Chocolate Making Workshop In London

Enjoy a sweet half-day chocolate making workshop in the heart of London.
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Enjoy a sweet half-day chocolate making workshop in the heart of London.

Chocolate Experience Days: Learn to make your own truffles and discover exactly how chocolate is made with this half day London chocolate making workshop in the heart of the city. This is a 2 hour chocolate making experience, during which you will learn all about the history of chocolate and how it is made, getting to grips with the entire process from the cacao tree to the shelf. The sweetest gift for chocolate-lovers in London and the surrounding area, this experience is an ideal gift for men and women with a taste for the finer things in life!

Your London chocolate making experience begins with a welcoming introduction and a demonstration by the workshop's master chocolatiers. They will regale you with fascinating facts and figures about chocolate and chocolate making, then it's your turn to taste test the chocolates to discern what makes a high quality chocolate. The first hands-on chocolate making project you will work on is a giant chocolate button, which you will make and then decorate. Then it's truffle time - you will use a rich dark chocolate ganache, bowls of glossy melted chocolate, and delightful little decorations (coconut, strawberry curls, white chocolate shavings, cocoa powder etc.) to make the tastiest truffles you've ever tried!

Depending on the size you make your truffles, you will make 15-20 chocolates which you can take home with you in provided ribboned bags, so you can show off your chocolate making skills to lucky family and friends!

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Availability

The London chocolate making workshop runs on Saturdays and Sundays, throughout the year. There are the occasional weekday dates available but please check first, as bookings are subject to availability.

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Requirements

Minimum Age: 12

This chocolate experience can cater for dairy-free guests and does not include gluten or nuts as a listed ingredient, but there may be factory traces. For all other allergies, please check with your Chocolatier on the day.


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Duration

Experience Duration: 2:00

Time Spent at Venue: 2:00

This is a 2 hours chocolate making workshop.

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Group Size & Spectators

Participants: The Chocolate Making Workshop In London is for 1 participant.

Max Group Size: 11

Spectators Allowed on Site: No

The Chocolate making Workshop in London can accommodate for20-30 participants (subject to availability).

This London chocolate making workshop is not suitable forspectators, however you can bring your chocolates home with youafter the experience, to share with family and friends.

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Where is it Located

London (London)

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What to Wear

You should wear relatively casual clothes that you don't mind getting dirty.

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Weather

The weather will not affect your chocolate making experience day in London.

