🧁❄️ Frosty Friends Cupcake Lab: Polar Bears & Penguins!
Theme: Frosty Friends – Polar Bear Cupcakes + Chocolate Penguin Cupcakes
📅 Date: January 31, 2025
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
👩🍳 Ages: 6–15
💵 Cost:$55 per student
📍 Location: Chefs in Progress – 811 SW 44th Street, Suite 3, Cape Coral, FL
Step into our Frosty Friends kitchen! In this winter-themed cupcake lab, young chefs will bake soft cupcakes from scratch, whip up creamy buttercream, and decorate
two adorable characters: a snowy
Polar Bear Cupcake and a chocolate-dipped
Penguin Cupcake. Cute, creative, and perfect for kids who love decorating!
🧁
Cupcakes They’ll Create
🐻 Polar Bear Cupcakes
- Vanilla cupcake base
- Vanilla buttercream
- Vanilla Oreo “bear face”
- Coconut “fur”
- Mini marshmallow ears & muzzle
- Candy eyes and nose
🐧 Chocolate Penguin Cupcakes
- Chocolate cupcake base
- Chocolate-dipped Oreo “penguin head”
- Coconut “belly”
- Mini marshmallow wings & beak
- Candy eyes
⭐ What Students Will Learn
- Measuring, mixing, and portioning cupcake batter
- Piping smooth buttercream
- Dipping techniques for Oreo toppers
- Building edible characters with simple candies
- Texture & design skills (coconut “snow,” smooth vs. fluffy finishes)
- Kitchen safety, sanitation, and proper tool use
- Creativity & presentation—bringing characters to life
Allergy & Kitchen Safety Notice
Chefs In Progress is not a nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, or allergen-free facility. Cross-contact with common allergens (including but not limited to wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame) is possible. If your child has food allergies or dietary restrictions, please email us before booking so we can help determine if this class is a safe fit.
🎓 Step Up for Students
Use code PEP at checkout.
Funds must be reserved immediately after booking to keep your spot.
Search us in the EMA under “CHEF” — Chef's In Progress should appear in the list.
💘🧁 XOXO Hidden Heart Cupcake Workshop 🧁💘
📅 Date: February 7
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
👩🍳 Ages: 6–15
💵 Cost: $45 per student
📍 Location: Chefs in Progress – 811 SW 44th Street, Suite 3, Cape Coral, FL
Valentine’s Day just got WAY sweeter! In this fun, love-themed baking workshop, young chefs will create Hidden Heart Cupcakes—cupcakes that look ordinary on the outside but hide a colorful heart right in the center. Slice them open and surprise! It’s a cupcake love note.
Kids will bake fluffy vanilla cupcakes from scratch, tint batter Valentine colors, craft the hidden heart, and top everything with silky cream cheese frosting swirls. Cute, creative, and perfect for gifting (or keeping!).
💗 On the Menu
- Soft vanilla cupcakes
- Cream cheese frosting swirls
- A secret Valentine heart hidden inside each cupcake
⭐ Skills Young Chefs Will Learn
- Measuring & mixing: proper baking techniques for soft, even cupcakes
- Color magic: tinting batter Valentine pinks and reds
- Hidden heart technique: baking, cutting, and “hiding” a heart in the center
- Frosting skills: piping smooth cream cheese swirls
- Baking smarts: checking doneness using visual and touch cues
- Presentation: slicing to reveal the heart and decorating like a pastry chef
- Kitchen confidence: safety, cleanliness, and recipe sequencing
🎓 Step Up for Students
Use code PEP at checkout.
Funds must be reserved immediately after booking to keep your spot.
Search us in the EMA under “CHEF” — Chef's In Progress should appear in the list.
Allergy & Kitchen Safety Notice
Chefs In Progress is not a nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, or allergen-free facility. Cross-contact with common allergens (including but not limited to wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame) is possible. If your child has food allergies or dietary restrictions, please email us before booking so we can help determine if this class is a safe fit.
❤️🍕 Valentine’s Pizza Party & Chocolate Strawberry Lab!🍓💘
Make-Your-Own Heart-Shaped Pizza + Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
📅 Date: February 13, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
👩🍳 Ages: 6–15
💵 Cost:$55 per student
📍 Location: Chefs in Progress – 811 SW 44th Street, Suite 3, Cape Coral, FL
Get ready for the tastiest way to celebrate Valentine’s Day! In this hands-on cooking class, young chefs will roll, shape, top, and bake their very own Heart-Shaped Valentine’s Pizza
— plus dip, swirl, and decorate gorgeous Chocolate-Covered Strawberries with festive sprinkles.
It’s the perfect mix of savory + sweet… and totally unforgettable for kids!
