Cake recipes are surprisingly flexible. You can experiment with swapping out different ingredients, especially when it comes to swapping one liquid (or semi-liquid) for another. That’s why cottage cheese makes such delicious cakes. It keeps them moist and makes them taste great, while also offering a lower-fat and high-protein ingredient.
If you’re looking for cake recipes with cottage cheese, you’re in the right place. We’ve gathered some mouthwatering recipes that are perfect for making the most of your Brancourts Cottage Cheese.
Creamy Delights: Cake Recipes with Cottage Cheese
Cakes can be so many different things, from light and airy to stick-to-your ribs heavy and comforting. If it’s the lighter type of cake you’re looking for, why not whip up a Peachy Cottage Cheese Angel Cake? Peaches are perfect for reminiscing about that taste of summer, and we’ve combined them here with a light sponge containing healthy cottage cheese, sweet vanilla, and zingy orange rind.
Double up on your cottage cheese by using it not just inside your cake, but on top of it too! Our exclusive Upside Down Blueberry Cake, by our Brand Ambassador Chef Tom Walton, has Brancourts Cottage Cheese in the cake itself, as well as in the honey and cinnamon frosting. Even better, this cake looks impressive but is really simple to put together.
Healthy Swaps: Cheesecake with Cottage Cheese
Cottage cheese makes a fantastic healthy swap with other dairy ingredients. It can easily be swapped with cream cheese, making it perfect for use in cakes and desserts. In fact, it makes an unbeatable cheesecake, and there doesn’t even need to be any baking involved! Try a No-Bake Pecan Cheesecake for a simple way to whip up a delicious cheesecake that has all the benefits of cottage cheese.
Irresistible Treat: Pudding Made with Cottage Cheese
It doesn’t stop at cakes though! Why not try our Cottage Cheese and Raspberry Pudding, which is full of incredible flavours. Enjoy the tastes of cottage cheese, raspberries, lemon, vanilla, custard, and almond all rolled together in one incredible and easy-to-make pudding.
Snack on That: Cottage Cheese Mini Cakes
Cakes don’t have to be showstoppers to make them impressive – and moreish. They don’t even need to be sweet! If you’re after a snack, or maybe something for breakfast, muffins are perfect. They’re a great lunchbox choice thanks to their portable size, and there’s no mess from cutting up a large cake. If you prefer your muffins savoury, our Pumpkin, Cottage Cheese, and Parmesan Muffins recipe will make it hard to stop at just one.
Top Tips to Bake Cakes with Cottage Cheese
Cottage cheese is ideal for baking. When you make a cake with cottage cheese, you can cut down on fat and get more protein and calcium into your bake. Try swapping similar ingredients (cream cheese, Greek yoghurt, sour cream) with cottage cheese. Use it in your cake batter, or to make a topping to give your cake the perfect finish.
Brancourts traditional, batch-made cottage cheese is sure to make any cake moist and delicious – and make it healthier for you too!
