Chocolate and Farmer's Cheese Cake with Cherries and Apricots - recipe with photo

Chocolate and Farmer's Cheese Cake with Cherries and Apricots

A juicy and tender dessert. You can choose any preferred fruits and berries. In summer, use fresh produce, and in winter, use frozen (previously thawed and drained of excess liquid) or canned. The recipe is designed for 10-12 servings.

Total cooking time
not set
Number of servings
10
Recipe difficulty
4 / 5

Ingredients

for 10 servings

  • eggs 3
  • sugar 120 g
  • vanilla sugar 10 g
  • butter 150 g
  • cocoa powder 30 g
  • flour 120-150 g
  • baking powder 10 g
  • farmer's cheese 5-9% 400 g
  • eggs 2
  • sugar 100 g
  • sour cream 150 g
  • potato starch 25 g
  • apricots 400 g
  • cherries 200 g

Instructions

Preparing the dough

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Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla sugar.

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Add the eggs.

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Mix well.

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Stir in the cocoa powder.

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Mix well.

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Add the baking powder and flour.

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Mix together.

Preparing the farmer's cheese filling

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Place the farmer's cheese in a blender.

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Add the sour cream.

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Mix.

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Add eggs.

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Mix.

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Pour in sugar.

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Mix.

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Add starch.

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Mix.

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Grease with butter or line a baking pan with parchment paper (a 25×30 cm pan was used in the original). Spread the dough into the pan.

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Layer the farmer's cheese mixture on top.

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Smooth and swirl the layers using a stick.

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Place the apricots on top.

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Add the cherries. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for 40–45 minutes.