Gingerbread House Baking and Decorating Workshop

Join us for a festive day of gingerbread house making with this baking and decorating class in NYC!


NY Cake Academy
NY Cake Academy
4.9 (147)

4 hours Location Flatiron Class size 1 to 12 (public classes), 8 to 30   $250

Construct a charming gingerbread house this holiday season with this hands-on baking and decorating class at NY Cake Academy in Flatiron! In this workshop, you’ll create a freestanding gingerbread house from start to finish.
Guided by our expert bakers, you’ll mix and roll structural gingerbread dough, then cut crisp wall and roof templates so every panel fits together perfectly. You’ll learn how to manage bake times and temperatures for sturdy walls that stay flat and don’t warp or bend.
Next, you’ll practice mixing royal icing to pipe fine white lacework, scalloped borders, door grilles, snowflakes, and textured white brick roofs. Then you’ll switch to construction-grade royal icing to glue your walls, gables, and roof tiles into durable seams.
There’s plenty of time to learn each step without rushing, so need to be a gingerbread house building pro. This class is great for a unique date idea, an outing with friends, or if you're looking for Christmas activities in NYC. At the end, you’ll leave with a stunning handmade gingerbread house to show off!

Upcoming dates for Gingerbread House Baking and Decorating Workshop

Times are New York time. Dates and prices as of 14 Nov 2026, 6:52pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

1 upcoming date between 8 Dec 2026 and 8 Dec 2026.

  • Tue, Dec 8 2026, 10am-2pm (Gingerbread House Making A-Z - Dec 8th | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
What you'll get
  • All raw ingredients, house templates, royal icing, piping bags, decorating tools, packaging, and a comprehensive recipe packet with dough formulas, assembly guides, and templates for easy home baking.
  • A heavy-duty cake board and protective transport box to safely carry your handcrafted 3D gingerbread house home!
Knowledge required
All levels welcome (beginner-friendly)!
What to bring
We recommend wearing casual clothing that you won’t mind getting a little sugar on, and flat comfortable shoes. Open-toed shoes and sandals are not recommended as this is a safety concern when working in a kitchen. Long hair should be tied back.
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or bachelorette party.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mom, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

118 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011

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NY Cake Academy
NY Cake Academy

4.9 (147)
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N.Y. Cake & Baking Distributor first opened its doors known as the Chocolate Gallery more than 25 years ago. It was founded by Joan Mansour - renowned cake decorator and winner of the gold medal award from the Societe Culinaire Philantropique.
She not only was awarded national teacher of the year, regional teacher of the year, and award for most students taught, she was also inducted into the Wilton Hall of Fame.
Joan opened up a school of cake decorating where she taught some of the most renowned cake decorators today in Manhattan.

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