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Learn how to master the art of making decadent chocolate desserts in Chicago's premier dessert-making classes. Discover the secrets to creating mouthwatering pastries, cakes, and other delectable treats in Chicago's top-rated dessert classes.

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Holiday Pies and Tarts

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square @ 4747 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL

Making pies isn't as hard as you might think! With the techniques you'll learn in this class, you will gain the confidence needed to create stunning pies and tarts.  Menu: Perfect Pie Dough Chocolate Meringue Tart Apple-Cranberry Crostata Mini Sweet Potato Pies with Praline Skills Covered in Class Include:  Making and Rolling Pie Dough Selecting Chocolate Whipping Egg Whites Fruit Fillings Working with Sweet Potatoes Making...

(260) All levels 18 and older
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Cupcake Boot Camp: Winter Menu

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square

Have your cake and eat it, too! Make several varieties of delicious cupcakes, and bring them home to impress your friends and family. We will teach you fun, easy ways to decorate them, too. Lunch will be served during class.  Hot Cocoa Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting;  Triple Citrus Cupcakes (Orange Cake with Lemon Curd and Lime-Cream Cheese Frosting);  Nutella Swirl Cupcakes with Whipped Ganache and Toasted Hazelnuts; ...

(260) All levels 18 and older
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Teens' Cooking: Holiday Cookies

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square

Young teens ages 12 to 16 get to experiment with simple yet sophisticated menus that they'll enjoy re-creating at home. They'll learn the basics of knife skills, cooking and baking techniques, and organizing prep work. Today's Menu: Brandy Snaps Buckeyes Mexican Wedding Cakes Note: Parents and guardians, please check in your kids promptly for class and return to pick them up after the session.

(260) All levels 12 - 16 years old
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Hands-on Cooking: Chocolate and Vanilla

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Spend an evening making delicious desserts in this cooking class. Learn to use fresh vanilla beans and separate eggs. Recipes include mango upside down cake with vanilla bean rum butter sauce and chocolate pavé with crème anglaise. Take home a sample of double chocolate coconut macaroons and yellow cupcakes with buttercream frosting.  Alcohol will be served in this class; participants must be 21 years of age or older.

(122) All levels 21 and older
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Hands-on Baking: Chocolate Truffles

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Indulge in the art of hand-rolled truffles, as you learn the secrets of chocolate tempering in this baking class. Discover the techniques to achieve a shiny, snappy coating on your homemade truffles, and infuse them with delectable flavors like Earl Grey tea, mocha, and cinnamon. Take home a beautiful box of your creations and impress your loved ones with your newfound baking skills.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Valentine's Day Wine and Chocolate Pairing

Katherine Anne Confections @ 2745 W Armitage, Chicago, IL

Indulge in the perfect combination of rich chocolates and exquisite wines at an exclusive event featuring limited-edition sweets and an expert-guided tasting. Don't miss out on this unforgettable culinary experience.

(2) All levels 21 and older
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Cook Hulu's The Bear: Handmade Pasta Carbonara & Chocolate Cake

CocuSocial Cooking Classes

Learn to cook the delicious handmade pasta carbonara and chocolate cake from Hulu's The Bear in this fun and hands-on cooking class at CocuSocial Cooking Classes. Master the art of pasta making and indulge in the perfect dessert for beginners. No experience is required, just a love for good food!

(1742) All levels 21 and older
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Hands-on Cooking: Pies and Tarts

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Explore the basics of two types of pastry dough in this cooking class—a traditional flaky crust for sweet and savory pies as well as a sweet tart dough for a rich and crisp dessert base. Practice the different preparation, rolling, and shaping of both types.  Learn how to make:  Luscious lemon curd filling a bacon, arugula, and tomato quiche a summer fruit pie for dessert.  Take home two individual seasonal fruit tarts and...

(122) Beginner 18 and older
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Hands-on Baking: Celebration Desserts

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Learn to create spectacular celebration desserts in this immersive cooking class. Discover how to make mouthwatering chocolate cake, pumpkin ice cream pie, and banana foster bread pudding. Perfect for any occasion or simply to celebrate life!

