Finnish Curd Cake
Ingredients
- CRUST ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons butter (Use Sweet Cream Butter In this recipe.) ⓘ
- 2/3 cup breadcrumbs, Dry ⓘ
- CAKE ⓘ
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder ⓘ
- 1 cup unbleached flour, Sifted ⓘ
- 1 cup cottage cheese ⓘ
- 2 large eggs ⓘ
- 1/2 cup brown sugar ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, Ground ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cardamom, Ground
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger, Ground ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon orange rind, Grated ⓘ
Instructions
- Butter the baking dish, pie pan, or springform pan until generously coated.
- Sprinkle the crumbs as needed into the pan, then turn the pan around and shake gently, distributing the crumbs along the sides as well.
- The crumbs should completely coat the inside of the pan.
- Chill briefly to set the crumbs and then fill with the desired filling.
- CAKE: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Sift together the flour and baking powder and set aside.
- Press the cottage cheese through a sieve.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and the sugar until they are frothy.
- Add the spices and fruit rinds.
- Add the cottage cheese and blend all the ingredients well.
- Stir in the butter, then add the dry mixture, mixing well.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 1 hour.
- NOTE: Again this is more like a quick bread, and you can increase the sugar if you like as this is not particularly sweet.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
935
kcal
47% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).