Finnish Curd Cake
Recipe
- Title:
- Finnish Curd Cake
- Categories:
- Cakes, Cheese/eggs
- Yield:
- 8 servings
Ingredients
CRUST
- 2 tb Butter; *
- 2/3 c Bread Crumbs; Dry **
Ingredients
CAKE
- 1 1/2 ts Baking Powder
- 1 c Unbleached Flour; Sifted
- 1 c Cottage Cheese
- 2 ea Eggs; Large
- 1/2 c Brown Sugar
- 1 ts Cinnamon; Ground
- 1 ts Cardamom; Ground
- 1/2 ts Ginger; Ground
- 1 ts Orange Rind; Grated
- 1 ts Lemon Rind; Grated
- 1/2 c Butter, Melted, *
Directions
- * Use Sweet Cream Butter In this recipe.
- ** Note: This recipe can vary depending on the type of pan you use.
- ~--- Butter the baking dish, pie pan, or springform pan until generously coated.
- Sprinkle the crumbs as needed into the pan, then turn the pan around and shake gently, distributing the crumbs along the sides as well.
- The crumbs should completely coat the inside of the pan.
- Chill briefly to set the crumbs and then fill with the desired filling.
- CAKE: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Sift together the flour and baking powder and set aside.
- Press the cottage cheese through a sieve.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and the sugar until they are frothy.
- Add the spices and fruit rinds.
- Add the cottage cheese and blend all the ingredients well.
- Stir in the butter, then add the dry mixture, mixing well.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 1 hour.
- NOTE: Again this is more like a quick bread, and you can increase the sugar if you like as this is not particularly sweet.
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