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🍰 Savory Asparagus Sheet Cake
366 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 kg green asparagus
- 400 g spelt flour Type 1050
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 750 g low-fat quark
- 70 g rapeseed oil (7 tbsp)
- salt
- 5 eggs
- 300 g cream cheese (13 % fat) (with herbs)
- pepper
Instructions
- 1. Rinse the asparagus under running water.
- 2. Peel the lower parts of the stalks and cut off the woody tips.
- 3. Cut the asparagus into pieces about three centimeters long.
- 4. Put flour and baking powder into a large bowl.
- 5. Add 250 grams of quark (fresh cheese), oil, and half a teaspoon of salt.
- 6. Knead the ingredients with the dough hooks of a hand mixer until you have a soft dough.
- 7. Add another 50 to 100 milliliters of water if the dough is too firm.
- 8. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.
- 9. Roll out the dough thinly between two layers of cling film using a rolling pin.
- 10. Place the dough on the prepared baking sheet.
- 11. Prick the dough base several times with a fork.
- 12. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (convection: 180 degrees Celsius, gas: setting 3).
- 13. Pre-bake the base for about ten minutes.
- 14. Separate the eggs so that you have separate egg yolks and egg whites.
- 15. Put the egg yolks in a clean bowl.
- 16. Add the remaining quark and cream cheese.
- 17. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
- 18. Stir the mixture smooth using the beaters of a hand mixer.
- 19. Put the egg white with a pinch of salt into a tall container.
- 20. Beat the egg white into stiff peaks.
- 21. Gently fold the egg white peaks into the egg yolk mixture using a whisk.
- 22. Spread the mixture evenly over the pre-baked base.
- 23. Place the asparagus pieces on the mixture.
- 24. Press the asparagus pieces slightly into the mixture.
- 25. Put the cake back in the oven.
- 26. Bake the cake for about 35 minutes until done.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 366
- Protein: 24 g · Fett/Fat: 15 g · Carbs: 32 g