Farmer's Cheese Cake with Prunes
A stunning dessert with a delicate texture and a light citrus note. Instead of prunes, any other dried fruits of your choice can be used for the filling. The recipe is designed for 6-8 servings.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 6
- Recipe difficulty
- 3 / 5
Ingredients
for 6 servings
- farmer's cheese 200 g
- sugar 150 g
- butter 150 g
- eggs 3
- orange
- prunes 200 g
- flour 150 g
- baking powder 2 tsp
Instructions
Step 1 of 12
Zest the orange (use only the orange layer).
Step 2 of 12
Squeeze out the juice (about 100 ml will be needed).
Step 3 of 12
Finely chop the prunes (if necessary, soak them beforehand if they are hard).
Step 4 of 12
Cream the butter and sugar.
Step 5 of 12
Add the eggs and mix.
Step 6 of 12
Add the orange juice.
Step 7 of 12
Add the zest and mix.
Step 8 of 12
Add the chopped prunes.
Step 9 of 12
Add the farmer's cheese.
Step 10 of 12
Mix the mixture.
Step 11 of 12
Stir in the flour and baking powder, then knead the dough.
Step 12 of 12
Grease a baking pan with butter (the author used one 26 cm in diameter) and pour in the dough. Place it in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for 30–35 minutes.