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Hands-On Cooking: Pi Day Pies

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Learn the secrets of making delicious homemade pies in this hands-on cooking class. From chocolate cream pie with Oreo crust to blueberry and lemon meringue pies, you'll become a master pie maker. Don't forget to save room for dessert!

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Hands-on Cookie Decorating: Spring Birds

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Get ready to welcome the sights and sounds of spring with this beginner's class in hands-on cookie decorating. Learn to create intricate designs of lovebirds, birdhouses, a birds' nest, sunflowers, and daisies using royal icing and tipless icing bags. Discover the art of working with detailed icing and applying sparkling sugar for an extra touch of sweetness.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Baking 101: Pie Basics

Peterson Garden Project @ 5917 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL

Learn how to turn the fruits of summer into a perfect pie! We will review the essential techniques for turning out a flaky, delicious piecrust. Rolling out dough and crimping will be demonstrated, along with cooling requirements before baking and ideas for seasonal decorations. For the pie fillings, you’ll learn creative ideas for spicing (and boozing up) the standard pie flavors, and what you can and can’t substitute in the process. You’ll...

(10) All levels 18 and older
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Sweet & Savory Pies

Peterson Garden Project

Is there anything better than the smell of a pie baking in the oven? That intoxicating aroma of a flaky, buttery crust! Yet so many people are intimidated by the idea of making their own pie crust. At this class, you'll realize that your fears of making your own crust were overblown, and that a pie is not whole until you've made your own crust. Brad will share a few tricks to help you make that perfect all-butter pie crust for both sweet and savory...

(10) All levels 18 and older
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Summer Pies

Mary's Wholesome Living

We will show you how to make 2 types of pie, one fruit filled and the other creamy. Cooking techniques, tips and short cuts will be learned. Healthy wholesome items will be created and you will leave with two fresh made pies along with detailed instructions and the know how to recreate at home. We love to entertain during the summer months and are always looking for new ideas to liven up the neighborhood BBQs and family get-togethers. Everyone loves...

(3) All levels 16 and older
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Holiday Kolacky Cookies

Mary's Wholesome Living @ 2N308 Brundige Rd, Elburn, IL

Do you love making cookies with the kids for Christmas? Have you always wanted to go the neighborhood Cookie Exchange but didn’t feel your cookies were worthy? Kolacky are delicious flaky fruit filled cookies, made with cream cheese and butter for a very rich holiday treat. Possible fillings are apricot, raspberry, pineapple, poppy seed and homemade cheese filling. Great family project – kids love making the thumbprints and filling with jam. ...

(3) All levels 16 and older
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Holiday Fruit Filled Cookies Czech Kolacky

Mary's Wholesome Living @ 2607 W 75th St, Naperville, IL

Do you love making cookies with the kids for Christmas?  Have you always wanted to go the neighborhood Cookie Exchange but didn’t feel your cookies were worthy? Kolacky are delicious flaky fruit-filled cookies, made with cream cheese and butter for a very rich holiday treat. Possible fillings are apricot, raspberry, pineapple, poppy seed and homemade cheese filling. Great family project– kids love making the thumb prints and filling...

(3) All levels 16 and older
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Macarons: Online Cook Along

Chicago Botanic Garden

Light and airy, French macarons are a delicate, fancy dessert to share with family and friends. Bonus—they are gluten-free!  The basic almond meringue cookies, when sandwiched together with a variety of fillings, allow you to adapt this sweet treat to your tastes. During class, you will prepare a classic macaron cookie recipe and chocolate ganache filling, and watch a demonstration of making European-style buttercream for an alternative...

(122) Advanced 18 and older
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Mini Pies: Online Cook Along

Chicago Botanic Garden

This class will be taught online via Zoom. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. In this baking class, master the techniques for flaky pie crust that can be customized into different shapes and sizes. You will prepare two different small pies—a sweet pie and a savory pie—as you cook along and interact with the instructor. You will need a rolling pin, a standard muffin tin, 4-inch round cutter or glass, parchment...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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