Ready to Create Beautiful
Buttercream Flower Cakes?

If you've always wanted to learn how to create realistic buttercream flower cakes, you're in the right place! Whether you are a beginner who wants to make special cakes for your friends and family or a professional looking to grow your business by offering your clients stunning floral cakes, these classes will guide you through everything you need to know. Whether you are interested in an individual course or discounted bundles, explore the classes below to find the one that best suits your learning needs.

Course Bundles

Each bundle includes multiple courses that are packaged together for more savings!

Individual Courses

Explore each class to learn more details about its contents!

Project-Based Courses

Key Benefits

  • Discussion

    Every class has built in discussion capabilities, making it easy to interact with the instructor and fellow students. Ask questions, share ideas and inspire one another as you take the course.

  • Self-paced Learning

    Everyone has different levels of experience and comfort when it comes to piping, so being able to absorb information at your own pace is important to learning well. Review tutorials and watch videos as many times as you want, at the speed you want, across all devices.

  • Supplemental Videos

    Piping is a visually dimensional skill that requires more than just written instructions and step-by-step photos. To enhance the learning experience, each flower is accompanied by a video to better communicate the angles, speed and pressure necessary to pipe. Each recipe has a supporting video as well.

  • Facebook Group Community

    Join like minded cake decorators in our exclusive Facebook group. This is a place to build community, share your personal tips and resources, post pictures of your cakes and encourage one another on this buttercream journey.

  • Discount Code for SHOP

    Enroll in a class and receive a special discount code to use in the SHOP. Code can be used multiple times and applies to all tool kits, supplies and even in-person workshops.

  • LIVE In-Person Workshops

    Want more hands-on help and in-depth instruction? Schedule a private 1x1 class or register for a group class to meet Liz and get her expert help in person. View upcoming classes in the SHOP.

Meet Your Instructor

  • Liz Shim

    Liz Shim

    Liz Shim, owner and head designer of Eat Cake Be Merry, discovered that she loved creating edible art when she was first taught how to make sugar flowers as a teenager. She was absolutely amazed at how a simple piece of gumpaste can be transformed into a beautiful rose. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Liz moved to San Francisco where she attended the California Culinary Academy. There she cultivated her passion for cakes and graduated the LeCordon Bleu program with highest honors in baking and pastry arts. Then, she flew across the country to New York City to hone her skills with some of the finest cake designers in the industry. In 2009, Liz started Eat Cake Be Merry and spent a decade making custom cakes for NYC clients. In 2019, Eat Cake Be Merry relocated to Houston, TX. Liz has appeared on television shows, has her works published in books and has been featured in numerous nationwide magazines such as People, Money, Brides, The Knot and Better Home and Gardens. She has been named one of Martha Stewart's Top Pastry Pros in America and has been awarded multiple times for the Best Wedding Cakes in America by Brides Magazine, as well as Best of Weddings by The Knot. She is also the instructor of three online Craftsy classes and teaches workshops worldwide.

Supplies and
In-Person Workshops

Browse the shop for tool kits, supplies and live workshops. Enrollment in a online course comes with a special discount code.

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Buttercream Flower
Starter Kit

The Buttercream Flower Starter Kit is the perfect assortment of tools to get you started. This set conveniently has every piping tip you need to create all 49 flowers & fillers demonstrated in the class. The tool kit includes: Flower nail (1), wooden nail block (1), piping tips (17), flower lifter scissors (1) and plastic couplers (2).
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Buttercream Flower <br>Starter Kit

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In-Person Workshop

Private and Group Classes

For more hands on instruction, sign up for a live class with buttercream flower expert, Liz Shim. These classes provide more in-depth troubleshooting, hands-on correction and allow for plenty of practice to prefect your buttercream skills. Both private one-on-one classes and group classes are offered in various cities.
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