Chocolate Cottage Cheese Easter Cake
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Traditionally, paskha is made from cottage cheese with candied fruits, nuts, and raisins. So why not add chocolate to it? After all, this will make the dessert even more appealing! The paskha will turn out very tasty, and your kids won't resist the temptation and will surely enjoy this festive treat. This recipe provides detailed instructions and illustrations. The ready dessert can be served at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
We use fatty cottage cheese that is not too wet. Pass it through a sieve or grind it through a meat grinder.
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Step 2
Add soft butter to the cottage cheese and mix everything well.
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Step 3
Mix the eggs with sugar, then add cream and vanilla sugar.
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Step 4
Now turn on the stove and cook the cream with eggs and sugar over medium heat, stirring constantly. The mixture should thicken. This should happen about 5 minutes after boiling. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the contents cool.
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Step 5
Break the chocolate into pieces and melt it over a double boiler.
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Step 6
Add the cooled egg-butter mixture to the cottage cheese with butter, and mix.
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Step 7
Now add the melted chocolate and mix until smooth.
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Step 8
Add the chopped nuts and candied fruits (or raisins). Mix well.
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Step 9
Line the Easter mold with two layers of damp cheesecloth. Place the resulting mixture into it. Press down and smooth the surface.
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Step 10
Place the mold into a bowl to collect the liquid draining from the paskha. Cover the mold with the edges of the cheesecloth, put a flat plate on top, and place a weight on the plate. Refrigerate for about 12 hours.