Classic cottage cheese Easter cake
Origin of the recipe
These days, not every family makes paskha (curd paska) cake. And that's a shame! It's quite simple, inexpensive, and delicious. The custom of placing a sweet pyramid of curd on the Easter table is common in central and northern Russia, while in the south, paskha (paska) is called kulich (Easter cake). The shape of the paskha symbolizes the Holy Sepulchre, and a wooden or plastic mold is used to shape the curd mixture into this shape.
What do you need for cooking?
Ingredients
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Cottage cheese
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Candied fruit mix
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Ground almonds
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Yolk
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Butter
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Cream
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Raisin
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Sugar
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Vanilla
Kitchen utensils
- Bowls
- Whisk
- Mixer
- Ladle
- shoulder blade
- Blender
- Gauze
- Easter cake mold
- Cargo
Try a classic paskha cottage cheese cake with raisins and candied fruit—a delicate dessert that will be the highlight of your holiday table. A simple recipe for making at home!
Step-by-step recipe
Step 1:
Place raisins in a bowl and soak in hot water for 15-20 minutes.
Step 2:
Place the yolks in a clean bowl, add sugar and whisk until whitish in color.
Step 3:
Pour the cream into a saucepan, bring to a boil, pour in the egg mixture and cook until thickened, stirring for 2 minutes.
Step 4:
In a clean bowl, beat the room temperature butter with a mixer.
Step 5:
Add candied fruit, ground almonds, raisins and mix.
Step 6:
Using an immersion blender, puree the cottage cheese in a bowl, add vanilla and the prepared mixtures. Mix well.
Step 7:
Line the Easter cake pan with gauze and place the curd mixture inside.
Step 8:
Fold the edges of the gauze, place a weight on top and leave for 12 hours or a day.
Step 9:
Disassemble the pan, carefully remove the cheesecloth and serve.
Cooking tips
If you don't have an immersion blender, you can strain the cottage cheese through a sieve.
Instead of a special form, you can use a pyramid-shaped grater, but the result will not be as beautiful.
See also: Classic recipes
