream, choose the right piping tip and how to load piping bags. We'll discuss colour matching techniques and how to work with two or more colours in the same piping bag to create clearly defined multicoloured results.\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrooke will demonstrate step-by-step how to manipulate the piping bag like a pro using different tips and colour combinations to create different 3-dimensional floral forms and building layers as you go. Then it's your turn to colour buttercream, load piping bags and get decorating! You will have an opportunity to practice your technique on paper before creating the real thing on your cupcakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour cupcakes can feature any combination of open roses, hydrangeas and leaves as your plant out your mini gardens. For most students, this will be the maximum number of floral forms that can be mastered in the time available; but if time permits, you can also experiment with adding closed rosebuds to your gardens. And for more advanced decorators, Brooke will bring along a piping bag of yellow buttercream with a special tip so that you can experiment with adding yellow tulips to your creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eMaterials\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the materials required for the workshop will be provided, including naked cupcakes, icing and piping tools, plus a box to transport your finished cupcakes. Please wear an apron if you are worried about staining your clothes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eWho Should Attend?\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis workshop is suitable for beginners with little or no experience, and more advanced students who would like to learn from Brooke and develop their cake decorating skills and techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAbout Brooke Arnolda\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrooke Arnolda dreams in shades of buttercream. She is a professional baker with a passion for creative cake decorating and teaches specialised buttercream piping and cake decorating classes. She established her baking business \"Baked by Brooke\" in Laidley in 2012, specialising in custom celebration cakes, traditional baked classics and intricate floral cupcakes. Brooke's baking skills were recognised by the Australian Cake Artists \u0026amp; Decorators Association with nominations for the Cupcake Award and Sugar Buddy Award in the 2026 Australasian Cake Oscar Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Segoe UI, sans-serif\" color=\"#212b36\" style=\"color: #212b36; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"\u003e_____________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eCost\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$240 \/ $216 (Frequent workshoppers)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrequent workshopper discount: Sign up for 2 or more Plant Empire workshops, or register 2 or more people for the same workshop, to receive 10% off the total registration price (discount will appear at checkout).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eLocation\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant Empire has moved! This workshop will be held at our new premises in Tennyson, Brisbane: \u003ca title=\"Google Maps\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/maps\/place\/Plant+Empire\/@-27.5267591,153.0000292,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x6b915b6ae68cf327:0x80a5926953a449c6!8m2!3d-27.5267591!4d153.0026095!16s%2Fg%2F11h6pvgkhy?entry=ttu\u0026amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\"\u003e15\/55 Lofter St, Tennyson Q 4105\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Directions to Plant Empire\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/maps\/place\/Plant+Empire\/@-27.5267591,153.0000292,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x6b915b6ae68cf327:0x80a5926953a449c6!8m2!3d-27.5267591!4d153.0026095!16s%2Fg%2F11h6pvgkhy?entry=ttu\u0026amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAccessibility\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn our new premises, we have ground floor workshop spaces as well as mezzanine level spaces with stairs. The ground floor spaces are all level without any steps, while the mezzanines are accessible via a staircase with 22 steps and 1–2 landings. Please let us know if you have any mobility issues that would limit your access to the mezzanine spaces so that we can ensure that your workshop is located at ground level by adding a note in the special instructions field when you register for your workshop: for example, \"no stairs\" or similar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eReminders\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou have full control over how (and how often) you receive reminders for our events. You will receive one email confirmation from us when you purchase your workshop registration; but we won't send any further email reminders, so please ensure that you have the workshop details in your diary. You can also use the \"add to calendar\" function in our \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Plant Empire Events Calendar\" href=\"https:\/\/plantempire.com.au\/pages\/events\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eevents calendar\u003c\/a\u003e to add workshops to your digital calendar and customise your reminder preferences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eCancellation Policy\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease choose carefully before registering for this workshop as we do not offer refunds on event bookings. If you need to cancel your place up to 24 hours before the workshop, we will provide you with a voucher that you can use to attend a future workshop or any other purchase at Plant Empire. We regret that we are unable to provide vouchers for cancellations made within 24 hours of the workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Segoe UI, sans-serif\" color=\"#212b36\" style=\"color: #212b36; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"\u003e_____________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baked by Brooke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46174507532479,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0150\/6197\/5094\/files\/Singlegardencupcakepic1.jpg?v=1788931690","url":"https:\/\/plantempire.com.au\/products\/garden-cupcakes-workshop-10-october-2026","provider":"Plant Empire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}