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Rákóczi curd cheese tray bake with golden meringue and apricot jam
Traditional Hungarian Rákóczi curd cheese tray bake with meringue

Rákóczi curd cheese tray bake

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
The more homely, tray-baked version of the classic Rákóczi cake. Here the emphasis is on the generous layer of curd cheese. The technology is identical to the cake version: crumbly pastry base, creamy curd, and the crowning baked meringue. Perfect for welcoming guests at the weekend.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 40 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr 10 mins
🍽️ Servings 12 servings
🔥 Calories 380 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Large baking tray
  • Whisk
  • Piping bag (optional, spoon can be used)

Allergen Information

⚠️ Gluten
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Eggs

Instructions

1 ✓

For the dough, rub the butter into the flour and icing sugar, then knead together with the egg yolks (and sour cream if needed). Rest in the cold for 30 minutes.

Tip: During resting, the flour absorbs moisture and the butter hardens again, making it easier to roll out.
2 ✓

Roll out into the tray, prick with a fork, and pre-bake at 180°C for 10 minutes.

Tip: Bake to a light straw yellow.
3 ✓

Mix the curd cheese with the sugar, yolks, and lemon zest. Spread onto the pre-baked dough. Bake for a further 20 minutes.

Tip: If you like, you can add raisins too.
4 ✓

Beat the egg whites and icing sugar into a very stiff foam. Pipe a lattice onto the cake and dot with jam.

Tip: The starch content of icing sugar (if present) helps stabilize the foam.
5 ✓

Dry the meringue onto the top at 150°C for approx. 15 minutes.

Tip: It is ready when the top of the foam is just browning, but remains creamy inside.

Recipe FAQ

Can I use frozen curd cheese?
Yes, but drain it very thoroughly after thawing, as freezing damages the structure of the curd and makes it watery.

Ingredients

  • 250 g Plain flour
  • 125 g Cold butter
  • 60 g Icing sugar
  • 2 whole Egg yolks (for dough)
  • 1 dl Sour cream (if dough doesn't bind)
  • 500 g Curd cheese (Túró)
  • 100 g Caster sugar (filling)
  • 2 whole Egg yolks (filling)
  • 1 whole Lemon (zest of)
  • 3 whole Egg whites
  • 150 g Icing sugar (for meringue)
  • 3 tbsp Apricot jam