FREE 4-DAY ONLINE WEBINAR
ALL ABOUT
PERFECT MACARONS
Learn all about macarons from a professional chef Alexandr Trofimenkov.
Master the French meringue-based macaron batter, caramelized chocolate and coffee ganache, hazelnut and almond praline and assemble them into a Coffee-Praline macaron with pleasant bitter coffee taste.
Master the French meringue-based macaron batter, caramelized chocolate and coffee ganache, hazelnut and almond praline and assemble them into a Coffee-Praline macaron with pleasant bitter coffee taste.
MAY 11- 14
webinar duration
webinar duration
PASTRY THEORY
+ Q&A session
+ Q&A session
PRACTICE
+ contest with valuable prizes
+ contest with valuable prizes
LEARN TO MAKE COFFEE-PRALINE MACARON
FREE 4-DAY ONLINE WEBINAR
ALL ABOUT
PERFECT MACARONS
Learn all about macarons from a professional chef Alexandr Trofimenkov.
Master the French meringue-based macaron batter, caramelized chocolate and coffee ganache, hazelnut and almond praline and assemble them into a Coffee-Praline macaron with pleasant bitter coffee taste.
Master the French meringue-based macaron batter, caramelized chocolate and coffee ganache, hazelnut and almond praline and assemble them into a Coffee-Praline macaron with pleasant bitter coffee taste.
MAY 11 - 14
webinar duration
webinar duration
PASTRY THEORY
+ Q&A session
+ Q&A session
PRACTICE
+ contest with valuable prizes
+ contest with valuable prizes
LEARN TO MAKE COFFEE-PRALINE MACARON
Start on May 11th at 14:00 London Time
No credit card required for registration.
REGISTER FOR A FREE 4-DAY WEBINAR
And learn how to make Coffee-Praline macaron!
Start on May 11th at 14:00 London Time
REGISTER FOR A FREE 4-DAY WEBINAR
And learn how to make Coffee-Praline macaron!
No credit card required for registration.
GET THE BEST OUT OF THE WEBINAR
PASTRY PRACTICE
TRAINING MATERIALS & RECIPES
PASTRY THEORY
- Learn how to make French meringue
- Make the French meringue-based macaron batter with bright coffee flavor and color without colorants
- Learn to make caramelized chocolate and coffee ganache
- Make hazelnut and almond praline
- Learn how to pipe and dry macarons properly
- Learn how to bake smooth macaron shells
- Learn to assemble macarons
- A detailed PDF-recipe
- 5 video classes on making Coffee-Praline macarons
- 3 additional videos on macaron piping, making chocolate ganache and tips on making perfect macarons
- Perfect macarons: common problems and ways of solving them.
Those who wants to make their first macarons according to a professional recipe and learn how to work with macaron batter, as well as master the basics of professional pastry and build a successful career or business in the pastry industry.
THIS WEBINAR IS FOR
Everyone who wants to make perfect macarons
WEBINAR PROGRAM
First day
Theory: Perfect macarons: common problems
and ways of solving them.
Format: Chef's live lecture + Q&A
Practice: Coffee-Praline macarons.
Format: video-lessons + discussion
Video-lessons on Coffee-Praline macarons:
and ways of solving them.
Format: Chef's live lecture + Q&A
Practice: Coffee-Praline macarons.
Format: video-lessons + discussion
Video-lessons on Coffee-Praline macarons:
- Making the caramelized chocolate and coffee ganache
- Making the hazelnut and almond praline
- Making the French meringue-based macaron batter
- Macarons piping, drying and baking
- Assembling and the macarons
macarons: theory and practice
Second day
completing the homework
Homework preparation:
Make the Coffee-Praline macarons using the recipe and video classes in your personal account:
1. Make the the French meringue-based macarons batter
2. Macaron piping, drying and baking
3. Assemble the macarons
Make the Coffee-Praline macarons using the recipe and video classes in your personal account:
1. Make the the French meringue-based macarons batter
2. Macaron piping, drying and baking
3. Assemble the macarons
Third day
Practice:
Make Coffee-Praline macarons using the recipe and video-classes in your personal account
Contest:
Send us the photos of your macarons and compete for valuable prizes!
