B’s Sweets now offers cake-decorating supplies and classes in its expanded space at the foot of Signal Mountain.
B’s Sweets now offers cake-decorating supplies and classes in its expanded space at the foot of Signal Mountain.B’s Sweets, which has been offering cakes and pastries at the foot of Signal Mountain since 2012, is now two times bigger, having expanded into the space next door in November of last year.
Owner Brianne Hager, who learned the art of baking from her grandmother, has been teaching baking and decorating for years, holding some classes at the Mountain Arts Community Center on Signal Mountain and smaller workshops in the small consultation area in the front of her shop. Her expanded space allows her to hold larger classes inside the bakery.
She recently hosted a workshop for 17, her largest yet.
“I have a passion of being able to teach the next generation cake-decorating, which is going away,” Hager said. “It’s a technique children are not getting taught, because people are too busy. Now they can send their kids here to learn, and they don’t have to clean up the mess.”
B’s offers plenty of classes for adults as well. Offered individually so students don’t need to commit to a series, classes include “All Covered in Fondant,” in which participants learn to ice a 6-inch cake and cover it with fondant, then learn techniques to add texture to the fondant.