Whereas fine art can be torn apart by caustic criticism, the greatest nemesis of cake art is a toddler on his first birthday. Sculpt a fleeting, sugary opus with today’s Groupon: for $25, you get your choice of a 90-minute cake-decorating class at Icing On My Cake in Scottsdale (a $50 value). Classes are held at the following times:

• Monday–Friday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Classes are subject to a minimum number of five registrants.

Icing On My Cake’s skilled confectioner, Taras, employs formal European art education to guide the decoration of fluffy, sugary canvases. Students can select from a variety of decorating disciplines, including general cake decorating, sugar-flower sculpting, or crafting cake toppers. During a basic-decorating session, Taras imparts the precision skills needed to dress cakes in birthday suits of colorful fondant, guiding students through 90 minutes of hands-on sugar shaping. Courses on crafting single flowers create the ideal gifts for prom dates with pollen allergies, and cake-topping classes add artfully frosted crowns to spongy baked bases. Dedicated instruction allows for class lengths to spill past their allotted times when necessary, and each course is suitable for decorators of all skill levels. All materials are included with the cost of the class, but students should bring along their own fondant and an empty mouth.