German Käsekuchen
Baked Cheesecake
Servings: 1 cake
Adjust servings here:
Equipment
- 1 Cake tin 24 or 26 cm
- 1 mixer or whisk
- 2 Mixing bowls big
Ingredients
CAKE BOTTOM
- 250 grams flour all purpose
- 75 grams sugar caster
- 75 grams butter softened
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking powder
CAKE FILLING
- 225 grams sugar
- 125 grams butter softened
- 1 package vanilla pudding powder
- 3 eggs
- 500 grams quark*
- 200 grams sour cream
- 200 ml whipping cream
TOPPING (optional)
- a few spoons vanilla cream
- 3 slices orange
- 2 slices lime
- 1 slice lemon
- a couple blueberries
- a couple mint leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).
CAKE BOTTOM (bowl 1)
- Add a sieve to a mixing bowl. Add the flour through the sieve, add sugar and baking powder.
- Remove the sieve. Add soft butter and an egg and mix until combined.
CAKE FILLING (bowl 2)
- In a large bowl, add sugar, vanilla pudding powder, butter and eggs.
- Add quark, sour cream and whipping cream. Mix until smooth.
- Add quark, sour cream and whipping cream to the bowl. Mix all ingredients until smooth.
CAKE TIN
- Grease a cake tin with butter, then add the cake mixture (bowl 1) to the tin. Spread and press the dough with a spoon or glass, create an 1.5 cm (1 inch) edge.
- Pour in the filling (bowl 2) and smooth the surface with a spatula.
- Bake for 75 minutes.
- Cool at least for 30 minutes.
TOPPING
- Spread vanilla cream on top with a spatula.
- Slice the citrus fruits and arrange them on the cake.
- Add blueberries and mint leaves.
Notes
*Quark is a traditional German cheese; use labneh, cottage cheese, cream cheese, ricotta cheese or Greek yogurt if unavailable.
Enjoy!
