Strawberry Cheesecake
Ingredients
- For the base
- 1 Chocolate cake
- For the middle layer
- 100 grams butter
- 5 eggs
- 500 grams Quark
- 100 grams sugar
- 200 milliliters milk
- 1 lemon (zest)
- 4 Tbsps lemon juice
- 90 grams Semolina flour
- ½ tsp Baking powder
- 1 generous pinch Saffron
- For the top layer
- 3 sheets white gelatin
- 60 milliliters milk
- 120 grams Whipped cream
- 350 grams Quark
- 60 grams powdered sugar
- 1 lemon (zest and juice)
- For the topping
- 500 grams Strawberries
- 100 grams powdered sugar
Preparation steps
For the base: Place the chocolate cake in a springform pan.
For the middle layer: Melt the butter in a pot. Stir in the quark, sugar and milk until combined. Separate the eggs between 2 bowls. Add 1 egg yolk to the quark mixture. Stir the lemon zest, lemon juice and semolina into the quark mixture. Beat the egg whites until stiff. Stir 2 tablespoons of the egg whites into the quark mixture to loosen. Gently fold the remaining egg whites and saffron into the quark mixture until thoroughly combined. Spread the quark mixture on top of the chocolate cake. Bake on the lowest rack of a 180°C (approximately 350°F) oven until set, about 1 hour.
If the middle layer is becoming too brown, tent with aluminum foil during baking. Allow the cake to cool in the springform pan. Gently invert the cake to prevent caving.
For the top layer: Soak the gelatin sheets in a bowl of cold water until softened, about 10 minutes. Gently heat the milk on the stove. Squeeze the excess moisture from the gelatin and dissolve in the milk. In a bowl, whip the cream.
In a bowl, stir the quark with the powdered sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice until smooth. Stir into the milk mixture. Once cooled. gently fold in the cream. Place the springform pan around the cake. Spread the quark mixture on top. Refrigerate until set, about 3 hours.
For the topping: Rinse and halve the strawberries. Puree half the strawberries with the powdered sugar in a blender. Place the remaining strawberries on top of the cake and serve with the sauce.
