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Sugarcraft for Beginners

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Course Duration

8 Weeks

Start Date & Time

10 February 2026 at 18:30:00

Weekly on

Tuesday

Hours per week

2.5

Price

€145

Course Overview

This course will provide students with a basic introduction to the art of sugarcraft. It is aimed at those wishing to build on basic skills or those wanting to learn the skill from scratch.


The course fee includes a dummy cake, cake box and cake board, but all other course materials must be purchased or provided by the student. The tutor will give you clear guidance on the first evening on what to buy.

These include good quality fondant, marzipan, balling tools, flower paste, fondant smoothening tool, modelling foam mat, plastic rolling pin and a small paintbrush. All additional cutters etc. will be available in the school, but you are welcome to bring along your own.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to confidently ice a cake to a professional standard, pipe with a high level of precision and definition, create a variety of modelling flowers and much more.

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Course Content

During this 8-week course, students will learn how to:

  • Decorate a cake using fondant icing

  • Apply marzipan

  • Enhance piping skills, including writing on a cake


They will also learn about:

  • The different pastes and their uses

  • Lettering and sugar flowers

  • The moulding of basic novelty cakes and decorations

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Contact Us

If you have any questions, please get in touch. You can apply online through our website. We have an FAQ page, and course fees are easily accessible. 

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