Reviews
John Brown - Cambridgeshgire
  • 20/06/2023
Excellent way to spend an hour with a friendly host and knowledgeable chef - and you get delicious truffles to eat afterwards.
Claire - Lancashire
  • 20/03/2023
Fabulous workshop. Very well organised, and explained.
Racheal Winson - Jacksdale
  • 27/07/2022
Had such a great time meeting truffles! The instructions went thick and fast in the beginning and I was really worried I wouldn't be able to keep up. I didn't! But all the instructions were put in the "chat" and by the time we were decorati...
Had such a great time meeting truffles! The instructions went thick and fast in the beginning and I was really worried I wouldn't be able to keep up. I didn't! But all the instructions were put in the "chat" and by the time we were decorating I had caught up to everyone. The chocolatier and host were both so lovely. I would DEFINITELY recommend this experience
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Angela Bugden - Birmingham
  • 18/09/2021
We really enjoyed this. The ingredients package arrived in good time and we made sure we had our cream ready. The class was easy to log in to and follow online, even for novice truffle makers like us. The truffles were delicious too!! We've...
We really enjoyed this. The ingredients package arrived in good time and we made sure we had our cream ready. The class was easy to log in to and follow online, even for novice truffle makers like us. The truffles were delicious too!! We've already recommended the class to friends and family. Thanks for a great experience.
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Raymond Jeffries - Worthing
  • 12/03/2021
My wife and I absolutely love chocolate truffles, so it only seemed right that we purchased this class. It's great that we can still take part in classes during lockdown via zoom. The class was run by the chocolateir who was extremely funny...
My wife and I absolutely love chocolate truffles, so it only seemed right that we purchased this class. It's great that we can still take part in classes during lockdown via zoom. The class was run by the chocolateir who was extremely funny and gave very clear instructions. We were sent a pack with everything except the cream. I was surprised how easy it was to make the truffles and I felt we did a good job at decorating them too with the different toppings provided. I won't lie, my truffles didn't last long before I ate them all.
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Rebecca - Jones
  • 24/08/2018
For my best friends hen do I booked us in for this fun filled evening! As what do girls love more than chocolate? We were surrounded by gorgeous treats and had great fun making truffles! I chose to coat mine in milk chocolate and drizzle th...
For my best friends hen do I booked us in for this fun filled evening! As what do girls love more than chocolate? We were surrounded by gorgeous treats and had great fun making truffles! I chose to coat mine in milk chocolate and drizzle them in dark to create a marble effect! The dishy host was very funny and clearly very passionate about chocolate. I would definitely recommend this experience to my fellow girls and guys who adore chocolate!
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Lara - Surrey
  • 24/08/2018
What a fantastic (and super delicious) experience!! My close girl friends and I had this planned for a while and what a brilliant outcome we received! The lovely gentleman holding the class was very outgoing and humorous making the whole ex...
What a fantastic (and super delicious) experience!! My close girl friends and I had this planned for a while and what a brilliant outcome we received! The lovely gentleman holding the class was very outgoing and humorous making the whole experience even more enjoyable. I absolutely loved the truffle tasting and the history talk on chocolate was incredibly interesting. The choice of decorations was a lovely touch to our chocolates as well as a fabulous goody bag of treats to take home :D 5 Stars!!!
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Claire - Brighton
  • 03/02/2018
I had such a great time at this workshop. We had Emily who taught us lots about the history of chocolate and how its made. We got to sample some chocolates and make some chocolate using several different techniques along the way. Very happy...
I had such a great time at this workshop. We had Emily who taught us lots about the history of chocolate and how its made. We got to sample some chocolates and make some chocolate using several different techniques along the way. Very happy with the course!
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Roger Raymond - Worthing
  • 16/05/2014
For someone who loves his chocolate I was a little excited to say the least when my wife booked the chocolate making workshop. Being down the road in Brighton made it easy and accessible to get to. Greg who took the class made everyone feel...
For someone who loves his chocolate I was a little excited to say the least when my wife booked the chocolate making workshop. Being down the road in Brighton made it easy and accessible to get to. Greg who took the class made everyone feel at ease and was very passionate about his job. We could not fault the clear instructions that were given. Great experience!
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Staff Review: Chocolate Workshop

On a brisk Thursday afternoon, Willow and I headed off to Brighton station. We were very excited as today was the day we were taking part in a Chocolate Making Workshop in London! The trains were on our side that day, and we were lucky enough to have no delays and arrive at My Chocolate with plenty of time to spare.

As we walked towards our Google maps location we saw a pink and brown ‘My Chocolate’ sign! We pushed open the big white door with the same excitement as if we were walking into Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Straight away our eyes were drawn down a staircase where the workshop was going to take place, with a beautiful view of the canal which the experience looked onto. We were pulled out of the trance when we were welcomed by the chefs of the evening, Oden and Georgia. 


Two large tables were delicately laid out with three marshmallows on everyone’s place setting. Pretty pink flowers and cutlery decorated the middle of the table, along with pristine white serviettes (…which I knew wouldn’t stay that colour for long.) We all put our aprons on and sat down ready for two hours of chocolate heaven. Oden introduced himself to the class, and was very humorous whilst informing us of the Dos and Don’ts. One ‘Don’t’ was not to lick the cutlery, as the whole table will be using them.This proved to be very difficult, and a true test of will power.


The first task we were given was to make ganache, which was going to form the inside of the gorgeous truffles. Made from a combination of chocolate and double cream, the gooey mixture went straight into a piping bag. Using a spinning technique to let gravity do its thing, the ganache soon went to the bottom of the bag ready for piping! Willow and I took turns creating little ganache shapes, and this proved very satisfying. 


