German Cream Cheese Cake – Käsesahnetorte •

The German cream cheese cake or Käsesahnetorte in German, is a classic cake. You can find it in any German bakery but in the USA, you must bake it. There are 2 ways: Use this recipe or use a Dr Oetker baking mix. If you want to bake it we recommend to have some baking experience. Some special ingredients and utensils are needed. Happy Baking! Ingredients German Cream Cheese Cake (makes 12 pieces) BASE CAKE 4 eggs 130 g sugar 100 g flour 1 package vanilla sugar, 0.5oz 50 g corn starch or Gustin 2 tsp baking powder Dr Oetker FILLING 4 egg yolk 200 g sugar 500 g quark – How to Make Quark – 250 ml milk 6 sheets gelatin (see Dr Oetker product on bottom) zest and juice of 1 organic lemon 500 ml heavy cream 1 dash salt 2 tbsp powdered sugar parchment paper 1 cake ring If you like a Baking Mix instead – Check this out! – SOLD OUT right now – Baking Instructions – Pre-heat oven to 180 C or 350 F – Combine eggs with sugar and beat for 8-10 min (don’t stop earlier). – Mix flour, starch and baking powder – Sieve into dough. Fold in carefully with a spatula. – Layer a 26 cm or 10 inch spring form with parchment paper. – Place dough into form, spread even. – Bake for 20-25 min. – When done place on a rack to let cool off. – Release cake from the form, remove parchment paper. – Cut horizontally in half with a very sharp knife. Make the Filling – Soak gelatin in cold water. – Combine egg yolks, lemon zest, sugar and milk in a pan. Mix very well. – On medium heat warm while stirring continuously until you see that it is thickening (don’t bring to boil!). – Squeeze all water out of the gelatin, add to filling, mix until dissolved. – Pour filling through a sieve to remove clumps. – Add quark into a large bowl and combine with filling. Mix until you get a smooth cream. – Beat heavy cream until firm. – Combine with filling by using a spatula. – For the bottom layer place one of the biscuit cakes into a cake ring. – Fill in the filling. – Place second biscuit cake on top. – Let sit in fridge over night so the filling can get firm. Before serving dust with powdered sugar. Convenient & Practical Ingredients & Products