Vegan and Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes (Co-sponsored Virtual Class with Penny's Pastries)

Join us for a virtual cooking demo featuring a delicious vegan and gluten-free treat! We’re joining forces with Penny's Pastries, a woman-owned small business located in Chicago. With allergies of her own, Penny has found the tastiest and healthiest way to make sure no one has to skip sweets.

In this fun and interactive demonstration featuring The Chopping Block's Owner/Chef Shelley Young, Shelley will demonstrate Penny’s Pastries recipe for vegan and gluten-free carrot cake cupcakes via a Zoom demonstration. 

Menu:

• Vegan and Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting

Skills covered in class:

• Understanding dairy and gluten substitutes
• Understanding baking ingredient functions
• Mixing cake batter
• Determining cake doneness
• Making frostings
• Piping techniques

Our Virtual Cooking Demonstrations, via Zoom, are a fun opportunity to watch your chef in action. During class, your chef will teach you how to prepare the dishes while you observe and take notes. Our Zoom moderator will make sure your questions submitted through the chat option are answered during or after class. The recipe packet will be provided upon registration. Please note that some recipe steps may be prepared ahead due to the length of the class.

This virtual class is being co-sponsored with Penny's Pastries. The Chopping Block and Penny’s Pastries will split all proceeds from the class. 

Since our stores remain closed for COVID-19, we unfortunately cannot accept gift cards as form of payment for virtual classes at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience! 

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