The Chocolate Maker's Masterclass

Join us for a fun and interactive workshop with Head Pastry Chef & Chocolatier Grace Aquino, where you’ll learn about the post harvest of processes of cacao, make chocolate from scratch and make your own chocolate confections.

This hands-on class is designed for beginners - no prior experience needed!

*The workshop fee is non-refundable; we allow re-scheduling only if we are notified at least 3 days prior to the scheduled workhop date.

Workshop Inclusions

• Discussion on facts and history of cacao.
• Discussion on post harvest processes from fermentation to drying of cacao.
• Discussion on fermented and unfermented cacao beans.
• Demonstration of chocolate bean-to-bar process.
• Cacaco bean grading and calculating chocolate percentages.
• Tablea making demonstration and hands-on experience.
• Chocolate tastings from various sources and roasting profile.
• Chocolate chips vs couverture vs compound.
• Hands-on bean-to-bar experience.
• Demonstration on various chocolate tempering techniques.
• Chocolate confections demonstration and hands-on experience: bars, barks, mendiants, pralines (bonbonbs), ganaches, enrobing various inclusions.
• Discussion on costing chart and sourcing cacao.

• Lunch, snacks and refreshments will be provided.
• Everything needed for the workshop is provided including printed recipes.
• Plenty of parking space available inside the hotel grounds!