Today it's time to prepare a salty puff pastry cake! Luisa, author of Cooking with my Carmela , teaches us how to marinate artichokes to use them later in this delicious artichoke and brie cheese cake. You'll have dinner settled in no time!

I don't know in your house, but it turns out that in mine we really like artichokes, and we cook them in many ways. Without a doubt, the way we like it the most is cooked and marinated for a few hours: they are super delicious! But if on top of that you put them in a cake like the one I'm bringing today, you'll see how the artichoke will also become a much-loved ingredient at home, and this cake will be asked for again.

This recipe that I bring you today is super showy, but also the combination of artichoke with cheese and pesto is phenomenal. The base of the cake is made of puff pastry, which if you buy it turns out that you have the cake ready for dinner in no time.

You must remember, yes, that you must prepare the artichokes a day before, to be able to let them marinate for a few hours. I assure you that the wait is worth it!

WMF Vitalis steam cooker , Pallarès carbon steel knife and Le Creuset non-stick tray .

Ingredients

• 1 sheet of puff pastry
• 100gr of brie cheese or similar
• 5 boiled and marinated artichokes
• Oil, salt, pepper and oregano for the marinade

• 80g of basil leaves
• 60gr of Parmesan cheese
• 30g pecorino or sheep cheese
• 30gr of pine nuts
• 1 garlic clove (or three small ones, depending on how you like garlic)
• 150gr of olive
• a pinch of salt

Elaboration

1. First, clean and remove the outer leaves of the artichokes and cut them in half. Cook them in the vitalis pot for about 15 minutes, depending on their size.
2. In a bowl, put oil, salt, pepper and oregano. When the artichokes are boiled, put them in the oil. It has to cover them, and don't worry about wasting it, because once you remove the artichokes, you can use that oil for toast or salads: it will be flavored oil, and you can use it and you'll love it.
3. Let marinate for at least 24 hours to absorb the flavor and soften even more.
4. The next day, preheat the oven to 180º. Remove the artichokes from the bowl and let them drain on absorbent paper.
5. Put the sheet of puff pastry in a mold , prick with a fork, place the artichokes and in between place the pieces of brie cheese (don't be short, this will give it a creamy touch).
6. Brush the edges of the puff pastry with an egg and place in the oven for about 20 minutes, until you see that it is golden.
7. While the cake is baking, prepare the pesto sauce: you just have to mix all the indicated ingredients and you will have the sauce ready.
8. Remove the cake and let cool.
9. When serving, sprinkle the pesto sauce on top.

Le Creuset non-stick tray , Nezumi Tokyo Design Studio ceramic plate and Nezumi ceramic bowl by Tokyo Design Studio .

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• For the cake, we used the Le Creuset non-stick baking tray. It is a mold designed for all kinds of recipes, from pastry cakes to cannelloni and roasts. But you can also opt for another type of presentation, such as a rectangular or round ceramic mould .
• When it comes to beating the pesto sauce, you can do it with an electric mixer or with an emulsifying and beating spoon . You will see that in a moment you have it ready.

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