A delicious Easter cake is the main symbol of the holy feast of Easter. The fragrant pastry is prepared according to different recipes, with different doughs and fillings. But if you do not want to stand at the stove for a long time, there is an alternative - cottage cheese Easter cake, for the preparation of which you need high-quality cottage cheese.

Ukrainian pastry chef Liza Glinskaya(lizaglinskaya) on her Instagram page shared three recipes for cottage cheese Easter cake, which is made quickly, easily and without the oven.

Cottage cheese Easter cake with vanilla, candied fruits and raisins

Ingredients:

• 9-15% cottage cheese - 1 kg
• yolks - 8 units
• sour cream - 300 g
• sugar - 160 g
• butter - 200 g
• vanilla sugar or vanilla seeds (optional)

Filling:

• light raisins - 100 g
• candied orange candies - 100g

Method of preparation:

1. Rinse the raisins in warm water several times and dry them with paper towels.

2 Rub the cottage cheese through a sieve, add the egg yolk, sour cream, sugar and melted butter. Beat with an immersion blender until smooth and transfer to a saucepan.

3. Bring the curd mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. But it is not necessary to boil. Remove the mass from the heat, and cool.

4. Add raisins and candied fruits to the cooled mass, cover with cling film and place in the refrigerator for a few hours.

5. Place the form on a plate with the bottom up, put inside water-moistened gauze. Put the curd mass, tamping, wrap with gauze and put a weight on top. Place in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

6. After that you need to drain the whey from the pastry, remove the mold and gauze. Decorate the Easter cake with candied fruit.

Cottage cheese Easter cake with caramel and walnuts

Ingredients:

• 9-15% cottage cheese - 1 kg
• egg yolks - 8 units
• 15-20% sour cream - 300 g
• boiled milk - 200 g
• 82% butter - 200 g
• sugar - 50-70 g

Filling:

• walnuts - 150 gr

Method of preparation:

1. Place the nuts on a baking tray lined with parchment and roast in the oven at 170 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool and peel off the skins.

2. Rub the cottage cheese through a sieve, add the yolks, sour cream, melted butter and boiled milk. Mix and beat with an immersion blender. Put the mixture into a saucepan.

3. Bring the curd mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. But it is not necessary to boil. Remove the mass from the heat, and cool.

4. Pour the resulting mass into a bowl, add the nuts, cover with clingfilm and place in the refrigerator for a few hours.

5. Place the form on a plate with the bottom up, put inside water-moistened gauze. Put the curd mass, tamping, wrap with gauze and put a weight on top. Place in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

6. After that you need to drain the whey from the Easter cake, remove the mold and gauze. Decorate the cake with nuts.

Cottage cheese  Easter cake with dried cherries

Ingredients:

• 9-15% cottage cheese - 1 kg
• 15-20% sour cream - 200 g
• sugar - 200 g
• berry puree - 200 g
• 82% butter - 200 g
• eggs - 4 units

Filling:

• dried cherries - 150 g

Method of preparation:

1. Rub the cottage cheese through a sieve, add the sour cream, eggs and melted butter. Mix and beat with an immersion blender until smooth.

2. Add sugar to the berry puree and put the mass on the fire. Boil for a few minutes. Let it cool.

3. Add the cooled puree to the cottage cheese, beat with an immersion blender until homogeneous. Transfer the mixture to a saucepan.

4. Bring the curd mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. But there is no need to boil it. Remove the mixture from the heat, add the cherries, cover with clingfilm and leave in the fridge for a few hours.

4. Put the form on a plate with the bottom up, put water-moistened gauze inside. Put the curd mass, tamping it down, wrap with gauze and put a weight on top. Place in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

5. After that, you need to drain the whey from the cake, remove the mold and gauze. Decorate the Easter cake with cherries.

Also on OBOZREVATEL you can read the recipes:

• Choux Easter cake
• Chocolate Easter cake with candied fruits
• Cottage cheese Easter cake