Lasheeda Perry, the Queen of Flavor will serve up the ultimate trick and treat! The "trick" is using natural food colorings such as black cocoa. The "treat" is her deep chocolate Swiss roll cake with a Halloween theme. You'll learn how to make a moist chocolate sponge cake, delicious matcha filling, and to complete the dessert, white chocolate ghost garnishes. If you're looking for a special Halloween dessert, or just want to learn these techniques and experience something delicious, then join us for this spooktacular virtual class.
Lasheeda Perry is a pastry chef and the owner of Queen of Flavor LLC, a company that specializes in everything from revamping your dessert menu to helping you design and execute your dream dessert for a special event.
A creative force in the kitchen, from 2008 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2020, Lasheeda devoted her talents to many of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts best performing high-profile culinary teams — in Dallas, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Palo Alto, and Hawaii — while working her way up through the kitchen ranks. In 2013, Perry served as Executive Pastry Chef for Bon Appétit Management Company, overseeing a team that produced more than 3,000 desserts daily.
Lasheeda has received numerous awards and accolades during her career. In 2012, she won season two of Food Network Sweet Genius, landed on Philadelphia food critic Craig LaBan's coveted Four-Bell Finest list. In 2018, she was a finalist on Food Network Best Baker in America, Season 2 where she was crowned the “Queen of Flavor”. In 2019, she started teaching fun-filled pastry classes on Food Network Kitchen App. Last year, Lasheeda was a featured guest on the Netflix animated series, Ada Twist. To finish off 2021, Lasheeda appeared on Food Network Beat Bobby Flay.
Currently she is based in Long Beach, where she hosts virtual baking experiences, pop-ups, and occasionally travels the world as a guest chef. When not surpassing expectations in the kitchen, Lasheeda can be found listening to her favorite songs, grilling whole fish, exploring SoCal, and spending time with her family and friends. Read more about Lasheeda here.
Please note that a stand mixer with a whisk attachment is required for this class.
Each tuition covers one device. Please note, virtual classes are non-refundable.
Saturday, October 14
There are 2 sessions
1 to 4 pm Eastern
10 am to 1 pm Pacific
4:30 to 7:30 pm Eastern
1:30 to 4:30 pm Pacific