The Utopian Botanist, baking and desserts teacher

The Utopian Botanist

The Utopian Botanist

location_on Melbourne

local_activity classes: Baking and Desserts

5.0 (20)
Instagram followers1k

3D Jelly Art is a beautiful craft that mixes the mediums of sculpture and painting with culinary arts. Taking a different perspective on the relationship between food and art, T.U.B's third Jelly Art uses a plant-based jelly as the main ingredient that we match with other ingredients and complementary flavours to create yummy desserts that embody fine piping and carving techniques and the ability to envision an idea in 3D together with a harmonious mix of colours to form our creations.

When one first lays their eyes on a 3D Jelly cake, they can hardly believe that not only is it made of just jelly but that it's 100% per cent edible! The best part is that anyone can eat it because it's also vegan.

With our tried and tested techniques and guidance, we are sure anyone can do it! We have witnessed over a hundred joyful faces in disbelief at the beauty of their own creations, even on the very first try! This feeling is priceless for us, our customers, and students alike.

They say a picture paints a thousand words. See just what you can do with some humble jelly and an imagination!






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Reviews

(20)


Narelle Dopper Oct 2023


Dawn is such a wonderful teacher, gives you step by step instructions and demonstration, going through each step one by one thoroughly, absolutely can't wait until my next lesson

Baking and Desserts class review by Narelle Dopper - Melbourne

Bridget Armstrong Oct 2023


I was thoroughly satisfied with the jelly making class. I learnt a lot. And got the opportunity to practice the skills I was presented with.

Denise Leahy Aug 2023


Dawn was a gem. She brought us into her world of jelly art. We really enjoyed her as a teacher - we learnt a lot about this craft and felt very welcome in this class. Lots of fun, highly recommend.

Liz Toit Jul 2023


Great class, very well presented. Never thought I would be able to create the flower so beautifully, but it worked out lovely. Thanks so much.

Celeste Natale Jul 2023


Dawn is a wonderful and generous teacher who goes over and above what is required to ensure that her participants have an enjoyable and successful experience. Thank you Dawn for your kindness !
We ( once again) had a memorable day and came away with skills we will use into the future. We were able to share our creations with family and friends who were amazed at the beautiful edible art we had achieved!

Baking and Desserts class review by Celeste Natale - Melbourne

Shari Porter Jul 2023

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


Dawn’s beginner Jelly Cake decorating class was fantastic. Dawn was friendly, a great teacher and was very thorough in her teaching. Came home with a lovely jelly cake, and tools to practice at home.

Jelly Art Class for Beginners review by Shari Porter - Melbourne

Dana Alghaloul Jul 2023

4 ClassBento workshops attended


It was amazing, i will take next level
Every thing was very good
Thank you

Kim Altas Jan 2023


Very friendly teacher. Very informative and hands on class. Will be doing the intermediate class.

Megan O'Connell Jan 2023


Great fun class, it looks much harder than it is. Dawn the teacher is lovely and helpful and makes the process easy to follow including correcting mistakes

Samantha Hunt Jan 2023

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


Great class, amazed at what we could lean and achieve, excellent tutor. Highly recommend having a go.

Sarah Coombes Dec 2022

2 ClassBento workshops attended


This class was great! Dawn was obviously skilled in her art, she was able to explain and demonstrate in a way that gave a great outcome and a really fun class.

Uyen Vu Dec 2022

2 ClassBento workshops attended


It was a great workshop! Heaps of tips and tricks along the way. Dawn is very knowledgeable and helpful during the class to ensure we get the technique right. Heaps of fun exploring art in a edible kind of way!

Jelly Art Class for Beginners review by Uyen Vu - Melbourne

Bethany Krasey Dec 2022


Great teacher, very knowledgeable! A really fun and informative course to do as well. Would recommend

Jelly Art Class for Beginners review by Bethany Krasey - Melbourne

Si Chan Nov 2022


Dawn was very patient. She is more than happy to share her skills and knowledge. The location is convenient, I took a bus from Southern Cross Station and just walked a few minutes. The tools provided allows me to practice at home. The class is a bit pricey but the knowledge, skills, product and tools that you acquire makes it all worth it. You also pay for the amusement, excitement and magic! You’ll practice being courageous in making mistakes but your work will still look perfect at the end. You will definitely be proud of yourself at the end, I promise you! Strong sense of achievement. Dawn is a great teacher and is always offering tea and coffee (:

Jelly Art Class for Beginners review by Si Chan - Melbourne

Rosa Le Nov 2022


Dawn was a great instructor! The lesson was interactive, fun and very easy to follow.

Jelly Art Class for Beginners review by Rosa Le - Melbourne

Nikhet Nasreen Oct 2022


Dawn was excellent and explained very well and clearly and made it all look very easy. Thoroughly enjoyed it

Jelly Art Class review by Nikhet Nasreen - Melbourne

Susan Ritchie Oct 2022


I attended Dawn Ho's Jelly Cake workshop and found it fantastic. A very experienced, freindly, and skilled teacher in jelly art. I received excellent quality materials for this craft by Dawn and everything taught was well demonstrated. At the end I left with a beautiful jelly flower cake and can't wait to do further workshops with Dawn.

Jelly Art Class for Beginners review by Susan Ritchie - Melbourne

Olivia Ali Aug 2022


What an amazing experience! Dawn is so lovely and provides demonstrations of each step. This was like nothing I had ever done before and each person's masterpiece is so beautifully unique and special.

Jelly Art Class for Beginners review by Olivia Ali - Melbourne

Rebecca Natale Jul 2022


This class provided truly spectacular results for participants with a beginner skill level. I immediately booked 2 more tickets as gifts, upon completing the class.
Highly recommended!

Baking and Desserts class review by Rebecca Natale - Melbourne

Nadia Chaves Jul 2022


This class was incredible. Dawn is a very experienced and patient teacher, a master craftsperson - and under her guidance the jelly art cake was spectacular! We loved it! Highly recommend

Jelly Art Class for Beginners review by Nadia Chaves - Melbourne

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