This recipe for grandma's blackberry cake with quark is super simple and is suitable for any type of fresh berries. And it pairs so well with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
During juicy black blackberry season, you can use them in a variety of delicious desserts. But you should definitely try this really simple pastry. Grandma's blackberry cake with quark will pamper you with a hint of vanilla, lemon and lots of aromatic blackberries. The unique taste is guaranteed!
Make grandma's blackberry cake with quark yourself
This blackberry cake with quark is the perfect cake forhot summer days, winter tea or afternoon coffee. The classic dessert can be prepared quickly and easily at home. And the best thing about this recipe is that it can be made with both fresh and frozen blackberries.
Ingredients for the blackberry cake
- 170 g Flour
- 125g soft butter
- 250 g Quark
- 1 handful of blackberries
- 150g sugar
- 2 egg whites and 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp baking powder
- A few drops of vanilla extract
- Grated zest of half a lemon
- 2 tbsp milk
- Butter for greasing
- Powdered sugar for sprinkling
Bake grandma's blackberry cake with quark
- Mix the soft butter with the sugar and gradually add the egg yolks.
- Stir the curd, vanilla extract and lemon zest into the mixture.
- Sift the flour and baking powder, add them to the quark mixture and mix everything well. If the dough becomes too thick, add the lukewarm milk and stir gently until everything is combined.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Beat the egg white until stiff and gently stir it into the dough.
- Grease a cake tin with butter and line it with baking paper as desired.
- Pour the dough into the mold and distribute the washed and dried blackberries on top, dusting each fruit with a little flour to keep them on top.
- Bake the blackberry cake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Take the cake out of the oven and sprinkle it with powdered sugar.
- Let it cool for a few minutes, then remove it from the tin and place it on a wire rack to cool completely.
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