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5 from 4 votes

Homemade Quark Cake



Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: German
Servings: 12 servings
Author: Valerie Lugonja

Ingredients

Ingredients for the Crust

  • 200 grams organic white flour
  • 75 grams sugar
  • 125 grams butter
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 package vanilla sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

Ingredients for the Filling

  • 500 grams quark
  • 100 grams sugar
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 1 bag vanilla pudding – dr. oetker
  • 500 grams milk
  • 110-130 grams sunflower oil
  • 1 package vanilla sugar
  • Juice of ½ lemon

Instructions

Instructions for the Crust

  • Weight all ingredients into the TM bowl to combine for 15 seconds speed 3; knead for 2 minutes
  • Preheat oven to 355 F
  • Grease spring form pan with melted butter and a dusting of breadcrumbs which creates a crunchy crust
  • Press dough into bottom and up sides of pan

Instructions for the Filling

  • Clean TM bowl; weigh all filling ingredients into TM bowl
  • Mix together for 2.5 minutes at speed 4; pour into crust
  • Bake for 1.5 hour; middle will rise high and collapse when taken out of oven

Notes

Matthias used a 12 inch spring form pan and I used a 10 inch one. His cake was thinner, but his crust was more even. I prefer 10 inch.