German Cheesecake (Käsekuchen)

Name: German Cheesecake (Käsekuchen)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 300 g flour; 150 g butter; 250 g sugar; 4 piece eggs; 1000 g low-fat quark; 1 sachet vanilla custard powder; 200 ml heavy cream; 1 piece organic lemon

A creamy quark cheesecake on a crisp shortcrust base that stays tall thanks to a slow cool-down in the oven. A German coffee-table classic with a bright hint of lemon..

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Cook time

90 min

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Servings

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Ingredients

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Nutrition

per serving

407 kcal

Calories

14 g

Protein

19 g

Fat

45 g

Carbs

Ingredients

For 12 servings

Estimated cost~€6.05 · ~€0.50/serving

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Instructions

1
Knead the flour, 100 g of the sugar, the cold cubed butter and a pinch of salt into a shortcrust. Chill, then press it into a springform pan and pull up a rim.
2
Beat the eggs with the remaining sugar until fluffy. Add the quark, custard powder, cream and the zest and juice of the lemon, and stir until smooth.
3
Pour the quark mixture onto the base and smooth the top. Bake in the preheated oven at 160 °C for about 60 minutes.
4
Turn off the oven and let the cake cool down slowly with the door slightly ajar so it keeps its height.