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food-drink · Saturday 24 October 2026 · 10:00am 
An Introduction to Floral Buttercream Piping Workshop
At Dunamaise Arts Centre · Church Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
At Dunamaise Arts Centre · Church Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise hosts a full-day buttercream piping workshop on Saturday, 24 October 2026, run by Mrs Bouquet’s Cakes. It is a hands-on baking and decorating class rather than a demonstration, aimed at anyone who wants to learn proper cake decorating technique from scratch in a single session.
The four-hour class, running from 10am to 2pm, starts with the basics of preparing, colouring and mixing buttercream before moving into piping technique. Over the course of the workshop participants work through four separate floral designs, a hydrangea, a daisy, tulips and a ruffle rose, building up skill and confidence with each one under instruction from Mrs Bouquet’s Cakes. All equipment is provided as part of the ticket price, so there is nothing to bring beyond a willingness to get stuck in. The tuition is billed as expert step-by-step instruction, which suits complete beginners as much as anyone with some baking experience looking to pick up new piping skills, and the stated aim of the session is to leave participants confident enough to decorate a cake themselves afterwards.
Because it runs as a single standalone Saturday session rather than a recurring class, it is worth booking ahead if the date suits, as places in hands-on food workshops at the venue tend to be limited by table space and equipment. The finished pieces, and the new piping skills, go home with each participant at the end of the day.
Dunamaise Arts Centre is on Church Street in Portlaoise town centre, within easy walking distance of the train station and public car parks in the town.
Dunamaise Arts Centre runs a full programme of exhibitions, theatre and workshops beyond this one class. There is more to explore in Portlaoise and across Co. Laois.
Heading to Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise? Laois has plenty more to see. Read the Portlaoise area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.