Whilst our ganache fillings were hardening, Oden talked about the history of chocolate. He showed us a cocoa bean which was surprisingly huge, and explained that this massive bean only made three chocolate bars! One of the many interesting facts I learnt from this experience is that chocolate has been around for one hundred years, and used to be pure chocolate goodness. Nowadays, companies remove the cocoa butter and sell it on for profit. This is then used in skincare such as moisturiser and body lotion. Oils and fats are put into the chocolate instead of its original cocoa butter, but sadly, us consumers know no different. To demonstrate the difference, we were all given pieces that had not had anything removed, as well as pieces from bars that are sold in shops today. After listening to the sound the pieces made when breaking them in half, and tasting the chocolate, we took a blind vote to find out which chocolate we believed to be of better quality and taste. There were some interesting results!


After this, it was onto chocolate button making! Oden demonstrated a few ways to decorate the buttons, with the most impressive method being the marble effect. We had the choice of a dark or milk chocolate button, and on this occasion, I went for milk. I poured three spoonfuls of chocolate onto my baking parchment, and used the back of my spoon to create a thick circle. Then it was my turn to attempt the marble effect that Oden made look so effortless. I chose dark chocolate to contrast my milk button, and used the spine of my spoon to drizzle it across. Next, I used a pointy piece of cutlery to go through the chocolate, merging the colours and creating an amazing hypnotic effect. On the tables were a selection of toppings, including honeycomb, coconut, strawberry curls, and white chocolate shavings. After this, it was back to the ganache and transforming them into delightful truffles. If this wasn’t enough, we were also given fudge, which we could cut into shapes and dip in chocolate. 


At the end of the experience we were all provided with see-through bags, boxes and ribbon so we could take our treats home with us! This was a lovely touch to the workshop - and the ribbon was very beneficial for my family, who got to sample the chocolate without me eating it first, as I wanted them to see the pretty packaging!


Overall, this experience was great fun. The variety of people in the room demonstrated the fact that this workshop really is for everyone – from families to hen parties! This experience is absolutely one I would recommend and take part in again. Thank you to My Chocolate for allowing Willow and I to participate in your Chocolate Making Workshop. We had a great time!


Expert Interview with My Chocolate

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As well as participating in one of their fantastic chocolate workshops in London last week, I was also lucky enough to get an interview with Hannah Saxton, the founder of My Chocolate. With a range of experiences on offer, from corporate events to hen parties, there are tonnes of reasons to get your hands dirty making delicious chocolates!

1) Please explain your journey as ‘My Chocolate’ so far.

I left university nine years ago and used my saved-up student loan to set-up MyChocolate, the UK’s first chocolate making events company. For the first year, I ran workshops from my tiny flat in Shepherd’s Bush and spent evenings working as a waitressing to make ends meet! Once the word got out about MyChocolate, I was lucky enough to receive great press coverage and the bookings started to roll in. We now run around a hundred workshops a month in London, Manchester and Brighton for gift experiences, hen parties and corporate events.

2) What has been the biggest or most memorable event you’ve provided?

There have been so many! If I had to pick the top few I’d say appearing on The Apprentice and running a huge corporate event at the Ritz.

3) Is there any inside information you can give us?

There’s a little more to chocolate making than most people think! Our workshops focus on the fun side of chocolate making but we like everyone to leave with a few tricks of the trade. For example, we teach Tempering, the process of cooling chocolate down so it’s the right temperature to work with and how to use transfer sheets, which print edible pictures on your chocolates.

4) Do you have any exciting plans for the future that you’d like to tell us about?

We are currently working on a new product. I can’t say anything at the moment but we will have an exciting announcement soon!

5) What would you say is your most frequently asked question?

“Can I take my chocolates home with me?” The answer is always yes, unless you eat them all during the workshop!

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How many people can take part in the Chocolate Making Workshop?

The maximum group size for the Chocolate Making Workshop in London is 30 participants.

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