Cream Puff Pastry Essentials: Pate a Choux and Pastry Cream - 08/14/2026

Cream Puff Pastry Essentials: Pate a Choux and Pastry Cream
Hands-On | Tastings | Take-Home Cream Puffs
Friday 08/14/2026
10:00am – 1:00pm
$80/person
Executive Pastry Chef Catie Wiley
Adults 18+

Agenda:
Pâte à Choux Dough
Pastry Cream Filling

Class Description:
Delicate, airy cream puffs are an elegant French pastry that's surprisingly simple to make at home. In this hands-on class, you'll learn the techniques to create the foundational components - a light-as-air pâte à choux pastry and silky, creamy pastry cream filling. Your guide is Executive Pastry Chef Catie Wiley, who joins us after a distinguished career as a pastry chef at several iconic patisseries and restaurants on the East Coast.

We'll start by mastering the methods for making pâte à choux, a unique dough that puffs up into perfect little shells when baked. You'll learn the tricks to getting it just right - the proper mixing, piping, and baking for an evenly cooked interior and golden, crisp exterior. Then you'll prepare a luscious pastry cream, a stovetop custard made with eggs, milk, sugar, and a hint of vanilla. Once chilled, this velvety cream fills the puff interiors to create a sublime textural contrast in every bite. After mastering the basics, you'll have fun assembling your cream puffs and finish with classic powdered sugar. We will discuss creative alternatives for garnishing them with chocolate sauce, caramel, or fruit. These bite-sized treats are as delightful for afternoon tea as they are for an elegant dessert.
 
By the end of the class, you'll take home a batch of beautiful, professionally-made cream puffs to share, along with recipes and skills to keep baking them at home. With a little practice, you'll be a pâte à choux pro!

Notes:

• Please enjoy a 10% discount on all items in our retail store during the full calendar day/night of your class or event. Our retail store will be open for browsing prior to class, during any breaks, and after class. 
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• This class is for adults 18+. Children 14-17 years old are allowed if accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please let us know if you plan to bring a minor. 
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