❤️ What We’re Making
🍕 Heart-Shaped Pizzas
- Hand-stretched dough
- Shaped into perfect Valentine hearts
- Topped with sauce, mozzarella, and kid-friendly toppings
🍓 Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
- Smooth melted chocolate
- Decorative drizzles
- Festive Valentine sprinkles
⭐ Skills Young Chefs Will Learn
🔪 Pizza Skills
- Dough handling: stretching, pressing, and shaping
- Creating a clean
heart shape
from round dough - Sauce spreading + cheese layering techniques
- Baking basics: crisp edges, golden cheese, even cooking
- Oven safety and timing
🍫 Strawberry Decorating Skills
- Melting chocolate safely (gentle heat control)
- Proper dipping technique
- Decorating with sprinkles and drizzles
👩🍳 Kitchen Confidence
- Clean workstation habits
- Ingredient prep and organization
- Creativity with toppings & color
- Following chef-led steps with independence
Allergy & Kitchen Safety Notice
Chefs In Progress is not a nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, or allergen-free facility. Cross-contact with common allergens (including but not limited to wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame) is possible. If your child has food allergies or dietary restrictions, please email us before booking so we can help determine if this class is a safe fit.
🎓 Step Up for Students
Use code PEP at checkout. Funds must be reserved immediately after booking to hold your spot.
Search us in the EMA under CHEF” — Chef’s In Progress will appear in the list.
🍓✨ Berry Bliss Shortcake Showdown ✨ 🍓 Classic Strawberry Shortcake + Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake
🍓✨ Berry Bliss Shortcake Showdown ✨🍓
Classic Strawberry Shortcake + Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake
📅 Date: February 21
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
👩🍳 Ages: 6–15
💵 Cost: $55 per student
📍 Location: Chefs in Progress – 811 SW 44th Street, Suite 3, Cape Coral, FL
Strawberry lovers, this one’s for you! In this decadent baking workshop, young chefs will create
two dreamy desserts
: a Classic Strawberry Shortcake and a Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake that’s rich, indulgent, and absolutely irresistible.
Students will work in teams to bake one of each, then share, taste, and compare both versions to decide who wins the Berry Bliss Shortcake Showdown
!
Warm shortcakes… silky whipped cream… juicy macerated strawberries…
This is a full-on berry celebration. 🍓✨
🍰 What They’ll Make
⭐ Classic Strawberry Shortcake
- Tender, lightly sweet shortcake biscuits
- Freshly macerated strawberries
- Fluffy homemade vanilla whipped cream
🍫 Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake
- Rich chocolate shortcake biscuits cocoa-infused
- Freshly macerated strawberries
- Fluffy homemade vanilla whipped cream
⭐ Skills Young Chefs Will Learn
- Mixing biscuit dough properly (cold butter, gentle hand technique)
- Cutting and shaping perfect shortcake biscuits
- Macerating strawberries for maximum flavor
- Whipping fresh cream to soft peaks
- Layering + plating desserts for beautiful presentation
- Understanding flavor balance: sweet, tart, creamy, rich
- Kitchen confidence, timing, and workstation cleanliness
Allergy & Kitchen Safety Notice
Chefs In Progress is not a nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, or allergen-free facility. Cross-contact with common allergens (including but not limited to wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame) is possible. If your child has food allergies or dietary restrictions, please email us before booking so we can help determine if this class is a safe fit.
🎓 Step Up for Students
Use code PEP at checkout.Funds must be reserved immediately after booking to keep your spot. Search us in the EMA under “CHEF” — Chef’s In Progress will appear in the list.
🚀🍝 Cosmic Cuisine: Meteor Meatballs & Moon Bread! A Space-Themed Cooking Adventure 🌙✨
📅 Date: February 27
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
👩🍳 Ages: 6–15
💵 Cost: $55 per student
📍 Location: Chefs in Progress – 811 SW 44th Street, Suite 3, Cape Coral, FL
Blast off into a galaxy of flavor!
In this Cosmic Cuisine workshop, young chefs will roll Meteor Meatballs, simmer homemade sauce, and bake fluffy
Moon Bread
completely from scratch.
Chef will also demo how to cook noodles perfectly “al dente,” teaching kids the tricks astronauts
wish they had on board.
This class is hands-on, high-energy, and deliciously out of this world!
☄️ On the Cosmic Menu
🌠 Meteor Meatballs
- Hand-rolled meatballs seasoned to perfection
- Shaped into “meteor spheres” ready for impact
🌌 Homemade Sauce
- Simmered with garlic, tomatoes, herbs, and cosmic magic
- Learn how to build flavor from the ground up
🌙 Moon Bread (from scratch!)
