Claudia&Julia's Blog
How to Make Traditional Frangipane Cream
Frangipane is a typical French pastry cream with a subtle almond flavor, widely used in all kinds of cakes and sponge cakes. It is made by mixing traditional pastry cream with almond cream. It is used to make, for example, the classic Galette de Rois (King cake) and is also a staple in pear tarts and sponge cakes, among many others.
Blueberry Swirl Crepes
If crepes are a true indulgence, these blueberry swirl crepes are an absolute delight. Perfect because they’re simple to make, they’re as tasty as they are charming. Bring them to the table and they disappear from the plate!
Cranberry sauce for your tarts, crepes, yogurt, cakes and muffins
Often we look for a companion as juicy as it is delicious to go with crepes and waffles, and this blueberry sauce I bring you today takes very few minutes to make, and it’s delicious.
It’s also perfect for filling or decorating cakes, for sponge cakes and bundt cakes, or for your cupcakes and muffins:
It’s also perfect for filling or decorating cakes, for sponge cakes and bundt cakes, or for your cupcakes and muffins:
King's Cake (casca de Reyes)
I’m fascinated by all classic, traditional preparations, even those with a slightly old-fashioned or vintage look. I think they have a peculiar, distinctive elegance that makes them hard to look away from. Among the wide variety of typical sweets for this season, this year you must make the Casca de Reis, the traditional Christmas sweet from Valencia that should be on the table for Three Kings' Day.
Three Kings' Brioche Ring
If you still wait for Epiphany with the same excitement you had as a child, today's recipe will delight you. This Roscón de Reyes is a brioche-style ring, a dough that's approachable and easy to make, with just the right sweetness. And of course, it includes the traditional bean, which has always given us so many laughs at home, both young and old.
Millionaire's Shortbread (millionaire cookies)
There are recipes that are incredibly simple to make and that, moreover, deliver a surprising result. Like these Millionaire’s Shortbread bars.
It's a winning combination, however you look at it. This is a three-layer bar: buttery shortbread, toffee cream, and dark chocolate coating… Impossible to say no to this temptation.
Chocolate-coated Hazelnut Bite
Few snacks are as quick and elegant as these chocolate-covered hazelnuts, or hazelnut bites, as we call them at home.
Peanut Butter Cookies
If you're a fan of peanut flavor and Christmas cookies, you'll love this peanut butter cookie recipe (or, in other words, the popular Peanut Butter Cookies).
How to Make Almond and Hazelnut Praline
Perfect ingredient to elevate your desserts and sweets, and a delicious temptation—even to enjoy by the spoonful—this homemade almond and hazelnut praline will make your mouth water as soon as you try it.
Vienna baguettes with chocolate chips
Vienna bread turned into a baguette and piled high with chocolate chips — can anyone resist this delight?
Vienna bread is reminiscent of brioche: tender and rather sweet. Its preparation includes milk, butter and eggs, and it’s a dough that can easily remind you of brioche.
Vienna bread is reminiscent of brioche: tender and rather sweet. Its preparation includes milk, butter and eggs, and it’s a dough that can easily remind you of brioche.
Viennese cookies or Spritz
Surely you've wondered what the perfect recipe is to get those butter cookies from the popular blue tin. Yes, I'm talking about those popular tea biscuits: today we bring you the recipe to make those delicious butter cookies at home.
How to Write on or Decorate Cookies and Cakes Clearly
Whether it's to decorate some cookies or write a nice message on a cake, sometimes we wonder if we'll be able to write, decorate, or draw clearly on our homemade baked goods and achieve a neat line and a pretty finish.
