Claudia&Julia's blog

Usually, this is a cake I make in a 20-22 cm diameter pan, but when I wake up feeling a little unorthodox I get the urge to experiment and today has been one of those days. That’s why I reached for my individual Emile Henry crème brûlée ramekins, which I’m crazy in love with, and decided to prepare the pink apple cake individually. The presentation improves a lot and the baking time is reduced to less than half — two great advantages to keep in mind.

The tray that Emile Henry has won our hearts with this year is extremely versatile. It’s a tray that serves both to present any appetizer, cheeses or cold cuts at the table, and to cook: it’s designed to go in the oven, with the great qualities of Emile Henry ceramic, so you can bake puff pastries, tartlets with brick pastry, cookies and everything your sweet side desires, or you can use it to bake delicious pizzas, roast vegetables, potatoes, make stuffed, gratinated onions or mushrooms... Whatever you can imagine! But with one great added benefit: you can take it from the oven straight to the table, and its presentation is sensational.

Today I put my Nordic Ware roaster back into use and it wasn't to make potatoes. No. I felt like trying something new and thought of making a classic pastry item: baked apples. Because even though the gadget in question is christened a “potato roaster,” there are other foods and preparations for which we can use it. I'm already thinking of roasting sweet potatoes or pumpkin next time

If you like soft, sweet buns, you'll love this chocolate brioche. The Emile Henry crown mold gives it a beautiful shape, perfect for serving at a celebration.

Now the heat has finally arrived, at least in this part of our country in the Mediterranean, finally!!!! How badly we needed sun and warmer temperatures this year, right? So to celebrate, today an afternoon snack in the garden with some amazing blueberry and banana muffins!