Quick Cottage Cheese Cake with Lemon Glaze
This simple cottage cheese cake is soft, moist and pleasantly fluffy. The cottage cheese blends smoothly into the batter, while a light lemon glaze adds a fresh sweet-tart finish.
Updated : 11 November, 2026
Easy
About 30 min.
Ingredients
250 grams
Wheat flour
250 grams
Curd
250 grams
Sugar
150 grams
Butter
3
Eggs
2 teaspoon
Vanilla sugar
2 teaspoon
Baking powder
1 grams
Salt
Glaze
100 grams
Powdered sugar
2 tablespoon
Lemon juice
3 teaspoon
Water
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients. The butter should be at room temperature, so take it out of the refrigerator in advance. Use large eggs; if yours are small, use 4. Vanilla sugar can be replaced with a pinch of vanilla or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Step 2
If needed, press the cottage cheese through a sieve or blend it until smooth. There should be no large lumps or firm curds remaining.
Step 3
Combine the softened butter, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt in a bowl. Beat with a mixer for 2–3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
Step 4
Add the cottage cheese and beat for another 1–2 minutes.
Step 5
Add the eggs and beat until the mixture is fluffy and the sugar is mostly dissolved.
Step 6
Add 100 g of the flour sifted together with the baking powder and fold it into the batter with a spatula.
Step 7
Sift in the remaining flour and mix again until smooth. The batter should be soft and moderately thick. Depending on the moisture of the cottage cheese and the size of the eggs, you may need slightly more or less flour.
Step 8
Line a baking pan with parchment paper and lightly grease it with vegetable oil. Spread the batter evenly in the pan. The original recipe uses a 15×22 cm pan; an 8½-inch round pan also works. Bake in an oven preheated to 340°F for 45–50 minutes. Avoid opening the oven door during baking.
Step 9
While the cake is baking, prepare the glaze.
Step 10
Combine the powdered sugar, lemon juice and water in a bowl. Stir until you have a smooth, pourable glaze.
Step 11
Remove the baked cake from the pan and let it cool slightly. Drizzle with the lemon glaze and serve.
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