Real German Cheesecake Recipe

Name: Real German Cheesecake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 150 g flour; 12 teaspoon baking powder; 1 (1/3 ounce) package vanilla sugar or 12 teaspoon vanilla extract; 70 g sugar; 1 egg yolk; 1 tablespoon heavy cream; 70 g butter; 750 g low-fat Quark cheese; 1 (1/3 ounce) package vanilla sugar or 12 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon flour; 1 tablespoon vanilla pudding mix (or substitute with 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and 1tsp cornstarch); 12 lemon, zest of; 3 egg yolks; 200 g sugar (or less); 80 ml heavy cream; 100 g soft butter; 4 egg whites; 1 pinch salt

Servings: persons

150 g flour
12 teaspoon baking powder
1 (1/3 ounce) package vanilla sugar or 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
70 g sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon heavy cream
70 g butter
750 g low-fat Quark cheese
1 (1/3 ounce) package vanilla sugar or 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon vanilla pudding mix (or substitute with 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and 1tsp cornstarch)
12 lemon, zest of
3 egg yolks
200 g sugar (or less)
80 ml heavy cream
100 g soft butter
4 egg whites
1 pinch salt

1
preheat oven, see tips on temp below.
2
Dough: sift flour with baking powder.
3
add remaining ingredients, butter last and thoroughly knead to form soft dough (with machine or manually), press into bottom and about 3/4 inch up sides of springform coated with butter, and pierce with fork to prevent bubbles when baking.
4
Put in fridge to chill while preparing filling.
5
Filling: beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, when cutting with a knife the cut should be visible and not disappear.
6
set aside.
7
combine all other ingredients very thoroughly.
8
fold in egg whites slowly (I prefer doing this by hand with a plastic spatula).
9
pour into springform and bake at slow heat for about 1.5 hours.The temperature totally depends on your oven.
10
My oven bakes very hot so I set it to 280-290F I think the recommended temp is 300-325F.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 18 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 150 g flour, 12 teaspoon baking powder, 1 (1/3 ounce) package vanilla sugar or 12 teaspoon vanilla extract, 70 g sugar, and more.

Yes, Real German Cheesecake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Real German Cheesecake

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