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In Good Taste Cooking School
located in the Pearl District, Portland, Oregon.
http://www.ingoodtastestore.com

Hands On: Chocolate Pastries

Chocolate is wonderful to eat, especially if special care has been taken to bring out its best characteristics. In this hands-on class you will learn to prepare a show-stopping variety of gorgeous individual chocolate pastries, which would be wonderful for pampering a worthy friend or throwing a dessert party! You will cover techniques for European style tortes, chocolate and plain pâte sucrée, dacquoise, ganache, and baked chocolate filling. Class discussion will also include pairing of other ingredients with chocolate, the storage of chocolate, and percentages of cocoa mass.

Cherry Salad & Whipped Ganache Topped Individual Gâteaux Noir

Chocolate Pastry Shells with Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Filling

Ginger Truffle Tartlets Decorated with Toasted Coconut Ribbons

Bite-Sized Dacquoise Kisses with Berries & Crème Chantilly

Pistachio Marchpane Tartlets Glazed with Bittersweet Ganache

Individual Chocolate Decadence Cakes topped with Apricot Fool

Instructor: Maya Klein

Date: Sunday, September 10 at 2:00pm

Fee: $95

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