Berry Quark Cake

Ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 200 g whole wheat sugar
• 150 g Spelt flour Type 1050
• 2 tbsp Cornstarch
• 1 pinch salt
• butter (for the pan)
• flour (for the pan)
• 4 sheets of white gelatin
• 1 lemon
• 500 g Low-fat quark
• 50 g cream cheese
• 150 ml whipping cream (at least 30% fat content)
• 500 g mixed berries (e.g., currants, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries)
• 0.25 ml red grape juice
• 1 packet cake glaze
• 100 g almond slivers
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar

Instructions

1. 1.

   Separate the eggs. Beat the yolks with 120 g sugar until fluffy. Mix flour and cornstarch together and gradually fold into the yolk mixture. Whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt to stiff peaks and gently fold into the batter.

2. 2.

   Spread the sponge batter in a greased and floured cake pan and bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (180 °C fan, gas level 3) for about 15 minutes (test with a skewer). Remove, transfer to a rack, and let cool.

3. 3.

   Soak gelatin in cold water. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze out the juice. Mix quark with cream cheese, remaining sugar, and 2 tbsp lemon juice. Whip the cream until stiff peaks form and fold gently into the quark mixture. Squeeze out excess liquid from the gelatin and melt it over low heat while stirring. Add 2 tbsp of the quark mixture to the melted gelatin, stir, then return to the rest of the quark cream and whisk until smooth.

4. 4.

   Place the sponge base on a cake stand, encircle with a ring, and spread the quark filling over the surface. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, preferably 2 hours. Meanwhile, rinse, wash, and drain the berries; halve or quarter the strawberries. Distribute them over the cake.

5. 5.

   Heat the juice in a saucepan, dissolve the glaze while stirring, and pour it over the fruit. Set aside to cool for another 2 hours. Roast almond slivers in a dry pan until golden brown without oil.

6. 6.

   Remove the ring. Mix 1 tbsp lemon juice with powdered sugar and brush the edge of the cake. Press almonds onto the rim and let set briefly. Slice and serve.