- Soft, fluffy, crater-covered pull-apart bread
- Mixed, kneaded, shaped, and baked by our young chefs
⭐ Noodle Demo
- Chef shows how to boil, test, and time noodles
- Learn the “taste test” and texture cues for perfectly cooked pasta
🛸 Skills Young Chefs Will Learn
- Mixing, seasoning, & rolling meatballs
- Sauce building + simmering technique
- Kneading, shaping, & baking homemade bread
- Heat control and stovetop safety
- Understanding doneness: noodles, meatballs, and bread
- Clean workstation habits
- Following multi-step recipes with confidence
- Creativity, teamwork, and having fun in the kitchen
Allergy & Kitchen Safety Notice
Chefs In Progress is not a nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, or allergen-free facility. Cross-contact with common allergens (including but not limited to wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame) is possible. If your child has food allergies or dietary restrictions, please email us before booking so we can help determine if this class is a safe fit.
🎓 Step Up for Students
Use code PEP at checkout.
Funds must be reserved immediately after booking to keep your spot.
Search us in the EMA under
“CHEF” —
Chef’s In Progress will appear in the list.
🍯🧋 Brown Sugar Boba & Snow Crisps Lab
📅 Class Details
Date: March 6, 2026
Time: 6:00–8:30 PM
Ages: 6–15
Cost: $55 per student
Location: Chefs In Progress Culinary Kitchen
811 SW 44th Street, Suite 3, Cape Coral, FL 33914
Get ready for a
sweet science night in the kitchen! In this interactive culinary class, students will craft two iconic Asian treats from scratch—rich, creamy Brown Sugar Boba Tea
and light, crunchy Snow Crisps candy
What makes this class special Students won’t just follow recipes—they’ll learn the “why” behind the techniques
🧋 Brown Sugar Boba Tea
- Hand-mix and roll fresh tapioca pearls
- Cook boba to the perfect chewy texture
- Simmer pearls in brown sugar syrup
- Balance sweetness, milk, and temperature for a café-worthy drink
❄️ Snow Crisps Candy
- Cook sugar to precise stages
- Learn heat control and timing
- Transform molten sugar into airy, crisp flakes
- Explore how sugar behaves during candy-making
This class blends culinary creativity with kitchen science, making it exciting for beginners and experienced young chefs alike.
⚠️ Allergy Notice:
Please note that recipes are not modified for allergies.
✨ Sweet, hands-on, and packed with skills—this is one class your young chef won’t want to miss.
FOOD IS ART: SUGAR COOKIE LAB ✨ Create your own edible masterpieces! Patch Members Earn Your Paint Palette Art Patch
📅 March 7, 2026
🕚 11:00–1:30
👧🧑 Ages 6–15
💲 $55
📍 Chefs In Progress Culinary School 811 Sw 44th Street Suite 3,
Cape Coral Fl 33914
🎓 Step Up for Students – Direct Pay Provider
⚠️ ALLERGY / RECIPE POLICY: Recipes cannot be altered or modified for allergies or preferences.
In this hands-on Food Is Art Sugar Cookie Lab, kids will turn desserts into beautiful, edible works of art using creativity, color, and imagination.
🍓 What We’re Making:
Fruit Pizza Sugar Cookies featuring:
- Soft sugar cookie base
- Creamy cream cheese “canvas”
- Bright orange glaze finish
🍍 Design Your Masterpiece
Students will choose from a variety of fresh fruits and design their own unique creations—learning how color, balance, and texture come together to make food both beautiful and delicious
🍓 Fruit becomes paint
🍪 Cookies become canvases
🎨 Imagination becomes art
🎖 PATCH CLASS
Patch Members earn their Paint Palette Art Patch 🖌️🎨
LEPRECHAUN KITCHEN ADVENTURE
Date: March 13, 2026
Time: 6:00–8:30 PM
Ages: 6–15
Cost: $55
Location: Chefs In Progress – 811 SW 44th Street, Suite 3, Cape Coral
Step into our festive Leprechaun Kitchen, where kids cook with color, creativity, and a little bit of St. Patrick’s Day magic! In this hands-on class, young chefs will make
Chicken Shamrock Quesadillas, brighten the plate with Pot O’ Gold Pico, and whip up their own Homemade Leprechaun Guacamole—fresh, zesty, and perfectly green for March.
A fun, flavorful cooking adventure that brings St. Patrick’s Day to life!
On the Leprechaun Kitchen Menu
🟢 Chicken Shamrock Quesadillas
• Shamrock-shaped tortillas
• Seasoned shredded chicken
• Melted cheese filling
• Optional toppings to customize
🌟 Pot O’ Gold Pico
• Fresh tomatoes, peppers & herbs
• Citrus-bright seasoning
• A golden twist of color and flavor
🥑 Leprechaun Guacamole
• Fresh avocados
• Lime, salt, cilantro
• Kid-friendly mix-ins to make it their own
Skills Your Young Chef Will Learn
🔪 Knife & cutting safety
🔥 Stove top safety
🥑 Guacamole mashing & seasoning
🌮 Quesadilla assembly & shaping
🍅 Flavor building for pico + guac
🎨 Festive plating & presentation
🧽 Clean kitchen workflow
Allergy & Kitchen Safety Notice
Chefs In Progress is not a nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, or allergen-free facility. Cross-contact with common allergens (including but not limited to wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame) is possible. If your child has food allergies or dietary restrictions, please email us before booking so we can help determine if this class is a safe fit.
