Cake with nuts and cheese

Quick dessert: Cake with nuts and cheese

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 30 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes
Number of servings: 8

The nut and cheese cake is a simple and delicious dessert, perfect for impressing guests or indulging in a family meal. The combination of roasted nuts with creamy cheese brings a unique flavor, and the texture is absolutely divine. Whether you serve it plain, with a fruit sauce, or alongside a scoop of ice cream, this recipe will surely become your favorite.

Ingredients:
- 200 g of roasted nuts, ground
- 150 g of white flour
- 100 g of sugar
- 250 g of cottage cheese (or goat cheese for a more intense flavor)
- 3 eggs
- 1 packet of baking powder (10 g)
- 100 ml of oil (preferably sunflower or canola)
- 1 vanilla essence (or 1 packet of vanilla sugar)
- A pinch of salt

Preparation:

Step 1: Preheating the oven
Start by preheating the oven to 180°C. This step is crucial as a well-heated oven will ensure even baking and a perfect texture for the cake.

Step 2: Preparing the dry ingredients
In a large bowl, mix the flour with the ground nuts and baking powder. These dry ingredients combine perfectly and will give the cake an intense nut flavor. If you wish, you can use salted nuts for an interesting contrast.

Step 3: Separating the eggs
Separate the eggs into two different bowls. In one bowl, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they become a firm foam. This step is essential for achieving a fluffy cake. In the other bowl, mix the yolks with the sugar and crumbled cheese, adding the oil and vanilla essence.

Step 4: Combining the ingredients
After obtaining a homogeneous mixture from the yolks, gradually add the dry ingredient mixture. Mix gently to avoid losing the air from the egg whites. Once well integrated, gradually add the beaten egg whites, folding in with an up-and-down motion.

Step 5: Baking the cake
Pour the mixture into a baking pan lined with parchment paper or greased with butter. Bake the cake for 30 minutes or until it turns golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a platter.

Step 6: Serving
The nut and cheese cake can be served plain or dusted with sugar. You can accompany it with a berry sauce or a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a contrast of temperatures and textures. If you want to add a touch of freshness, you can add a citrus sauce.

Possible variations:
For a cake with an even more intense flavor, you can replace the nuts with roasted walnuts or almonds. You can also add chocolate chunks to the mixture for an explosion of flavor. Experimenting with goat cheese or mascarpone cheese will bring an elegant touch and a more refined taste.

Useful tips:
- Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature to achieve a homogeneous mixture.
- If you don't have roasted nuts, you can roast the nuts in a pan over medium heat for a few minutes, being careful not to burn them.
- This cake can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days, and the flavor gets even better the next day!

Enjoy every bite of this nut and cheese cake, a quick and simple dessert that will bring a smile to the faces of your loved ones.

 Ingredients: 100g ground hazelnuts, 30g flour, 200g cream cheese - at room temperature or warmed for a few seconds in the microwave, 70g honey (I used chestnut honey), 2 eggs