Basic BAking Skills

Pumpkin Spice Latte Chiffon Cake

$135 or 5 prepaid points /person
3 hours, 4 - 9 students

What you will learn:

• Making a cloud-like sponge with minimal ingredients and no chemical leaveners

• Understand the stiffness of whipped egg white and its effect on sponges

• Learn the key points in successfully making a flavoured chiffon cake

• Garnishing chiffon sponge with chantilly cream to mimic a pumpkin spice latte

Raspberry Madeleine & Rose Financier

$135 or 5 prepaid points /person
3 hours, 4 - 7 students

What you will learn:

• Tricks to enhance flavours of everyday ingredients to the next level

• Making of two types of dainty cakes suitable for feeding crowds

• French methods in handling recipes and to cake baking

• Understanding how time and temperature influences baking

Lemon Blackcurrant Baba au Rhum

$169 or 6 prepaid points /person
3 hours, 4 - 12 students

What you will learn:

• Techniques in manually producing an enriched dough

• Learn about dough fermentation and ingredient interactions

• Making a fruit glaze and adjusting its flavours

• Incorporating fruit flavour to chantilly cream

New York Croissant Rolls

$195 or 7 prepaid points /person
4 hours, 4 - 6 students

What you will learn:

• Theories of flaky laminated dough and dough fermentation

• Simple lamination techniques done by hand

• Chocolate, pistachio, and raspberry fillings cooked from scratch

• Corresponding glaze and decoration

Piña Colada Cream Puffs

$169 or 6 prepaid points /person
3.5 hours, 4 - 7 students

What you will learn:

• Choux pastry theories and interaction of its ingredients

• Learn to recognize visual cues of properly prepared choux

• Techniques to pipe, bake, and fill choux puffs

• Piña Colada cream fillings and decorative elements

Sweet Option

Basic Macaron Skills (Sage Brown Butter, Orange Cranberry)

$195 or 7 prepaid points /person
4 hours, 4 - 6 students

What you will learn:

• Tricks and secrets to fault-free macarons

• Learn about ingredient roles and their interactions

• Techniques in properly handling a piping bag

• Making buttercream that has intense fall flavours

• Solid filling to complement a ganache

Savoury Option

Basic Macaron Skills (Black Truffle / Lobster Bisque)

$219 or 8 prepaid points /person
4.5 -5 hours, 4 - 6 students

What you will learn:

• Tricks and secrets to fault-free macarons

• Learn about ingredient roles and their interactions

• Techniques in properly handling a piping bag

• Savoury applications with savoury flavours

• Make real lobster bisque and turn it into filling

Raspberry Soufflés with Earl Grey Cream

$135 or 5 prepaid points /person
2 hours, 4 - 12 students

What you will learn:

• The art of souffle and tweaking of its flavour

• Fundamental skills of separating eggs and making meringues

• Learn about pasteurization and food safety

• Infusing flavour to chantilly cream

Blood Orange White Chocolate Mousse

$135 or 5 prepaid points /person
3 hours, 4 - 12 students

What you will learn:

• Variation of mousses with water- and fat-based ingredients

• Techniques and temperatures in using gelatine as a setting agent

• Cooking of crème bavarois, whipping cream, and using fruit purees

• Handling chocolate in its different states ensuring a smooth texture

Flaky Hong Kong Egg Tarts and Milk Tea

$135 or 5 prepaid points /person
3 hours, 4 - 12 students

What you will learn:

• Making a flaky shell dough and forming a tart base

• Techniques in making a smooth and creamy egg tart filling

• Hands-on practice in making Hong Kong style milk tea

• Appreciation of cultural and technical aspects about egg tart and milk tea

Crystal Amber Candy

$110 or 4 prepaid points /person
2 hours, 4 - 7 students

What you will learn:

• Colouring techniques in making these colourful candies

• Tricks to create facets and shapes to mimic crystals

• Temperature control and sugar concentration

• Variations on ingredients and flavours

Grape Jelly Tartlet with Icewine Foam

$169 or 6 prepaid points /person
3.5 hours, 4 - 6 students

What you will learn:

• Lining small tartlet rings with modern techniques

• Making tartlets that stays crisp even with moist contents

• Setting translucent summer grape jelly on a creamy texture

• Complementary flavours in different forms, including a foam

Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

$110 or 4 prepaid points /person
2 hours, 4 - 12 students

What you will learn:

• Hands-on techniques in making and baking cookies

• Roles of ingredients and key concepts in baking applications

• Incorporating unconventional concepts into cookies

• Preparation of flavour and textures to include in cookie dough

New York Cheesecake with Maple Lemon Curd

$110 or 4 prepaid points /person
2 hours, 4 - 12 students

What you will learn:

• Classic baked cheesecake with a rich yet soft centre

• Preparations of ingredients and tools for baking applications

• Baking your own crumble for a flavourful crust

• Cooking a lemon curd without the addition of white sugar

Galette des Rois: King Cake

$135 or 5 prepaid points /person
2.5 - 3 hours, 4 - 9 students

The Galette des Rois (King's Cake) is a traditional French pastry eaten during the Epiphany celebration in January (This year, it'll be January 6th, 2025!).

What you will learn:

• Using ready made butter puff pastry to maximize creativity

• Techniques in crafting designs on this royal pastry

• Filling with a choice of almond, hazelnut, pistachio, or chocolate

• Get the epiphany of how large filled pastries are assembled

This class is available in December and January only.

Salted Caramel Apple Charlotte, Calvados Crème Anglaise

$135 or 5 prepaid points /person
3 hours, 4 - 8 students

What you will learn:

• Cooking caramel from scratch, controlling its sweetness and colour

• Making fruit compote, controlling its texture

• Making crème anglaise custard sauce the classic way

• Infusing flavours using dry spices and liquor