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Lithuanian quark cake with orange and almonds

Lithuanian quark cake with orange and almonds

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A soft Lithuanian cake: a mixture of cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, egg yolks, ground almonds, orange zest, and orange juice, with whipped egg whit…

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Recipe from Homo ergaster, Žiedas, Augenis, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Discover this delicious orange and cream cheese tart, a simple yet satisfying dessert.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$9.10 $1.14 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $2.19
  • $0.05
  • $1.16
  • $0.57
  • $0.92
  • $3.19
  • $0.63
  • $0.04
  • $0.35

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Separate the eggs. Combine the ricotta, powdered sugar, and butter in a smooth mixture, then add the yolks one at a time, beating vigorously. ≈ 2 min
  2. Once the mixture is frothy, add the sifted flour, grated orange zest, almonds, vanilla sugar, and orange juice. ≈ 3 min
  3. Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks and gently fold them in. ≈ 10 min
  4. Grease a baking dish and sprinkle it with breadcrumbs. Pour in the batter. ≈ 3 min
  5. Bake for approximately 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 °C, until the cake is golden brown.

The bill

Lithuanian quark cake with orange and almonds

  • 300 g of drained ricotta cheese$2.19
  • 2 tablespoons of flour$0.05
  • 125 g of softened butter$1.16
  • 1 cup of powdered sugar (150 g)$0.57
  • 100 g of ground almonds$0.92
  • 8 eggs$3.19
  • 1 orange$0.63
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.04
  • Bread crumbs and butter for the mold$0.35

Total$9.10

that's $1.14 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 300 g of drained ricotta cheese
  • 2 tablespoons of flour
  • 125 g of softened butter
  • 1 cup of powdered sugar (150 g)
  • 100 g of ground almonds
  • 8 eggs
  • 1 orange
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • Bread crumbs and butter for the mold

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