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Käsekuchen
German quark cheesecake with a thin vanilla shortcrust and a light lemon-scented filling.
About Käsekuchen
Käsekuchen is a German cheesecake traditionally centred on quark rather than cream cheese. This profile follows a baked version with a thin shortcrust pastry and a light quark filling scented with vanilla and lemon.
Quark gives the filling a fresh dairy tang and less heaviness than dense cream-cheese cakes. Sour cream and whipped cream add richness, while lemon brightens the vanilla sweetness and the pastry supplies a buttery wheat base.
The cake is tall and pale gold with a lightly browned, slightly sunken top and a narrow pastry rim. Its filling is smooth, airy and softly set, contrasting with the thin, tender shortcrust beneath it.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Egg, Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Käsekuchen
German Quark Käsekuchen with Shortcrust Pastry.
- Unsalted butterShortcrust and filling richness
- SugarSweetness in crust and filling
- Vanilla sugarVanilla aroma
- EggsPastry and filling structure
- All-purpose wheat flourThin shortcrust structure
- Baking powderShortcrust aeration
- SaltFlavour balance
- CornstarchQuark-filling stabilizer
- QuarkTangy fresh-cheese filling
- Full-fat sour creamCultured dairy richness
- Lemon zestBright citrus aroma
- Lemon juiceFresh acidity
- Heavy whipping creamLight whipped richness
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Unsalted butter:
- Sugar:
- Vanilla sugar: . The source permits vanilla sugar or vanilla extract in the filling; this profile fixes the vanilla-sugar route also used in the crust
- Eggs:
- All-purpose wheat flour:
- Baking powder:
- Salt:
- Cornstarch:
- Quark:
- Full-fat sour cream:
- Lemon zest:
- Lemon juice:
- Heavy whipping cream:
Origins & food traditions
German-born Kimberly Killebrew supplies the complete Käsekuchen recipe selected here, using a thin shortcrust and a quark filling enriched with sour cream and whipped cream, without relying on vanilla pudding powder. Barbara from My German Recipes independently confirms quark, butter, sugar, vanilla and separated eggs as the defining structure of a German Käsekuchen, while documenting a distinct vanilla-pudding variation.
Countries
- Germany
- GermanyCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- German Cuisine
- German CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.