Cottage Cheese Apple Sheet Cake
Make this soft cottage cheese apple cake in under an hour. Fluffy, fragrant and easy to slice, it is perfect as an everyday dessert or afternoon coffee treat for the whole family.
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup neutral oil (sunflower or vegetable oil)
- 1 cup well-drained cottage cheese or farmer cheese), packed
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, leveled
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 medium apples
- powdered sugar for dusting
- butter for greasing the pan
Instructions
- Crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl.
- Pour in the oil.
- Add the sugar and beat with a hand mixer on high speed for 10 minutes.
- Next, add the cottage cheese (farmer cheese).
- Add the flour mixed with the baking powder, then beat again on the lowest mixer speed until just combined.
- From the 3 apples, dice 1 apple into small cubes. Add the apple cubes to the bowl and fold to combine.
- Grease the baking pan with butter or line it with parchment paper, then pour the batter into the pan and spread it out in an even layer.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Slice the remaining 2 apples into long wedges and arrange them over the top of the batter. Bake for 40 minutes.
- After 25 minutes of baking, cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil and continue baking until the top is lightly golden and the center is set.
- Dust with powdered sugar if you like, then slice and serve.
Notes
Use well‑drained cottage cheese or farmer cheese so the batter does not become too runny. A firm, sweet‑tart apple variety works best and keeps its shape while baking. Covering the cake with foil partway through baking prevents the top from overbrowning while the center cooks through.