Rhubarb Cake with Quark Glaze

Prep: 20min
| Servings: 24 | Cook: 45min
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A rhubarb cake with a creamy quark glaze made from fresh ingredients. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 400 g flour
  • 1 packet baking powder
  • 125 g sugar
  • 1 packet vanilla sugar
  • a pinch of salt
  • 250 g margarine
  • 1 kg rhubarb
  • 350 g sugar
  • 4 eggs (medium size)','500 g low-fat quark','20 g cornstarch','powdered sugar (for dusting)

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Knead all ingredients quickly into a smooth dough for the shortcrust pastry. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.

  2. 2.

    Grease a baking sheet and roll out the dough thinly onto it. Prick several times with a fork and bake in a preheated oven (electric: 200 °C, gas: level 3‑4, fan: 180 °C) for 12–15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 170 °C (gas: level 2, fan: 150 °C).

  3. 3.

    Rinse, trim, clean and cut the rhubarb into pieces. Spread over the pastry and sprinkle with 150 g sugar.

  4. 4.

    Whisk together eggs, remaining sugar, quark and cornstarch. Pour the glaze over the rhubarb and spread evenly.

  5. 5.

    Bake for an additional 30–40 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.