Exploring Art Movements Through Plated Desserts: The Flavors & Aesthetics of Rococo

When:
Thursday, Mar 13, 2025 5:00p -
9:00p

Where:
CCAE
56 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission:
$100

Hosted by:
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ccae Cambridge Center for Adult Education

Categories:
Classes, Food

Event website:
https://ccae.org/classes/offering/4139/exploring-art-movements-through-plated-desserts-the-flavors-aesthetics-of-rococo

During this part lecture, part hands-on confectionary art class, we'll learn about the artists of the 18th century Rococo movement, and create a complex plated dessert that will represent their works, both in aesthetics and flavors. The confection we'll craft is a baby baba (yeast-based cake) soaked in a citrus white rum syrup, abloom with a burnished toffee hand-sculpted flower and piped with gold chocolate buttercream scallops and rosettes that are punctuated with sugarpaste pearls. Lavender infused meringue kisses that embrace the perimeter will complete the fanciful confection. This original recipe and design captures the exuberant ornamentation -- with elements often modeled on nature -- and jovial romance of paintings by artists such as Jean-Honore Fragonard and Elisabeth Louise Vigee-Le Brun. Whether one has synesthesia, possesses only a somewhat heightened sensory awareness, or is merely curious to explore how flavors correspond to shapes and colors, this class will inspire art history and confectionary enthusiasts to explore beyond the common sensory constraints. Instructor: Linda Khachadurian


This class will meet in-person at CCAE. Please view our In-Person Class Guidelines prior to enrolling.

 

Cambridge Center for Adult Education (CCAE) offers online and in-person classes in subjects including World Languages, Visual Arts, Food & Wine, Humanities, Performing Arts, Life & Wellness, & Business & Technology. All upcoming classes can be found at ccae.org.


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