🇨🇦 HANDS-ON Canada, Summer 2025

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Dates: to be assigned, coming soon

Ksenia Penkina Teaches Glazing Arts, Entremets, and Theory.

Ksenia's Signature Teaching Approach “Making your glaze shiny by looking from the inside of the cake.”

This is a Hands-On Class

What's the difference?

DEMO CLASS: More techniques, More theory

HANDS-ON CLASS: More practice

Sign up for DEMO CLASS HERE, or HANDS-ON CLASS HERE.

Ksenia Penkina, the Glazing Queen, will guide students through the theory, science, and practical techniques for creating the perfect mousse cake. The class covers everything from sponges and mousses to inserts and glazing effects.

Entremets / Mousse Cakes:

• Sponges
• Crunches
• Creamy Inserts
• Fruity Inserts
• Mousses
• More…

Pastry Theory:

• Reactions
• Emulsions
• Foams
• Freezing
• Ingredients
• Temperatures
• Stability
• More…

Glazing Effects:

• Various artistic styles and techniques

Recipes may vary based on season and location.

1. Cherry Matcha: Matcha sponge, sour cherry coulis, raspberry curd, pistachio mousse
2. Rum Exotic: Joconde, passion fruit syrup, banana caramel with rum, chocolate fleur de sel crunch, passion fruit cremeux, passion fruit coulis, dark chocolate mousse
3. Almond Praline: Biscuit moelleux, almond praline cremeux, almond crunch, almond mousse
4. Cheesecake Crumble: Joconde, almond streusel, blueberry compote, blueberry ganache, cream cheese mousse

After this class, you will be able to master any mousse cake recipe and consistently achieve perfect results.

• Theory Video: Link
• Glazing Video: Link
• Recipe Video: Link

Ksenia Penkina is a renowned pastry artist based in Vancouver, Canada, known for her stunning mirror-glazed cakes. After earning her degree in Switzerland, Ksenia delved deep into the chemistry of pastry, focusing on the intricate balance of flavors and textures. Her vibrant, multi-colored mirror glazes have earned her international acclaim and the title of "Glazing Queen."

Ksenia made history in 2016 by being the first in the pastry industry to launch an online class, reaching over 45,000 students in five years.

During her glazing career from 2016 to 2020, Ksenia invented all the glazing effects that exist today, except for one. Eight signature glazing techniques that have become the foundation of modern mirror glazing:

• Tornado
• Splash
• Turn
• Swirl
• Stripes
• Half
• Drop
• Loop

Ksenia has published three recipe books and one theory book, collaborated with top brands on pastry molds, and created the signature pastry-inspired perfume "Keep Glazed." She also launched Haute [ōt] Food Colors, establishing a new era of highest-intensity food colors for home bakers and chefs, worldwide.

In 2022, she founded PastryClass, a platform featuring iconic chefs such as Pierre Hermé, Cédric Grolet, Frank Haasnoot, and Jordi Roca, transforming online pastry education and empowering chefs and bakers worldwide.

For any questions or bookings, please email the organizer in Canada directly at info@kseniapenkina.com

For any questions or bookings, please email the organizer in Canada directly at info@kseniapenkina.com

For any questions or bookings, please email the organizer in Canada directly at info@kseniapenkina.com