Mandarin Yogurt Cake
A fresh and light cake featuring sweet mandarin segments in a creamy yogurt base, inspired by Spoonsparrow's wholesome recipes.
Ingredients
- 350 g flour
- 1 packet baking powder
- 2 Tbsp dark cocoa powder
- 200 g Low-fat quark
- 125 ml milk
- 125 ml rapeseed oil
- 100 g sugar
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- 3 cans clementines
- 5 eggs
- 1 kg low‑fat quark
- 500 g yogurt
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 225 g sugar
- powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
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1.
Combine all dough ingredients in a bowl and knead into a smooth batter. On a floured surface roll out to baking sheet size and transfer to a greased or parchment‑lined tray.
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2.
Drain the clementines in a sieve. Separate eggs; whisk yolks with quark, yogurt, and cornstarch until smooth, fold in two thirds of the clementines. Whisk egg whites with sugar until stiff peaks form, then fold into the mixture.
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3.
Spread the filling over the dough, level it, sprinkle remaining clementines on top, and smooth again.
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4.
Bake in a preheated oven at 175 °C for about 70 minutes; cover with foil if needed. Let cool before dusting with powdered sugar and slicing into servings.