Quark cake

Ingredients for 10 servings:

• 60 g butter or margarine
• 60 g sugar
• 1 egg(s)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 150 g flour, sifted
• 200 g sugar
• 4 eggs
• 250 ml oil
• ½ liter of milk
• 500 g quark
• 1 pkt. pudding powder, cream or vanilla flavor
• 1 small can of mandarin orange(s), drained
• 1 bag(s) almonds, sliced

Instructions

Working time approx. 2 hours; Total time approx. 2 hours

Erzgebirge cheesecake

Mix the listed ingredients to make a shortcrust pastry and place it in a greased or parchment-lined tart tin, pressing it down evenly. Form a small, not too thick edge. Combine the sugar, eggs, and oil in a large bowl and beat with a mixer until fluffy. Add the quark and milk and beat again. Stir in the custard powder, then briefly fold in the drained mandarin oranges with a spoon to avoid damaging the segments. Carefully pour the quark filling (very thin!) into the tart tin, onto the shortcrust pastry, and sprinkle with the almonds. Bake at 150–170°C for about two hours, or until the almonds are lightly browned and the filling no longer wobbles in the center. The mandarin oranges can be omitted or replaced with raisins, depending on your taste.