Certificate:
Chef Alexandr Trofimenkov will choose 3 winners + 10 best works which will receive certificates from the KICA Academy!
Make Coffee-Praline macarons using the recipe and video-classes in your personal account
Contest:
Send us the photos of your macarons and compete for valuable prizes!
Certificate:
Chef Alexandr Trofimenkov will choose 3 winners + 10 best works which will receive certificates from the KICA Academy!
completing the homework
Fourth day
Analysis of the works of the webinar participants
Format: Chef's live comments + discussion
Contest:
Announcement of the contest winners
Presentation of 1-month
Fashion Macarons Practical Online Course
Format: Chef's live comments + discussion
Contest:
Announcement of the contest winners
Presentation of 1-month
Fashion Macarons Practical Online Course
webinar final
- Theoretical module
- Practical module
- Q&A
Webinar:
- Making the chocolate and coffee ganache
- Making the hazelnut and almond praline
- Making the French meringue-based batter
- Macarons piping, drying and baking
- Assembling the macarons
Video-lessons:
DAY 1
Follow this link to create a personal account on our training platform and receive webinar materials
Individual work:
- Make the caramelized chocolate and coffee ganache ~ 30 min. + 12 hours of crystallization at 18-20 °C / 64-68 °F
- Make the hazelnut and almond praline ~ 30 min.
- Using the PDF-recipe and video-classes in your personal account, make and assemble Coffee-Praline macarons
Individual work:
DAY 2
- Make the the French meringue-based macarons batter ~ 1 hour
- Macaron piping, drying and baking ~ 30 min. + 1 hour to dry
- Assemble the macarons ~ 30 min. + 12 hours to set at the fridge
- Preparation for the best Coffee-Praline macarons contest
Individual work:
DAY 3
- Take photos of the ready macarons and their cut for participation in contest ~ 1 hour
- E-mail the pictures of your Coffee-Praline macarons and their cross section to: free-marathon@kica-academy.com until 09:00 London time on May 14 th 2021.
Discussion of the works:
DAY 4
- Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the macarons prepared by the webinar participants
Contest results:
- Winners' announcement and certification
The Fashion Macarons Practical Online Course presentation
WHAT MAKES THIS WEBINAR SPECIAL
During the live webinar you will find out which rules the chefs obey.
Get the information on piping and baking the macarons, their properties and textures.
Together with a professional pastry chef you will analyze the most common problems when making macarons and ways of solving them.
Get the information on piping and baking the macarons, their properties and textures.
Together with a professional pastry chef you will analyze the most common problems when making macarons and ways of solving them.
During the live webinar you will find out which rules the chefs obey.
Get the information on the macarons piping and baking, their properties and textures.
Learn how to make scrumptious macarons with smooth and filled shells.
Get the information on the macarons piping and baking, their properties and textures.
Learn how to make scrumptious macarons with smooth and filled shells.
Every minute of your time is well invested
You obtain professional pastry knowledge from the KICA Academy
You will make signature Coffee-Praline macarons using professional techniques, live webinar, high-quality video-classes, a PDF-recipe and chef's feedback.
Step by step, under the chef's guidance, you will make the French meringue-based macaron batter, caramelized chocolate and coffee ganache, hazelnut and almond praline and assemble these textures into an exquisite Coffee-Praline macarons with a bright coffee flavor and natural colored shells!
Step by step, under the chef's guidance, you will make the French meringue-based macaron batter, caramelized chocolate and coffee ganache, hazelnut and almond praline and assemble these textures into an exquisite Coffee-Praline macarons with a bright coffee flavor and natural colored shells!
Practice based on
detailed training materials
detailed training materials
WEBINAR MATERIALS
Detailed PDF - recipes that will stay with you forever
Personal account on the KICA learning platform
Tutor's support
5 video-classes
Best Coffee-Praline macarons contest
Live webinars + recordings
Follow this link to create your personal account and get the webinar materials.
