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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our $20 million public liability insurance.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Christmas Sweet Gifts Baking Class
Learn how to make fruit mince tarts and Nougat de Montelimar as sweet treats this Christmas!
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3 hours
1 to 6
(public classes),
6 to 15
(private)
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$175
(Afterpay available)
What you'll do
Get into the festive spirit with our Holiday baking class in Newcastle, where you’ll create delicious homemade treats perfect for holiday gifting! In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to make traditional fruit mince tarts and the elegant Nougat de Montélimar, a soft, chewy French nougat filled with nuts and dried fruits. At the end of the class, you’ll package your beautiful creations, ready to give as thoughtful Christmas gifts.What You’ll Make:
- Fruit Mince Tarts: Learn to make buttery, flaky pastry from scratch, filled with a rich, spiced fruit mince that’s bursting with festive flavours. These classic tarts are a Christmas favourite, perfect for sharing or gifting.
- Nougat de Montélimar: Master the art of creating this traditional French confection, known for its delicate sweetness and chewy texture. We’ll make a batch filled with roasted nuts and dried fruits, resulting in a luxurious holiday treat.
- How to make perfect shortcrust pastry for your tarts
- Techniques for preparing spiced fruit mince with a balance of flavours
- The process of making nougat, including handling sugar syrups and achieving the ideal texture
- Tips for beautifully packaging your homemade treats, making them perfect for gifting
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly
What you'll get
- All tools and ingredients provided
- Printed recipes:
- 6 Fruit Mince Tarts
- 6 Nougat Bars
What to bring
- Wear closed shoes
- Containers to take home your creations
Suitable for
This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea or hens party.
This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.
Your teacher
Owner and Pastry Chef - Janet NewtonThe passion for baking and cooking started in childhood for Janet Newton. The long Christmas holidays she spent baking with Czechoslovakian family friend, Irene. During this time the family was provided with an endless supply of traditional tarts, slices, biscuits and cakes.The wonderful love of sharing food with family and friends was born out of these one on one cooking lessons and is the inspiration behind the opening of The Yellow Door Kitchen.Janet trained as Pastry Chef at the famous Le Cordon Bleu cooking school and has many years’ experience working in restaurants and patisseries. Her ability to combine flavours and her passion for baking is infectious and will ensure students are transported into a wonderful, creative world of cooking during her classes.
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