German Quark Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 120 g caster sugar
• 100 g butter
• 3 eggs
• 500 g quark
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 60 g flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 175 degrees celsius.
• 2 beat together the first seven ingredients till well blended.
• 3 mix baking powder with flour and sift. fold into the quark mixture.
• 4 butter and flour a loaf pan. pour batter into it.
• 5 bake for 45-55 minutes until top is lightly browned. remove from heat - it will flop down again when cool; that's normal.
• 6 (variations: add small slices of apple, maraschino cherries cut in halves or raisins or cranberries pre-soaked in rum.).