Truffle Mania Baking Class Part 1 August 9, 2011

The Art of Truffles is demystified and perfected in this three-day series that will take you from ganache to tempering (and to Heaven and back). Each day will focus on specific techniques designed to help you create your own unique flavors and designs.

Day 1: Ganache and Fillings

Day 1 will focus on the correct technique for creating a variety of ganache for both rolled and dipped truffles.

- Honey Lavender Ganache

- Banana Caramel Ganache

- Coffee Ganache

- Spiced Chili Truffles

Day 2: Fillings for Truffle Shells

Learn the tricks to perfectly seamless truffle shells for those melt-in-your mouth textures.

- Caramel Truffles

- Liqueur Fillings

- Infused Ganache

Day 3: Tempering and Rolling

Master the technique of tempering chocolate as we explore all three methods: Tabling, Seeding and the Direct Method. Your creations from Days 1 and 2 will then be dipped into Milk, Dark or White tempered chocolate and receive their finishing touches, from hand-painted designs to working with transfer sheets and colored cocoa butter.

This class will take place at:
The Gourmandise School of Sweets and Savories
The Market at Santa Monica Place
395 Santa Monica Place
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Our classes are held in commercial kitchens, so please arrive on time in comfortable attire and close-toed shoes. No cell phones in class, please. Please note that we do not offer refunds but honor a 48-hour cancellation policy in order to reschedule your reservation.

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The Gourmandise School offers daytime, evening and weekend cooking classes in a hands-on setting with small class sizes. Our instructors teach classic techniques with locally sourced ingredients to make an adventurous chef out of anyone! Gourmandise offers Professional Cooking and Baking Series, individual classes and private rooms for special events.

The Gourmandise School was born in the early '80s when a little Parisian girl discovered the wonders of sweets. As she grew up, Pastry Chef Clemence Gossett, honed her pastry skills at her family's auberge in Provence. Hadley Hughes, a sweet native of Atlanta, joined the school in 2010. Her southern charm and gluten-free recipes round out a delicious menu of courses. The Gourmandise School offers cooking classes, private lessons, Professional Baking Series for Baking, Pastry, Chocolate and Confections and Corporate and Team-building Events.

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