Young bakers examine and prepare layers of cake during a children’s baking class Monday, July 20, at Got Cakes Bakery. Participants learned techniques for assembling, frosting and decorating their own cakes.

MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - Got Cakes Bakery is wrapping up its first round of children's baking classes this summer, an initiative owner Cody Espinosa said has been in high demand. The bakery's first session drew about 40 young participants eager to get baking.

"We are still working out the kinks, but there is obviously an interest in these events," said Rosie Fernandez, Espinosa's sister and co-owner of the bakery. "This was an idea we had at our last location, and I'm excited we're getting to offer it here now. I enjoy working with the kids, and we look forward to offering adult classes soon, too."

Rosa, right, daughter of Got Cakes owner Cody Espinosa, carefully smooths blue frosting onto her cake during a children’s baking class July 20 at Got Cakes Bakery.

The classes covered techniques in baking, cake decorating and cookie making. Following the inaugural sessions, the owners said they plan to cap enrollment to create smaller class sizes and communicate estimated class times more clearly.

"There isn't really a specified end time," Espinosa said. "We have certain activities or goals planned, and once we reach those, we are done for the day. It is more session-based."

On Monday, July 20, nearly a dozen children filled the bakery's kitchen, mixing colors into frosting and learning how to smoothly apply it to layers of cake. More than half of the participants said they were interested in learning to bake or working in a restaurant in the future.

Participants use spatulas to apply colorful frosting to individual cakes during a children’s baking class July 20 at Got Cakes Bakery.

The classes are expected to return during the holiday break with planned sessions in gingerbread house building, sugar cookie decorating and hot chocolate bomb making. Adult classes and date-night sessions also are expected to be announced soon.

"Sometimes I wish I could teach baking and home economics full time," Espinosa said. "These are skills that have been passed down through generations, and I never want to see them fade away. There's something special about teaching kids how to bake, create and make memories in the kitchen."

For more information about baking classes, camps and events, visit http://gotcakes.fitchcraft.co, call 530-635-1569, or visit the bakery at 321 3rd St, in Marysville.

A young baker smiles while adding pink frosting to a layered cake during Got Cakes Bakery’s inaugural round of children’s summer classes.