Fitness Recipe: Soft Cheesecake with Poppy Seeds

Are you looking for a simple, but very interesting cake recipe? You came to the right place. The base is a delicious short dough, which works perfectly with quark cheese. To make the cake even less ordinary, we added poppy seeds to the dough and cream. This gives it an additional undertone and also an interesting design when cut. After cutting, it looks like it was made by a professional. The hardest part of making this cake is waiting until the next day for it to cool and harden.

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Method:

First, prepare the dough. In a bowl, mix flour with poppy seeds and xylitol. Then take softened butter, cut it into slices and add it to the dry ingredients in the bowl. Then add cold water and use your hands to form a firm and non-sticky dough. Roll it out into a round sheet and use it to line your cake tin (we used one with a diameter of 28 cm) sprayed with cooking spray oil. Cut off any overlapping bits and press them into the sides or places where the dough is missing or thin. Carefully work the dough into the tin so that it is evenly spread over the entire surface. To prevent curling of the dough, you can use a fork to poke some holes in it.

Then you can start preparing the cream. Beat the fat-free quark with eggs, xylitol and finely grated lemon peel. Divide the cream into two halves, each half in a different bowl. Leave one as it is, and add poppy seeds to the other. Pour the creams on top of the dough, alternating between the two until both are used up. If you want to strive for nice regular shapes, apply the creams using piping bags. But you can definitely just pour them in. Each serving will then have an original irregular structure that looks great.

Place the cake in an oven preheated to 180 °C and bake for approximately 30-⁠35 minutes, until the edges are golden. After removing from the oven, the cream will not be completely firm in the middle and it may shake slightly when you move the tin from side to side. It is therefore necessary to let it cool before serving, ideally overnight. It will harden beautifully and create a refreshing, soft dessert that will be ready for you to enjoy for breakfast.

Nutritional Values	1 serving (12 servings total)
Energy value	208 kcal
Protein	12 g
Cabrohydrates	16 g
Fats	10 g
Fibre	3 g

So, will you be able to wait until the next day to munch on the cake, or will you start nibbling on it before it sets?

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