Discover and master the fascinating differences between three classic and timeless French desserts in this engaging, interactive, and hands-on baking class led by an experienced and knowledgeable instructor. While custards, crèmes, and crêpes are beloved and cherished favorites enjoyed around the world in fine dining establishments and home kitchens alike, achieving true perfection and restaurant-quality results in these elegant and sophisticated dishes requires learning key professional techniques, precise timing, and insider secrets learned through years of dedicated culinary experience. Chef Lisa will walk you carefully through each step of the detailed preparation and precise baking methods that transform these classic and elegant sweets into stunning, restaurant-quality creations worthy of any special occasion or celebration, with generous opportunities for tasting and enjoying your finished creations throughout the interactive class.
You will prepare silky chocolate pots de crème with a smooth and velvety texture, create a stunning crème caramel with perfect texture and beautiful caramelization, and assemble a beautiful and impressive layered custard crêpe cake that showcases your newly acquired professional baking skills. The menu is flexible and accommodating, and can be modified to accommodate various dietary preferences and restrictions, including dairy-free and gluten-free requirements for all dishes offered. Upon completing this comprehensive and rewarding class, you'll have acquired an expanded repertoire of advanced baking and pastry techniques and the confidence needed to recreate these impressive desserts independently in your own kitchen.
Guests are welcome to bring wine or beer to enjoy and enhance the dining experience during the class session.
Menu:
Chocolate Pots de Crème
May be made dairy-free
Prepared with eggs, vanilla, sugar, and cream
Crème Caramel
Dairy-free option available
Made using eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla
Custard Crêpe Cake
Gluten-free and dairy-free option available
Crafted from a blend of flour, eggs, milk, butter, sugar, and warming spices
Note: Class requires a minimum booking of 2 or more participants. Group reservations should be made under a single name as one complete booking group.
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
School Notes:
As an academic institution of higher learning, NYSID cannot put a Purchaser’s name (or contact information) in the Student field if they are not the student taking the course. Before booking this class, please make sure you are the Student attending the course and are using your Student information on both the Purchaser and Student field in the enrollment details. Please note enrollments not having the Student information on both fields will have to be canceled/not accepted.
