Delicious Desserts
£215.00
Sunday 7th June 2026
9.45am – 3.30pm
The day starts at 9.45am with coffee and a short demonstration of the techniques to be used during the day. You will then head to the kitchen and start cooking. We have a break for lunch, which is served in our beautiful first floor dining room with views across to Fife. After lunch you will finish off the recipes, ready to pack them up and take them home.
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Sunday 7th June 2026
9.45am – 3.30pm
Most people love a delicious dessert at the end of a meal and on this one day workshop at Edinburgh New Town Cookery School we will be teaching various tecniques that people tell us they find difficult, namely meringues, gelatine, pastry and working with chocolate! With the recipes we’ve chosen we will take the mystery out of the making of these puddings and it will give you confidence to try many more. The day starts at 9.45am with coffee and a short demonstration of the techniques to be used during the day. You will then head to the kitchen and start cooking. We have a break for lunch, which is served in our beautiful first floor dining room with views across to Fife. After lunch you will finish off the recipes, ready to pack them up and take them home.
The recipes to be cooked on the day may be:
Chocolate Fondants
Lemon Meringue Roulade
Raspberry Frangipane Tart
Coffee and Amaretto Panna Cotta
Dietary Requirements and Allergies:
- The recipes made on this course contain the following: GLUTEN, EGGS, DAIRY, NUTS AND NOT SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS*
- Please let us know of any dietary requirements, allergies or special accommodations required at the time of booking. We will be as flexible as possible, when we can, so as to be inclusive to all students but we may not be able to substitute ingredients in the recipes.
- We do everything we can to reduce the risk of cross contamination, however we cannot guarantee a completely allergen free environment and therefore our kitchens may be unsuitable for students with severe or life-threatening allergies.
*Please note this list is not exhaustive.
Age limit
Our one-day workshops and short courses are 16+ unless otherwise specified. Children aged 14 or 15 may attend with an adult over 18.
Course times
On the day, the school will be open from 9.30am and the class will begin at 9.45am. The class will be finished by 3.30pm, depending on the course and class size it may finish earlier.
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