Stuck for present ideas for a friend’s birthday? Looking for something fun to do as part of a hen party weekend? Want to motivate and reward your corporate team for their hard work? Or have you always wanted to learn how make your very own chocolates or perfect French patisserie? We have just the answer: a chocolate workshop.
Smiles all round at our chocolate making experience workshop!
Our development kitchen here at picturesque Hutton-le-Hole in the North York Moors National Park is the ideal location for our hugely enjoyable chocolate workshops. It’s where we can share our skills, passion and recipes with you, your friends and family.
All of our workshops take place here in our fabulous development kitchen in Hutton-le-Hole!
Learn how to pipe truffles like a professional. Create a sublimely light and airy chocolate mousse. Test yourself and have a go at tempering chocolate (it’s easy when you know how!) Have a fantastic day out doing something you’ve never tried before. We’ll provide a delicious lunch & refreshments, and we guarantee there will be plenty of smiles, fun and laughter. Oh, and you get to go home with all the chocolates and patisserie you make!
We offer four different types of chocolate workshops starting at £70 per person – details below – and can cater for individuals or larger groups up to 20 people. For more information or to book your place on one of our chocolate workshops, head to the workshops section on the website.
Chocolate Making Experience
Want to learn more about chocolate and how to create your own chocolate creations? Our very popular ‘Chocolate Making Experience’ workshop has all the answers and covers:
- A brief introduction to the varieties of chocolate and their origins
- Have a go at tempering chocolate – we’ll show you several different ways to do this
- How to make the perfect fresh ganache
- How to pipe truffles like a professional!
- Working with chocolate transfers
Private Chocolate Masterclass
Want to understand chocolate and bring your creative ideas to life? You need to take part inour unique ‘Chocolate Masterclass’ workshop that covers:
- A brief introduction to the varieties of chocolate and their origins
- Have a go at tempering chocolate – we’ll show you several different ways to do this
- How to make the perfect fresh ganache
- How to pipe truffles like a professional!
- Working with chocolate transfers
- Working with chocolate bars
- Learn how to design and make a creative chocolate box
- How to make delicious decorations with modelling chocolate
Piping truffles like a professional!
Wedding Favour Special
Thinking of having a go at making your own wedding favours? Our ‘Wedding Favour Special’ workshop – and ideal ‘hen party’ event! – was designed just for you. Along with our wedding consultant, we’ll show you how to bring your ideas to life and help you to create an unforgettable wedding celebration. The workshop includes:
- A brief introduction to the varieties of chocolate and their origins
- Have a go at tempering chocolate – we’ll show you several different ways to do this
- How to make the perfect fresh ganache
- Ideas on how to create your own silicone mould and fit it into your chosen wedding theme. You can then use this mould to make chocolate of your choice.
Chocolate and Pastry Special
A two-day workshop, our ‘Chocolate and Pastry Special’ covers everything you need to know about chocolate as well as the beautiful art of French pastry. This workshop includes:
- A brief introduction to the varieties of chocolate and their origins
- Have a go at tempering chocolate – we’ll show you several different ways to do this
- How to make the perfect fresh ganache
- How to prepare a classic genoise sponge, the building block for a wide variety of French patisserie
- How to create a mouth-watering chocolate mousse
- Chocolate glazing and decorations
