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Dessert for 8

Farmers Cheese Chocolate Cake

$8.40for 495 minServes 8

This chocolate cake has a cocoa pastry base, a sweet farmers cheese filling, and a cooked chocolate glaze.

Farmers Cheese Chocolate Cake

Photo: natashaskitchen.com

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Butter, 10 oz$0.40/oz typical10 oz$4.00Typical price
Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical4$1.20Typical price
Milk, 1.25 oz$0.04/oz typical1.25 oz$0.05Typical price
Swiss, 24 oz$0.40/oz typical24 oz$9.60Typical price
Lemons and limes, 0.5$0.60 each typical0.5$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown$16.81

Swaps

  • Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and sodaSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

  • 95 minstart to table
  • Involveddifficulty
  • 8servings as written
  • $$typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts

Typical price

$2.10 per serving$8.40 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 stick butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 1/2 tbsp milk
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3/4 tbsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 lb farmers cheese
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs + 1 leftover egg white
  • 1 1/2 tbsp potato starch or corn starch
  • note: several of my readers highly recommend grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 3/4 stick butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 tbsp water

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-inch springform pan.
  2. Mix 1 3/4 sticks softened butter, the egg yolk, milk, flour, cocoa, and baking soda into a soft dough.
  3. Press the dough over the pan bottom and partway up the sides, then bake for 12 minutes.
  4. Beat the farmers cheese, 1 1/4 cups sugar, eggs, egg white, and starch until smooth, then pour the filling over the crust.
  5. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes until the center is set, then cool the cake completely.
  6. Cook the remaining butter, 3/4 cup sugar, cocoa, and water in a small saucepan for 3 minutes, then spread the glaze over the cake.

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