10/04/2026
A few weeks ago, I had the bright idea to invite some of my favourite gals to my new chocolate factory to make an Easter egg from scratch. It’s a space that feels half empty but full at the same time and it was fairly full when I invited the girls one week before Easter - parcels and Easter eggs lined the walls of one room while the other room was full of chocolate machinery and all the delicious ingredients that make the eggs plus 6 girls. 😅
I have always wanted to host classes, I’ve been told I’m patient and a good teacher throughout my career and there has been a class option sitting in the drafts on the website since it was launched. I must say it didn’t feel like such a bright idea when the room was getting so warm due to the chocolate motors, heat guns and 7 people’s body heat… But I’m so proud because everyone left with a beautiful Easter egg that they made from start to finish. They tempered the cocoa butter, decorated their mould, made the shell with the chocolate of their choosing, studded in the caramelized hazelnuts or raspberry layer, added their truffles and melted the Easter egg halves to stick them together. I was so proud of them all (and exhausted). The clocks went forward the night before plus I had been working around the clock so I could take this day off with my friends.
Now this is just my opinion, but I’ve always thought it was quite a scam to “make your own Easter egg” and just get to decorate it with cocoa butter or stick the two halves together… More aimed at children that adults. And considering only 1 of my friends has professional kitchen experience, this was great proof of concept.
It’s something I would love to do in the future if there was interest. Making an Easter egg, learn how to make bonbons or perhaps decorate your own gluten free cake?
