Ruairi's Kitchen Café
Courses
We will be hosting the following classes
We will be hosting the following classes
Join us at Ruairi’s Kitchen for a fun and relaxed fondant-modelling workshop, suitable for adults and teenagers aged 15 and over.
Ruairi will guide you step by step through creating an adorable fondant teddy bear, from shaping and assembling the body to adding the little details that bring your character to life. You’ll also learn useful modelling techniques that can be applied to other fondant figures and cake decorations.
No previous cake-decorating experience is needed, making this workshop perfect for complete beginners as well as anyone hoping to improve their modelling skills.
All materials and equipment are provided, and you’ll take your finished teddy bear home with you. Spaces are limited to ensure everyone receives plenty of individual guidance.
Participants under 18 must have their booking completed by a parent or guardian.
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Included in price
A fun and creative Halloween cupcake-decorating class designed especially for children aged 8–12.
Each child will decorate six delicious cupcakes using colourful buttercream, sprinkles and spooky fondant decorations. They’ll learn simple piping and decorating techniques while creating pumpkins, ghosts, bats, eyeballs and other Halloween-themed designs.
No previous decorating experience is needed, and all cupcakes, equipment and materials are provided. Each child will leave with a presentation box containing their six finished cupcakes to enjoy at home.
Suitable for ages 8–12
Approximately 1½–2 hours
Create your own spectacular Halloween-inspired celebration cake in this hands-on decorating workshop.
You’ll learn how to achieve a smooth buttercream finish, create a dramatic chocolate drip and use different piping techniques to decorate your cake. We’ll then complete the design with handmade Halloween decorations, chocolate pieces and spooky character-inspired toppers.
This relaxed, step-by-step class is suitable for beginners, so no previous cake-decorating experience is required. You’ll leave with new decorating skills and your own fully finished cake, beautifully boxed and ready to take home.
Suitable for ages 15+.
Included in price
Learn how to create your own adorable lion and elephant figures in this hands-on sugar-modelling workshop.
Ruairi will guide you step by step through shaping the bodies, achieving balanced proportions, creating expressive facial features and adding character through colour and texture. You’ll also learn how to assemble your figures securely and achieve a clean, professional finish.
This relaxed workshop is suitable for beginners, so no previous modelling or cake-decorating experience is required. You’ll leave with two completed safari animals, carefully boxed and ready to use on your own celebration cakes.
Suitable for ages 15+.
Included in the price:
Create your own charming monkey and giraffe figures while developing practical sugar-modelling skills in this hands-on workshop.
Ruairi will guide you through building each animal from the ground up, including shaping the bodies, creating the giraffe’s height and proportions, forming facial features and adding distinctive details such as spots, ears, hands and feet.
The class is taught at a relaxed, step-by-step pace and is suitable for beginners. You do not need to have attended the Lion & Elephant workshop beforehand. You’ll leave with two completed safari animals, carefully boxed and ready to use on your own celebration cakes.
Suitable for ages 15+.
Included in the price:
Create all four adorable safari animals during this two-day sugar-modelling weekend at Ruairi’s Kitchen.
Across two relaxed, hands-on workshops, Ruairi will guide you step by step through creating a lion, elephant, monkey and giraffe from modelling paste. You’ll learn how to shape and proportion each animal, create expressive facial features, add texture and distinctive details, and assemble your figures securely with a clean, professional finish.
This complete weekend package is suitable for beginners, so no previous sugar-modelling or cake-decorating experience is required. By the end of the weekend, you’ll have developed practical modelling skills and created a full set of four handmade safari animals to take home and use on your own celebration cakes.
Workshop schedule:
Saturday, 14 November 2026
3:00–5:00 pm
Lion & Elephant
Sunday, 15 November 2026
3:00–5:00 pm
Monkey & Giraffe
Suitable for ages 15+.
Complete weekend price: €135 per participant
Book both workshops together and save €15 compared with booking them separately.
Included in the price:
● Admission to both Safari Animals workshops
● All modelling paste and materials required
● Use of all modelling tools and equipment during both classes
● Step-by-step tuition from Ruairi
● Guidance on shaping, proportions, facial features, texture and secure assembly
● Four completed handmade safari animal figures to take home
● Boxes to transport your finished figures safely
● Tea or coffee during both workshops
