Cottage Cheesecake with Raisins

Do you remember the cheesecake with raisins that you could buy at the stores even during the shortage? So before you, there is him, only in his better form. Because to prepare the cake we will take the best cottage cheese, the freshest eggs, freshly squeezed lemon juice, and raisins soaked in rum or orange juice. Feel the difference? So take a look at our recipe for cottage cheese cake with raisins and give it to your loved ones and friends. Make no mistake about it: they will love it!

INGREDIENTS

• 250 g flour
• 200 g sugar
• 300 g soft non-acidic cottage cheese
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup dark raisins
• 3 art. l. rum or freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp grated lemon zest
• butter for greasing the mold
• powdered sugar

STEP-BY-STEP COOKING RECIPE

Step 1

Prepare the dough for the cheesecake. Rinse raisins under hot water, pat dry, place in a bowl and cover with rum or orange juice. After one hour, let the mixture stand.

Step 2

Eggs and sugar should be beaten together using a mixer. Add cottage cheese and mix well. Sift the flour with the yeast and add it to the egg mixture in batches.

Step 3

Add raisins and lemon zest to the cake batter and mix well.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 170°C. Butter a rectangular cake pan and dust lightly with flour. Smooth the batter with a spatula after pouring it into the pan. Place the mold in the oven and bake the cottage cheese cake for 40-50 minutes. Check for doneness with a wooden stick: it should be dry if you stick it into the cake.

Step 5

Remove the finished cottage cheese cake with raisins from the oven and leave it in the pan for 10 minutes. Let cool after removing from the mold. Then cut the cake into small slices with the help of kitchen knives set and serve.