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White cheese and shortbread cake

White cheese and shortbread cake

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A two-layer Israeli cake: a buttery shortbread base, a vanilla cream made with Greek yogurt, and a crunchy crumb topping. Best served chilled. Serves 10.

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Recipe from Cookbook2015 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Israeli cake combines a crumbly base, a light cream cheese filling, and crunchy crumbs. It is best served chilled.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting3 hr
  • Total3 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$9.98 $1.00 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

10 people

sweet pastry

  • $0.33
  • $0.09
  • $1.85
  • $0.65
  • $0.07
  • $0.31

Greek yogurt cream

  • $1.21
  • $0.11
  • $0.24
  • $3.29
  • $1.83

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the flour, yeast, butter, egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla. ≈ 4 min
  2. Spread the dough in a pan, leaving a ball aside for the crumbs. ≈ 3 min
  3. Bake for approximately 15 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 °C.
  4. Whisk the cream, sugar, milk, and instant pudding mixture together. ≈ 4 min
  5. Add the yogurt. ≈ 3 min
  6. Pour evenly distribute the cream, spread it over the base of the dough. ≈ 3 min
  7. Sprinkle the remaining dough over the top. ≈ 3 min
  8. Let it cool in the refrigerator.

The bill

White cheese and shortbread cake

  • 250 g of flour$0.33
  • 1 package of baking powder$0.09
  • 200 g of butter$1.85
  • 2 egg yolks$0.65
  • 4 tablespoons of sugar$0.07
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract$0.31
  • 250 ml of full-fat milk$1.21
  • 100 grams of sugar$0.11
  • 240 ml of milk$0.24
  • 1 sachet of instant vanilla cream preparation$3.29
  • 250 g of 5% fat fromage blanc$1.83

Total$9.98

that's $1.00 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 250 g of flour
  • 1 package of baking powder
  • 200 g of butter
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 4 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
  • 250 ml of full-fat milk
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 240 ml of milk
  • 1 sachet of instant vanilla cream preparation
  • 250 g of 5% fat fromage blanc

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