Cottage Cheese Cake

Cottage Cheese Cake

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix, plus ingredients to prepare
4 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 pounds cottage cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In large bowl, prepare cake mix according to package directions.  Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x13 inch baking pan.

 In a medium bowl, combine eggs, sugar, and vanilla.  Mix well.  

Add cottage cheese.  Mix well.  

Spoon cottage cheese mixture over cake batter.  Do not mix.  Bake 1 hour.

Cool before serving.  

Dust with powdered sugar if desired. 

Refrigerate cake until time to serve. 

This cake is a delicious combination of custard and cake.  Don't let the cottage cheese scare you.  It adds a wonderful taste and texture to the dessert.   It is not an overly sweet cake; which is why it is one of my husband Stan's favorite desserts.

Custard is one of those things you either love it or hate it.  We fell in love with custard on our first trip to South Africa.  Everyday of our stay, we had tea and a custard like dessert called, Milk Tart.

My husband had mentioned that he loved Milk Tart, so everywhere we went friends had a Milk Tart waiting for him.  We ate so much of it that I am surprised we still love it.

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South African Recipe: Melktert

Melktert or Milk Tart, is a traditional South African dessert. My husband loves this dessert!  He practically ate his weight in melktert when we were in South Africa.

This is my last South African post.  Next week it will be back to normal, with quick and easy recipes.

Melktert aka Milk Tart

3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups whole milk
3 egg whites
2 (6 ounce) shortbread pie crusts

Topping
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In large bowl, combine butter and sugar. Mix until smooth. Add egg yolks.  Beat until light and fluffy. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well. Add vanilla and milk, one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix well. Batter will be thin. In small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.  Fold into batter. Pour into two prepared pie shells. Sprinkle topping over top. Bake for 25 minutes. Reduce heat to 325. Bake 25 to 30 minutes.  The center will be slightly jiggly. Cool. Refrigerate.