Maggie Austin
Craftsy Instructor

Alexandria, VA

Following her career as a classical ballet dancer, Ms. Austin completed the prestigious L'Art de la Pātisserie program at the French Pastry School with honors. She brought her unique artistic vision to life when she launched Maggie Austin Cake in 2010 and has since reached a worldwide audience through extensive media coverage including newspapers, magazines, blogs, and television. Exclusively custom and exquisitely tailored, Maggie Austin ... Read Full Bio »

Maggie's Craftsy Classes

Southern Sugar Flowers

Trendsetting cake artist Maggie returns to Craftsy to teach two of the American South's most iconic and beautiful blossoms. Create a sophisticated white-on-white design featuring delicate Dogwood flowers and branches or the magnificent Magnolia. Maggie shows you her signature techniques for cutting, veining, assembling and dusting gum paste flowers with subtle, yet realistic shading.

$29.99 $39.99

Fondant Frills

Maggie shows you how to create her signature frill ombré cake topped with sugar paste cabbage roses. Along the way, she shares industry know-how on cake display, artistic advice on color combinations, and her compelling cake story: how she overcame a career-ending injury, pursued a dream and built a thriving cake business.

$39.99

Meet Maggie

Maggie's Projects

Chocolate Frills with Red Roses
Green Ribbon and Magnolia
Gradient Hydrangea
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