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Classic curd cheese cake sprinkled with icing sugar
A light and creamy baked cheesecake made with fresh curd cheese

Baked curd cheese cake

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Vegetarian & Vegan Cakes and Desserts
This curd cheese cake is the 'lazy' baker's secret weapon: a crustless, mixed cake that organises itself during baking. The semolina absorbs the whey and swells, giving the cake a stable structure while maintaining the creaminess of the curd cheese and sour cream. Simple, homely, and irresistibly fragrant from the lemon zest.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 50 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr 10 mins
🍽️ Servings 8 servings
🔥 Calories 250 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Springform cake tin (24 cm)
  • Hand mixer or whisk

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Eggs

Instructions

1 ✓

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line the cake tin with baking parchment, or butter and flour it.

Tip: Parchment is a safer option, as the curd mixture tends to stick.
2 ✓

Separate the eggs. Beat the yolks until frothy with the sugar and vanilla.

Tip: Sugar crystals help incorporate air into the yolks (pale and creamy).
3 ✓

Mix in the curd cheese (mash with a fork if lumpy), sour cream, semolina, baking powder, and lemon zest.

Tip: Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes before baking so the semolina starts absorbing moisture.
4 ✓

Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks with a pinch of salt, then gently fold into the curd mixture.

Tip: The egg white loosens the dense curd. Work with circular motions; don't knock the air out.
5 ✓

Pour into the tin and bake for approx. 45-50 minutes. It's done when the top is golden brown and the centre doesn't wobble too much.

Tip: If it browns too much, cover with foil halfway through.
6 ✓

Let cool in the tin, then slice. Dust with icing sugar when serving.

Tip: The structure is still soft when warm; it firms up upon cooling.

Recipe FAQ

Why did it collapse?
This type of cake always sinks a little whilst cooling; this is natural. If it collapsed a lot, you beat too much air into it, which escaped suddenly.

Ingredients

  • 500 g Curd cheese (semi-skimmed)
  • 3 pc Eggs
  • 150 g Granulated sugar
  • 1 packet Vanilla sugar
  • 200 g Sour cream
  • 50 g Semolina
  • 1 pc Lemon zest (grated)
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 tbsp Icing sugar (for dusting)