Macaron batter:
Ganache:
· Measuring cup
· Silicone mat
· Baking sheet
· Large metal scraper
· Silicone spatula
· Saucepan
· Hand blender
· Plastic wrap
· Silicone mat
· Baking sheet
· Large metal scraper
· Silicone spatula
· Saucepan
· Hand blender
· Plastic wrap
Praline:
· Silicone mat
· Heat-resistant spatula
· Food processor
· Saucepan
· Knife
· Heat-resistant spatula
· Food processor
· Saucepan
· Knife
TOOLS AND INGREDIENTS
The tools you need to make Coffee-Praline macarons:
The ingredients you need to make Coffee-Praline macarons:
· Food processor
· Planetary mixer with the whisk attachment
· Silicone spatula
· Two big bowls
· Planetary mixer with the whisk attachment
· Silicone spatula
· Two big bowls
Ingredients:
· Caramelized chocolate
· Icing sugar
· Almond powder
· Sugar
· Egg whites
· Roasted almonds
· Roasted hazelnuts
· Whipping cream 35%
· Icing sugar
· Almond powder
· Sugar
· Egg whites
· Roasted almonds
· Roasted hazelnuts
· Whipping cream 35%
Grams:
283
160
140
135
112
95
95
85
160
140
135
112
95
95
85
Ingredients:
· Espresso
· Glucose syrup
· Cocoa butter
· Butter 82%
· Instant coffee
· Salt
· Ground coffee for decoration
· Glucose syrup
· Cocoa butter
· Butter 82%
· Instant coffee
· Salt
· Ground coffee for decoration
Grams:
85
52
15
12
3
1,5
52
15
12
3
1,5
Piping and assembling:
· Silicone mat
· Stencil
· Baking sheet
· Plastic scraper
· Piping bag with 8 mm round tip
· Piping bag with 11 mm round tip
· Sieve
· Stencil
· Baking sheet
· Plastic scraper
· Piping bag with 8 mm round tip
· Piping bag with 11 mm round tip
· Sieve
The brand-chef and the tutor of the International Pastry Academy KICA
From the very beginning, the chef sets the standards, at which the students' creations come out that can be used for decorating the showcases of the demanding pastry shops.
Alexandr got the education at ENSP - National Superior School of Pastry in France.
He worked for a few years in the best pastry shop in Kyiv — Honey, he taught in the pastry school of Ector Bravo, launched and managed the production of luxury pastries in Dubai.
Alexandr Trofimenkov teaches students the theory and practice of pastry at a high level using his knowledge and rich experience.
Alexandr got the education at ENSP - National Superior School of Pastry in France.
He worked for a few years in the best pastry shop in Kyiv — Honey, he taught in the pastry school of Ector Bravo, launched and managed the production of luxury pastries in Dubai.
Alexandr Trofimenkov teaches students the theory and practice of pastry at a high level using his knowledge and rich experience.
YOUR TUTOR ALEXANDR TROFIMENKOV
The Academy KICA was the first one in the history of pastry mastery to broadcast training courses with the best French chefs online. This has let thousands of people have access to skills and charisma of the best chefs in the world.
Cédric Grolet, Julien Alvarez, Nicolas Boussin, Karim Bourgi, Joan Marten, Guillaume Mabilleau – and more than 30 best chefs of France and the world have repeatedly arrived at KICA to give live master classes. These classes are broadcasted online from the Academy to the whole world.
In February 2020 we presented our
BIG BASIC COURSE ONLINE
Cédric Grolet, Julien Alvarez, Nicolas Boussin, Karim Bourgi, Joan Marten, Guillaume Mabilleau – and more than 30 best chefs of France and the world have repeatedly arrived at KICA to give live master classes. These classes are broadcasted online from the Academy to the whole world.
In February 2020 we presented our
BIG BASIC COURSE ONLINE
ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL PASTRY ACADEMY KICA
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Start on May 11th at 14:00 London Time
No credit card required for registration.
