Cooking Class: Mastering Classic Italian Desserts
Satisfy your sweet tooth in the best way with this Italian-themed dessert cooking class. Chef ShaSha will guide you through all of the necessary techniques and recipes for making these classic Italian desserts.
Transport to a sunny sidewalk in Florence as you churn out an indulgent rich and creamy chocolate gelato alongside crunchy biscotti cookies. Then, learn to master the art of cannoli-making, filling perfectly crisp and golden shells with a decadent sweet ricotta filling featuring your choice of classic chocolate chips or tart citronella fruit. Wrap up this class by learning to bake an elegant chocolate pear cake like an expert Italian pastry chef.
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Gelato
With chocolate, cream and milk
Biscotti
With Italian flour, eggs, and almonds or pistachios
Ricotta Cannoli
With a plain or chocolate shell, and chocolate chips or citronella fruit
Chocolate Pear Cake
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
- Minimum Guests 2
- Maximum Guests 8
- Event Duration 3 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsBeginner, Date Night, Italian, Baking, Pastry, Holiday, Mother's Day, Valentine's
Reviews Guests Left For This Experience
Eric
19 Jan 2026
We had such a great time! Cooking with Chef is such a treat. The food was delicious and much easier than expected. We learned a few tricks along the way as well. Thanks!
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Paul
05 Jun 2026
Today we had Sha Sha come to our home for an Italian cooking class. She had all the cooking supplies and food to prep and cook with her. She went over what she was going to show us how to make and gave us several choices for the pasta making, the bread, and the dessert. Everything was well organized! We liked that she would show us what and how to do stuff and then let us step in to finish the dish or start another process. My partner and I have different skill levels of cooking, he’s much more skilled than I, but Sha Sha went with the flow, and we each did things that were new. It got more exciting as we went along. She even let us like the bowls of leftover ingredients for dessert and cheese. Yum!! It was like having a friend teach us how to cook the food. Sha Sha is a great teacher/friend as she knows her Italian cooking and presents in a way that is easy to catch on. We also loved when she told us about the history of Italian cooking, the different foods that are made in the north and south of Italy. We really like that she’s going to give us the recipes of what we made so we can try them ourselves. After she left, we ate the ravioli, the bread (so good but can’t remember the name), and the dessert. There is plenty left for more meals later in the week. Thank you, again, Sha Sha!! We will definitely have you over again and this time we’ll bring more friends and family.
Jonathon
02 Jul 2023
Chef ShaSha was terrific with my daughters. She is a great instructor, was very well organized with a fun plan and everyone had a blast. The food they made was delicious. I would highly recommend her.
Event location: San Diego
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Chef ShaSha has cultivated her culinary expertise in a way that celebrates cultures from across the globe. Having grown her cooking repertoire in more than 30 countries, she is also a successful businesswoman, having founded three companies focused on event planning, Italian cuisine and coffee. With plenty of technical training and a master's degree in education, Chef ShaSha is the epitome of what a great cooking instructor should be!
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