RIVERVIEW, Fla. — This episode of the Chef's Kitchen is sweet with a taste of Puerto Rico.

What You Need To Know • Baking Classes with Angie Strevella of Mad Muffin Happy Cupcake • Spurlino Family YMCA , 9650 Old Big Bend Rd., Riverview • Thursday, Oct. 30, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. • Friday, Nov. 20, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Angie Strevella of Mad Muffin Happy Cupcake offers a sugar cookie recipe, along with royal icing decorations.

Strevella demonstrated cutting cookie shapes out of the dough with an X-Acto knife.

She uses edible markers to trace out decorations on the cooled cookie.

She also uses a metal stylus to spread icing and release any air bubbles — though she says a toothpick will also work.

Strevella’s advice — start simple and trust the process — even if you just write wor

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