Best Chocolate Class in Myrtle Beach!
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Cher Eric Wagner, of Horry Georgetown Technical College, offers a Saturday morning of mad decadence, teaching the finer points of chocolate molding, tempering, ganache and truffles! A Tasty Time Was Had By All!
Best Chocolate Class in Myrtle Beach!
- 1. Chef Eric WagnersChocolate ClassFebruary 2011Horry Georgetown Tech-Myrtle Beach
- 2. We Learned of Two Different Forms of Chocolate to Work WithGanache, which is good for:TrufflesChocolate MousseDrinking ChocolateMelted Chocolate (tempered chocolate) for:Dipped Fruit, or anything not movingClustersWritingMouldsIn white, milk and dark chocolate
- 3. Chocolate WritingHere, Chef takes molten chocolate that he has tipped into a plastic pastry bag, and hes writing with it. Onto parchment paper, in a metal tray.The tray will then be put in the freezer for the chocolate to harden.
- 4. Refrigerate Tho I think this is the freezer?
- 5. Pry off, once refrigerated and set
- 6. MouldingSpoon Molten Chocolate into Moulds. Chef Wagner likes the silicone ones best, they stay soft and supple longer.
- 7. Jumbo Marshmallows au chocolatFor the Jackson Pollack approach to plate decoration!He simply waves the bag back and forth over the marshamllow and lets it harden.
- 8. Dragonfly On A Marshmallow
- 9. Clusters2 lbs chocolate1 lb each of pretzels, pecans and 1 large jar of peanutsStir, once the chocolate is melted. Then put handfuls onto a parchment-lined sheet pan to refrigerate until solid.Decorate or serve.
- 11. Mix together
- 12. Clump Onto Parchment-Lined TrayDisposable latex gloves is a really good idea here!
- 13. Drizzle with White Chocolate if you want
- 14. Marshmallows Dipped in Molten Chips
- 15. Decorateits better is the first layer has hardened first!
- 16. Wiping Off Strawberries (dont wet them)
- 18. Make sure to wipe them off on the side of the bowl
- 19. Tuxedo Strawberries dip jacket onto each sideAdd bowtie and buttons with white chocolate in piping bag or squeezy bottleThats Chef Eric 2.0 in the backgroundin his second year of culinary arts training at HGTC!
- 20. Chef Eric 2.0 Dips Banana Slices
- 21. GanacheOnce hardened, scoop out small lumps. These will be rolled into balls, once theyve set in the fridge again.
- 22. Notice the neat and tidy rows
- 23. He Rolls Each Lump Into A Ball And Then Coats In NutsYou can roll the balls in Coconut
- 24. Cocoa powder
- 25. Sugar
- 26. Heath Crunch
- 27. Anything!These Are Candied Nuts, I Think
- 28. The Students Attempts Later That Day
- 29. Thank You, Chef Eric WagnerThank you to the girls in class, who made it a lot of fun!Thank you, too, to Chef Eric 2.0 for your help, humor and all those paper towels!!Chef Erics Chocolate Class happens at least once a month. For more information, please visit:-http://www.hgtc.edu/If you would like a photo essay like this one of your event, please email:-jj@vizzitopia.com