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Grated Cottage Cheese Cake

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A tender and chocolatey grated cottage cheese cake with a creamy lemon-vanilla filling, featuring a soft crumbly texture and rich yet balanced flavor.

  • Author: Sophia
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Yield: 16 servings
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: European
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 500 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  • 200 g powdered sugar
  • 300 g baking margarine, cold and cubed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 kg smooth cottage cheese
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 tablespoons semolina
  • 10 g vanilla sugar
  • 120 g granulated sugar
  • Zest of 1 lemon

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar.
  2. Add cold margarine and rub into the mixture until crumbly.
  3. Add the egg and mix until a firm dough forms.
  4. Divide dough into two parts, wrap, and freeze for 30 minutes.
  5. In another bowl, mix cottage cheese, egg yolks, semolina, vanilla sugar, granulated sugar, and lemon zest until smooth.
  6. Preheat oven to 180°C and line a 23 x 33 cm pan with baking paper.
  7. Grate one portion of dough evenly into the pan.
  8. Spread the cottage cheese filling evenly over the base.
  9. Grate the second portion of dough over the filling.
  10. Bake for 35–40 minutes until set.
  11. Cool completely before slicing.

Notes

  • Freeze dough well for easy grating.
  • Blend cottage cheese if not smooth.
  • Best served chilled for clean slices.
  • Can be made a day ahead for better flavor.
  • Dust with powdered sugar before serving if desired.

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