You may know it: sometimes you feel like something sweet, homemade and fragrant… but you don’t want to spend an hour preparing the dough. That’s when this quick cheesecake comes in handy, which you have ready in a bowl in 5 minutes, and the oven will take care of the rest.
It’s one of those simple recipes that is passed down in the family: no tricks, no expensive ingredients – just honest cottage cheese, butter, eggs and a little vanilla. And the result? A fluffy, soft, beautifully fresh cake that smells like the whole apartment and disappears from the table faster than you would expect.
🍰 Why will you love this cheesecake?
ready to bake in five minutes
soft thanks to the cottage cheese, which keeps the cake juicy
a great base for decorations – fruit, chocolate, cinnamon…
ideal for guests, celebrations and just for coffee
you only need common ingredients from your home pantry
📝 Ingredients:
220 g sugar
5 eggs
1 packet vanilla sugar
220 g butter or good quality margarine
320 g cottage cheese (can be full-fat or semi-fat)
300 g plain flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
icing sugar for sprinkling
👩🍳 Step-by-step procedure:
1️⃣ Whip the dough base
Put the sugar, vanilla sugar, eggs and softened butter in a large bowl. Beat until the mixture is beautifully fluffy and light.
2️⃣ Add the cottage cheese
Stir in the cottage cheese – it will make the cake beautifully soft and tender.
3️⃣ Fold in the flour
In another bowl, mix the flour with the baking powder. Then gradually add it to the curd mixture and fold in lightly. Do not overbeat – so that the cake remains fluffy.
4️⃣ Baking
Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
Grease and line a classic round cake tin (26 cm).
Pour the batter inside and smooth the surface.
Bake for about 55–60 minutes.
After 50 minutes, do a toothpick test.
5️⃣ Finishing
Let it cool a little, remove from the tin and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
✨ Tips for variations worth trying
mix in a handful of chocolate chips
put apricots or plums on top
stir in a spoonful of cocoa powder
add a spoonful of cinnamon for a wintery aroma
Thanks to the cottage cheese, the cake is juicy even the next day – if you have any left over.
❤️ Conclusion
This quick cheesecake is exactly the kind of recipe you’ll write down in your cookbook “just in case”. When you need a quick sweet treat, a last-minute rescue cake or just something good to go with your afternoon coffee, this is a reliable choice.
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