MAY 30, 2026: Chiffon + Cake Decorating 101

TICKETS ARE FINAL SALE, NON-REFUNDABLE, and NON-TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER CLASSES. 

Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026

Time: 11am - 3pm

Cost: $175 per single-entry HANDS-ON ticket // $50 for AUDITOR ticket (does NOT include hands-on participation)
*The ticket price is reflective of higher cost of ingredients used in this class*

PLEASE READ ALL CLASS POLICIES AT THE BOTTOM OF CLASS DESCRIPTION BEFORE MAKING YOUR PURCHASE.

Chiffon is a delicate, light, and irresistibly delicious sponge cake that pairs very well with spring and summer’s bounty of fresh fruits! It is a staple sponge cake to have in one’s baking repertoire for all of life's occasions.  

In this workshop, students will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals and technique to make light and airy chiffon sponge using our stone milled flours. Professional Baker and Cake Artist Pamela Thibodeaux, also known respectively as Deaux Baker, will walk students through the process of techniques such as torting cake sponge, adequate filling ratios, and coating with buttercream. Known for her signature whimsical pipework, students will learn several buttercream piping techniques from Pamela as each student will assemble and decorate their own individual cakes. The class will also discover how to utilize and source local non-toxic flowers, and apply that to the structural styling of floral design on cakes. 

BYOB is fine by us for participants 21+ 🥂 

Things to look forward to:

• Have an opportunity to work with our own fresh flours, stone-ground right here at Barton Springs Mill
• Mix, build, and decorate your own 4 layer cake to enjoy and share at home
• Learn and discuss piping techniques and sourcing local flowers for cake design  
• Tour the mill with our Education team
• Purchase BSM products at a 15% discount

A little bit about your instructor:
Professional baker and Cake Artist Pamela Thibodeaux has been baking for over the last decade in various Texas bakeries, such as Sour Duck and Abby Jane Bakeshop. Pamela was also our resident Recipe Developer here at Barton Springs Mill for the last three years. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management and Culinary from the University of North Texas, Pamela’s journey led her to pursuing artisan baking, in which she has been using our stone milled flours since the very early milling days. Pamela established her cottage cake studio known as Deaux Baker in 2022 here in Central Texas. Here she creates whimsical and sculptural cakes sourcing our stone milled flours, seasonal ingredients, and local non-toxic florals from various farms. Her work has been featured in national wedding publications such as The Knot and The Wed, as well as Austin’s local cultural publication Tribeza Magazine. Find Pamela’s work here: https://www.instagram.com/deaux_baker/

Class Policies:

TICKETS ARE FINAL SALE, NON-REFUNDABLE, and NON-TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER CLASSES. You may transfer tickets to another person to attend in your place - simply have them check in under the original name used to purchase the ticket(s).

By purchasing tickets to attend one of our classes, you acknowledge that you have read and agreed to our Participant Class Policies and Media Release. 

Touring our facility requires that all participants adhere to health guidelines - all touring participants (included in ticket) will be required wear a hair net that effectively restraints all hair, including mustaches, goatees, and any other facial hair. Close-toed shoes and shirts that cover the underarms and shoulders are required for entering any part of our facility, per health code. No exceptions. 

In keeping with the low COVID risk level in Travis County, masks are optional and up to personal discretion for this class. 

In the event of class cancellation, we will email you to notify you of a canceled class.