🍰 The Famous 15-Minute Cream Cheese Cake
🧈 Ingredients:
For the Dough:
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tsp baking powder
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½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
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½ cup sugar
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1 large egg
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1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Cream Filling:
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500g cream cheese (or quark/ricotta)
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1 cup sour cream (or heavy cream)
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¾ cup sugar
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2 eggs
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2 tbsp cornstarch
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1 tsp lemon zest (optional)
👩🍳 Instructions:
1️⃣ Preheat oven:
Set oven to 170°C (340°F) and grease a round baking pan.
2️⃣ Prepare the base dough:
Mix butter, sugar, and egg until creamy. Add flour and baking powder, mix to form a soft dough.
Press ⅔ of the dough into the base of the pan, saving ⅓ for the top.
3️⃣ Make the creamy filling:
In another bowl, whisk cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, eggs, cornstarch, and lemon zest until smooth.
4️⃣ Assemble:
Pour the filling over the dough base.
Crumble or grate the remaining dough over the top.
5️⃣ Bake:
Bake for 45–50 minutes, until golden on top.
Cool completely before removing from the pan.
6️⃣ Finish:
Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
💡 Tips:
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Tastes even better after chilling in the fridge for 2–3 hours.
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You can add fruit toppings like berries or peaches for extra flavor.
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Perfect with coffee or milk! ☕🥛