REGISTER FOR A FREE 4-DAY WEBINAR
And learn how to make Coffee-Praline macaron!
Start on May 11th at 14:00 London Time
REGISTER FOR A FREE 4-DAY WEBINAR
And learn how to make Coffee-Praline macaron!
No credit card required for registration.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tools and ingredients
Check the lists of tools and ingredients for making Coffee-Praline macarons by following the links:
List of tools and ingredients
List of tools and ingredients
How does the learning go?
The duration of the webinar is 4 days.
After the live webinar, we open the access to video-classes that will help you make Coffee-Praline macarons.
You get:
1. Detailed PDF-recipe with artistic photos of the ready product and its cut.
2. Tutors' support. You can ask the tutor any question related to the webinar.
3. 5 detailed video-classes available for the 4-day period of the webinar on our training platform + 1 day further till May 15th 2021 18:00 pm London time.
4. Webinar recording, available till May 15th 2021 18:00 pm London time.
Every day of the webinar, you will receive homework to complete.
The second and third days of the webinar are dedicated to individual work, on this days you finish making the cake and get ready to submit the work and participate in the competition.
On the last fourth day of the webinar, after receiving photos of your work, the tutor announces the winners, presenting valuable prizes.
After the live webinar, we open the access to video-classes that will help you make Coffee-Praline macarons.
You get:
1. Detailed PDF-recipe with artistic photos of the ready product and its cut.
2. Tutors' support. You can ask the tutor any question related to the webinar.
3. 5 detailed video-classes available for the 4-day period of the webinar on our training platform + 1 day further till May 15th 2021 18:00 pm London time.
4. Webinar recording, available till May 15th 2021 18:00 pm London time.
Every day of the webinar, you will receive homework to complete.
The second and third days of the webinar are dedicated to individual work, on this days you finish making the cake and get ready to submit the work and participate in the competition.
On the last fourth day of the webinar, after receiving photos of your work, the tutor announces the winners, presenting valuable prizes.
Will I have access to webinar materials after the webinar?
The access to the video-lessons will be open until 15 May 2021 18:00 pm London time.
All materials will be stored in your personal account on the KICA learning platform.
Webinar recordings and access to the training materials for 3 months can be purchased additionally.
Purchase webinar recordings with access for 3 months
All materials will be stored in your personal account on the KICA learning platform.
Webinar recordings and access to the training materials for 3 months can be purchased additionally.
Purchase webinar recordings with access for 3 months
What will I need to participate in the webinar?
To join the webinar, you will need access to the Internet from a mobile phone or a desktop computer.
And also some free time to make Coffee-Praline macarons.
And also some free time to make Coffee-Praline macarons.
Who can help me if I have problems or questions?
All webinar participants have access to the learning platform where they can ask their questions and exchange impressions and experiences.
A professional pastry chef and KICA tutor Alexandr Trofimenkov answers all your questions related to Coffee-Praline macarons during working hours.
You can contact our technical support in case of any technical issues via +38 068 86 315 86
A professional pastry chef and KICA tutor Alexandr Trofimenkov answers all your questions related to Coffee-Praline macarons during working hours.
You can contact our technical support in case of any technical issues via +38 068 86 315 86
Where can I find the Coffee-Praline macarons recipe?
- Register for the webinar. After the start of the webinar you will find the Coffee-Praline macarons recipe on the KICA training platform.
- Login to the KICA learning platform.
What do I need to do to get a certificate?
3 winners + 10 best works receive certificates of successful webinar completion.
To participate in the competition for the best work, you need to make Coffee-Praline macarons according to the recipe and video-classes, take pictures of the ready macaron and its cut and send them to our email until 09:00 London time on the fourth day of the webinar.
To participate in the competition for the best work, you need to make Coffee-Praline macarons according to the recipe and video-classes, take pictures of the ready macaron and its cut and send them to our email until 09:00 London time on the fourth day of the webinar.