You really don't need a class, watch cake decorating videos on YT. Practice with cheap ready made frosting, until you get used to it. When I was a kid a chain dept store in the mall used to have cookware demos at the opening to the store. My grandmother and I would watch the Wilton rep make those barbie doll cakes. When I was younger, I was a loved Barbies, so I wanted a kit bad. So that year I received a kit for my 12th birthday, what a dork.... I just followed the instructions in the book, the tips do all the work.