What Can I Expect

Learn to make Raymond Blanc's famous Café Crème dessert during this Le Manoir online cookery class! 

Chef Patissier Benoit Blin is your host for this videod tutorial. Growing up in France, the renowned ‘Prince of Desserts' started his career with an apprenticeship in a local bakery learning how to make bread and patisseries. After working at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, Raymond Blanc persuaded Benoit to cross the Channel and join him at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons.

Overseeing a brigade of 15 patissiers at Le Manoir, our award-winning Gallic chef has worked with the Tatler team to let us into the secrets of Le Manoir's signature Café Crème.

It's a multi-layered, flavour-filled masterpiece. This complex dessert is a veritable edible work of art. Presented in a delicate cup made entirely from chocolate, the dessert epitomises Raymond Blanc's dedication to achieving perfection in all aspects of his Michelin-starred food.

As it is so in-depth and involved, it's probably better if you have some baking or cake making experience (not necessarily as a pro, but a keen amateur) for this Le Manoir online cookery class.

The good thing is you have lifetime access to the online resources and notes, so you can keep referring back to Benoit's careful coaching at any time.

There's an extensive kit and ingredient list to gather too, but once you start you will love it. You'll learn how to make coffee parfait, kirsch sabayon, shaped coffee sponge, coffee caramel, chocolate sauce and chocolate ganache, to then assemble it all in your hand-crafted chocolate cup complete with chocolate handle!

If you opt for the ‘Expert' version of this online class, you will benefit from the interactive classroom, feedback from Tatler team members and marking of your baking assignment. It all counts towards Continuing Professional Development qualifications too.

For anyone who loves fine desserts, made with fine ingredients to an exquisite level of delicacy, you will adore making the legendary Café Crème with this Le Manoir online cookery class. Buy vouchers online for this class in just a few clicks!

When Is It Available

• Register your voucher to receive access to the learning platform
• You can start courses whenever you like

Suitable For

• Minimum age 18
• Suitable for enthusiasts through to professionals wanting to learn from master chefs

Anything Else

• Lessons will run on any desktop, laptop, mobile or tablet
• A good wi-Fi or 4G connection is required
• You will need a full list of ingredients which will be provided in the class notes, but on top of chocolate and ingredients, if you're making the dessert you'll need a sugar thermometer, dariole moulds, a blast freezer, acetate sheets, paper piping cornet