Step Up for Students (PEP) Families
We accept Step Up for Students funds for this class.
- Use your
PEP code at checkout
as directed on our website. - Only use the code if you are currently funded through Step Up.
- If you self-pay and need a reimbursement receipt, email
chefsinprogress01@gmail.com to request one.
🍔🏁 Hometown Diner – Burgers, Shakes & Fries! PATCH MEMBERS EARN YOUR SOCK HOP PATCH
Date: March 27, 2026
Time: 6:00–8:30 PM
Ages: 6–15
Cost: $55
Location. Chefs In Progress 811 SW 44th Street, Suite 3, Cape Coral
Step back in time for a classic diner night—kid-chef style!
In this hands-on class, young chefs will flip juicy burgers, season and bake crispy fries, and blend over-the-top milkshakes that feel straight out of a retro soda shop.
You bring the kiddo, we’ll bring the retro diner vibes and the fun.
On the Hometown Diner Menu
🍔 Build-Your-Own Burgers
• Toasted buns
• Juicy patties
• Classic + fun toppings bar
🍟 Golden Diner-Style Fries
• Hand-seasoned
• Baked to crispy perfection
🥤 Hand-Spun Shakes
• Vanilla or chocolate base
• Fun mix-ins & toppings
Step Up for Students (PEP) Families.
We accept Step Up for Students funds for this class.
- Use your
PEP code at checkout
as directed on our website. - Only use the code if you are currently funded through Step Up.
- If you self-pay and need a reimbursement receipt, email chefsinprogress01@gmail.com to request one.
Allergy & Kitchen Safety Notice
Chefs In Progress is not a nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, or allergen-free facility. Cross-contact with common allergens (including but not limited to wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame) is possible. If your child has food allergies or dietary restrictions, please email us before booking so we can help determine if this class is a safe fit.
🍭🧁 Bakery Boss: Candyland Cupcake Battle A decorating challenge where every cupcake is a level! PATCH MEMBERS EARN YOUR CUPCAKE PATCH
Date: March 28, 2026
Time: 11-1:30Pm
Ages: 6–15
Cost: $55
Step into a candy-coated kitchen arena where cupcakes become game boards and creativity is the ultimate power-up. This high-energy, hands-on class blends real pastry skills with playful competition for an unforgettable experience.
🎮 STARTING THE GAME: SKILL DEMO (Training Mode)
Before the battle begins, students enter Training Mode with a live chef demonstration focused on professional piping techniques.
👩🍳 Piping Demo Includes:
- Proper piping bag grip and pressure control
- Frosting consistency for clean designs
- Starting and finishing techniques
- How to pipe:
- Stars & shells
- Rosettes
- Swirls
- Simple borders
- Quick fixes for common piping mistakes
This ensures every student starts the challenge confident and prepared.
🧁 THE CUPCAKE BATTLE (Main Gameplay)
Students decorate cupcakes through fun, progressive “levels,” unlocking new creative options as they go. All students begin with the same cupcake base so creativity and technique shine.
🎮 LEVELS
- Level 1: Base Build – Smooth frosting foundation
- Level 2: Power Piping – Apply piped designs learned in Training Mode
- Level 3: Candy Architecture – Build height, balance, and structure
- Level 4: Final Boss Finish – Details, color balance, storytelling, sparkle
🍬 Candy Stations = Candyland Zones
Students rotate through themed decorating zones:
- 🌲 Gumdrop Forest – gummies, chews, jelly shapes
- 🍭 Lollipop Lane – lollipops, swirls, candy sticks
- 🍫 Chocolate River – chocolate drizzle, chips, cookie crunch
- ✨ Sprinkle Mountain – sprinkles, pearls, shimmer sugar
🏆 JUDGING & CELEBRATION
Cupcakes are celebrated with fun, confidence-boosting categories such as:
- Candyland Champion
- Best Theme Story
- Ultimate Build
- Cleanest Piping
- Most Magical Color Combo
🎖️ PATCH CLASS
All students enrolled in the Patch Program automatically receive their Cupcake Battle Patch as part of their program—no challenges required.
🍬 TAKE-HOME
Students leave with:
- Their finished Candyland cupcakes
- Patch Program patch (if enrolled)
- Big confidence and big smiles