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Date Night Croissant & Pain au Chocolat Workshop – French Pastry Class

Enjoy a romantic, hands-on French pastry workshop for couples. Learn to prepare yeast dough, laminate butter layers, and shape classic croissants and chocolate-filled pain au chocolat. Master proofing and baking techniques, then enjoy your freshly baked pastries and take home your creations.

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  • 118 W 22nd St, New York, NY
  • 3 hours

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Fri. Jan 15, 2027, 5:30pm ET


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Step into our cozy kitchen for a romantic, hands-on French pastry experience in our Date Night Croissant & Pain au Chocolat Workshop at NY Cake Academy!

Perfect for couples looking for a unique, interactive night out, this 3-hour workshop guides you and your partner through the art of crafting authentic, buttery French pastries entirely from scratch. Together, you'll learn dough preparation, butter lamination, multi-layer folding, and precision shaping to create classic crescent croissants and chocolate-filled pain au chocolat. Learn how to achieve delicate, flaky layers and bakery-quality results as a team in a fun, romantic atmosphere!

What You & Your Partner Will Learn & Do

  • Dough Preparation & Yeast Mechanics: Secrets to mixing yeast dough for optimal elasticity and gluten development.
  • Butter Lamination & Folding: Creating a butter block (beurrage) and mastering multi-layer turns together to lock in flaky pastry layers.
  • Precision Rolling & Shaping: Cutting and rolling classic golden croissant crescents and neatly enclosing rich chocolate batons for pain au chocolat.
  • Proofing & Egg Wash Finishing: Understanding proofing times and baking techniques for a deep golden crust and airy honeycomb interior.

Course Details & What's Included

  • Price: $75 per person (Covers admission for 2 participants with supplies included)
  • Duration: 3 Hours 
  • Age Requirement: Adults (Ages 18+ or 21+ BYOB)
  • Skill Level: All levels welcome (Beginner-Friendly & Romantic)
  • Included: European-style butter, pastry dough bases, chocolate batons, rolling tools, egg wash, baking equipment, and expert instructor guidance.
  • Take Home: Enjoy freshly baked warm pastries straight from the oven during class and take home a box of your handcrafted croissants and pain au chocolat to enjoy together!
School Notes: Please note, if you require a gluten free option for your baking class, you must alert the school in advance and there will be a +$15 fee applied for each gluten free substitute which will be collected directly by the school. Please contact them or CourseHorse to arrange this.

Refund Policy

Classes are not eligible for refunds, however classes are transferable.

  • Students may reschedule their class to an alternative date up to 4 business days prior to the class date for in-person classes.
  • All deposits & fees are forfeited for no shows.
  • We do not provide make-up classes.

The school reserve the right to cancel a class due to low enrollment up to 48 hours before the class date. The school reserve the right to change class schedules. If for any reason the school should cancel a class, a full refund will be offered to the student. However, we do not accept responsibility for any other expenses incurred such as hotel or airline cancellation penalties.

Cancellations or changes can be made through email at [email protected]. Please be sure to include the full name of the registered student, and class registration confirmation.

If a class is cancelled due to inclement weather, or other circumstance beyond our control (facility issues, power outages, etc.), we will contact you with as much advanced notice as possible by email or telephone, and issue you a refund to the original form of payment. We will make every effort to run the class as long as it is safe to do so. If we make the decision to run a class during inclement weather and you make the decision not to come, you will not be able to get a refund, we will offer only a credit for future use.

Credits are valid for a 12 month period of time.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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