With Parisian roots and a decade of pastry experience, Chef Marie-Anne blends French baking traditions with a playful touch. While producing animated entertainment, she earned her baking diploma in Los Angeles and turned her passion for whimsical birthday cakes into a full-time career. With five years of private teaching experience and her own baking studio, she specializes in macarons, madeleines, choux pastry and other classic French treats, sharing her expertise with bakers of all ages.
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WHAT YOU’LL DO
Make beautiful macarons in this fun team building activity with Chef Marie-Anne.
In this team building activity, you and your team trade the conference room for a kitchen and turn classic French macarons into cute characters. You will start with macaron history and the three simple ingredients behind every shell, then whip up a silky Swiss meringue together.
Next, your team folds the batter, tints it, pipes shapes with a variety of tips and brings each character to life with adorable little details before filling the macarons with rich chocolate ganache and seasonal buttercream. By the end, your team will share a tray of one-of-a-kind characters and a well-earned taste test. Book your team building activity today!
Your Menu
Step 1: Learn the Macaron Basics
Discover the history of macarons and the three simple ingredients behind them
Step 2: Whip Swiss Meringue
With egg white and sugar
Step 3: Fold the Batter (Macaronage)
With almond flour, powdered sugar and Swiss meringue
Step 4: Color the Batter
With macaron batter and food coloring
Step 5: Pipe Different Shapes
With piping bags and piping tips in assorted sizes
Step 6: Decorate Your Macaron Shells
Add colorful patterns and playful details to your piped shells
Step 7: Make the Fillings
Two Macaron Fillings Chocolate Ganache Filling With chocolate, heavy whipping cream and butter Seasonal Buttercream Filling With butter, powdered sugar and a seasonal flavor of vanilla, strawberry, matcha, coffee or peppermint
Step 8: Fill and Sandwich Your Macarons
Pair the baked shells with your fillings
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
No prior cooking experience needed
All ingredients and equipment are provided
Dietary accommodations available upon request
Private classes available for groups and special events
With Parisian roots and a decade of pastry experience, Chef Marie-Anne blends French baking traditions with a playful touch. While producing animated entertainment, she earned her baking diploma in Los Angeles and turned her passion for whimsical birthday cakes into a full-time career. With five years of private teaching experience and her own baking studio, she specializes in macarons, madeleines, choux pastry and other classic French treats, sharing her expertise with bakers of all ages.
Reviews Chef Marie-Anne received outside of Cozymeal
Patricia
I took my teen daughter to the cute character macaron making class. We had such a good time being creative and bonding over baking. The macarons turned out adorable amd tasty. Maryanne was very informative, friendly, and helped us when needed. I highly recommend this experience if you love macarons.
Adam
My girlfriend and I took this class for our anniversary and we had a great time! Marie-Anne was a great teacher, with clear and helpful guidance, and the macarons came out great! We would absolutely take another of her classes in the future and highly recommend this one!
Elisa
Loved the class! Easy to follow, small and intimate, we made great macarons, can't wait to replicate the recipe at home
Tomas
The class was amazing! And they are the best macarons I’ve ever tried, not exaggerating! Marie-Anne is a really good teacher and the whole plan is fun and relaxed.
Susan
We loved this class!! We were a group of 5 doing a company offsite, and this was the perfect afternoon activity to cap off the day. Marie-Anne was so communicative throughout the planning process, and on the day of we didn’t have to think much about anything. She had all the ingredients prepped and ready, she had fun stories to share, and she was so lovely in giving our team space to connect while also stepping in to help when we needed it. Would highly recommend to other groups!!
Catherine
The class was fun, exciting, and you feel the passion and love the teacher has for what she does. It truly is an experience whether you are passionate about baking or just want to try something new, would defiantly recommend.
Anne-Elisa
What a wonderful and creative activity! Marie-Anne is a knowledgeable and patient teacher, making this class lots of fun and setting everyone up for success regardless of level of experience. We will be back for sure!
Sienna
Marie Anne's class was absolutely amazing! My friend and I had a really lovely time. Marie Ann was knowledgable and fun. You can tell she is passionate about what she does and loves teaching! She answered all of our questions and the macarons came out great. Not only were they delicious they also came out so cute! We enjoyed our time and appreciated that it was Halloween themed. It was nice to know that the class changes often enough to see other people who have been to her class before. The best part was taking our treats (and the recipe home) while enjoying some of them fresh out of the oven. I would love to take her class again. Thank you again Marie Anne!
Julianne
The macron class was awesome! Marie-Ann did such a great job breaking down each step as well as creating a fun and welcoming environment! Will definitely be thinking about what class to take next with her!
Megan
Came with my partner to celebrate for our anniversary and learned how to make macarons and left with other techniques that I’ll be able to apply in future baking! Wonderful teacher who is warm, inviting, kind and instructs in a way any level of experience can participate fully. A very fun experience!
Silvia
Chef Marie-Anne at Petit Chou has put together some really lovely French baking classes! Her workshops are a great way to have fun, get creative and learn how to make some delicious French treats!
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